Son of Michael Mixon #466

24819 JOHN MIXON, MICHAEL MIXSON (466), WILLIAM MIXSON (5), JOHN MIXON III (3), JOHN MIXON II (2), JOHN MIXON I (1)

 

John Mixon, s. of Michael Mixson, was b. abt 1770 d. abt 1837, m. Margaret ____.

Census:

1830 Lowndes, GA, John Mixon; males: 10-14:1, 60-69:1; females: 5-9:1, 15-19:1, 30-39:1

1840 Lowndes, GA, Margaret Mixon; males: 5-9:1; females: 10-14:1, 15-19:1

1850 Lowndes, GA, Margaret Mixon; children: Sarah Ann-18

Documents:

1798 Georgia Tax Index, Burke, GA, District 4, John Mixon

War of 1812 Pension Applications: # Wid Orig 36977, Soldier: John Mixon, Widow: Margretta Mixon, Service location: Georgia; Service: Capt. Samuel Owens Co. Ga. Mil.

Children:

24820 Frances “Fannie” Mixson – b. 1821, d. 1906, bur. Pippin Cemetery, Clarksville, Calhoun County, FL. Never married.

24821 Samantha Jane Mixon – b. Jun 17, 1826, d. Sep 6, 1920, m. James P.I. McCleland, b. abt 1826, d. Aug 7, 1862.

*24822 James Mansel Mixon - b. 1832, d. May 5, 1910, m. Elizabeth Lawson

 

3401 ABRAHAM MIXSON, MICHAEL MIXSON (466), WILLIAM MIXSON (5), JOHN MIXON III (3), JOHN MIXON II (2), JOHN MIXON I

 

Abraham Mixson, (in deed records of Barnwell County, SC, he is probably the Abraham referred to as "Abraham, Jr.", or "Abraham, the younger", s. of Michael Mixson and wife, was b. in SC, 1774, d. in Jackson County, MS, after 1850.

 

One Abraham Mixson had land grant for 44 acres in Beaufort District, SC, Dec 2, 1816. However, in 1810, this Abraham Mixon was in Tattnall County, GA, as he was shown as a juror that year. Three land grants were given him in 1818, totaling 538 acres. He m. Elizabeth Joyce, b. 1776, d. 1850, dau. of William Joyce and wife, by or before 1800, and they had moved to Marion County, MS before 1820, as in that year he was named administrator of William Joyce estate.

Note: There were two Abraham Mixon’s in SC about this time, one the son of Michael and the other the son of John Mixon IV (see #704).  It is not clear as to which the 1810-1840 census records refer to.

Census:

1810 Barnwell, Barnwell, SC, Abraham Mixon, males under 10:1, males 45 and over:2, females under 10:2, females 26-44:1

1820 Marion, MS, Abraham Mixon, males under 10:1, males 16-18:1, males 16-25:1, males 45 and over:1, females under 10:3, females 10-15:2, females 16-15:1, females 26-44:1

1830 Lawrence, MS, Abraham Mixon, males 5-9:1, males 15-19:1, males 50-59:1, females 10-14:2, females 50-59:1

1840 Lawrence, MS, Abraham Mixon, males under 5:1, males 15-19:1, males 30-39:1, males 70-79:1, females 5-9:1, females 15-19:1, females 20-29:1, females 60-69:1

1850 Jackson, MS, Abram Mixon age 76, wife Elizabeth-74, children: Caroline-34, Ann-13, Elener-10, Ann-9;
also listed in household: Calpema Harrison-12, Mary Ann Harrison-9, Abram Harrison-7, Rebecca Harrison-1
*Note: the Harrison children could possibly grandchildren of Abraham with the boy named “Abram Harrison” being named after his grandfather.

 

They had several daughters and at least two sons now identified and listed below:

*3403 Malakiah Irvin Mixon - b. ca. 1805, d. 1850

*3404 Henry Joyce Mixon - b. ca. 1815, d. 1860

22181 Caroline Mixson – b. ca 1816 (age 34 1850 census)

 

Note: Below listed in the 1850 census under Abram’s household but unlikely to be daughters of Abraham and Elizabeth as Elizabeth would have been over 60 years old. Possibly granddaughters.

#tbd Elener Mixson – b. ca. 1840 (age 10 1850 census)

#tbd Ann Mixson – b. ca. 1841 (age 9 1850 census)

 

3402 JAMES MIXON, MICHAEL MIXSON (466), WILLIAM MIXSON (5), JOHN MIXON III (3), JOHN MIXON II (2), JOHN MIXON I

 

James Mixon, planter, Veteran of the War of 1812, s. of Michael Mixson, a Revolutionary soldier, was b. in SC in 1782, d. in Irwin County, GA, d. 1860. He m. (1) Mary Johns, b. 1816, d. 1860, SC.  James and Celice bur. Mixon Family Cemetery, Abbeville, Wilcox County, GA.

Census:

1820 Appling, GA, James Mixon, males: 16-25:1; females: under 10:3, 16-25, 1

1830 Irwin, GA, James Mixon, males: 5-9:1, 10-14:2, 30-39:1; females 10-14:1, 15-19:2, 20-39:1

1840 District 690, Irwin, GA, James Mixon, males: under 5:1, 5-9:1, 50-59:1; females: 5-9:2, 10-14:1, 15-19:1, 20-29:1, 40-49:1

1850 Irwin, GA, James age 68, Mary-50, children: Syntha-28, Martha-26, Abraham-25, John-20, Jerimiah-17, Mary-15, Stephen-13

Children:

§3405 Martha Mixon - b. Aug 29, 1816, d. May 18, 1902, m. Jul 31, 1855 to Silas Covington

3406 Sarah Mixon - b. 1818, m. Thomas M. Jenkins, Jan 26, 1840

3407 Cynthia Mixon - b. Feb 1, 1822, d. Apr 27, 1903, bur. Mixon Ferry Cemetery, Clinch County, GA, m. Apr 13, 1851 to Elijah Akins, b. 1780, d. 1858.

*3408 John Llewellyn Mixon - b. 1825, d. Nov 23, 1909

Mr. Mixon m. (2) Celice McAnally of Irwin County on Feb 1, 1827.
Children:

*3409 Abraham Mixon - b. 1824, d. 1912

*3410 Josiah G. Mixon - b. Jun 11, 1830, d. May 30, 1908

3411 Mary Mixon - b. 1835, did not marry

22665 Stephen G. Mixon – b. abt. 1837, d. bef. 1900
Stephen G. Mixon served in the Civil war: Enlisted Jul 5, 1861, Ocala, FL, 2nd Regiment, Florida Infantry, Sep 25, 1862 Furloughed, (Richmond, VA), Listed as “Never returned”. 
Census:

1860 Duval, FL, Charles Mixon age 23, Stephen Mixon age 22.

One source lists:  “Fell ill mid 1862 and furloughed 25 September 1862 from General Hospital # 12 Richmond, Virginia - He never returned and was dropped after February 1864 with the statement "died in Florida, no official notice given." A post war roster indicates that he was alive and living in Micanopy after the war.”

(The above information was taken from Judge Folks Huxford's "Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia", Vol. I, p. 185)

 

4082 MARTIN MIXON, MICHAEL MIXSON (466), WILLIAM MIXSON (5), JOHN MIXON III (3), JOHN MIXON II (2), JOHN MIXON I (1)

 

Martin Mixon, son of Michael and Catherine Mixon, was b. 1790, Barnwell District, SC, d. 1858, m. 1830 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Atkinson County, GA, Nancy Sutton, b. May 30, 1814, d. Apr 3, 1898, dau. of David Sutton and his wife Mary Brown Sutton. Both bur. Mount Zion Cemetery, Axson, Atkinson County, GA. 

Census:

1840 District 586, Ware, GA, Martin Mixon, females under 5:2, females 20-29:1

1850 Division 89, Ware, GA, age 60, wife Nancy-37, children: John-13, Eliza-12, Mary-9, William-6, David-3, Sally-1

1860 Georgia Militia District 1030, Coffee, GA, widow Nancy Mixon, children: John-24, Eliza-22, William-16, David-13, Sarah-10, Harriet-7

1880 District 1130, Coffee, GA, widow Nancy-60, living with son: David-32 and his cousin William-18

Children:

*4083 James M. Mixon - b. 1833 in Lowndes County, GA, d. Oct 6, 1902, m. May 20, 1850 to Elizabeth Swale

*4084 John Mixon - b. Mar 30, 1836, d. Dec 4, 1911

4085 Eliza Mixon - b. Feb 20, 1839, in Lowndes County, GA, d. Nov 10, 1927, m. David Smith, b. Mar 14, 1841, d. Jul 22, 1929.

4086 Mary Mixon - b. Dec 18, 1839, d. Mar 14, 1927, m. Thomas W. Pierce, Oct 1837, d. Sep 5, 1913

4087 William Mixon - b. 1844, d. abt 1864 in Confederate Army.

4088 David Mixon - b. Oct, 15, 1846 in Atkinson County, GA, d. Jan 6, 1899, bur. Mount Zion Cemetery, Axson, GA,  (Note: tombstone spells name Mixson) m. Margaret “Peggy” Vickers, b. Nov 25, 1866, d. Dec 8, 1946.
Children:

16801 John H Mixon – b. Mar 25, 1885, d. Aug 31, 1886, bur. Mount Zion Cemetery, Axson, GA

16802 Ellafair Mixon – b. Oct 24, 1888, d. Jan 30, 1989, bur. Mount Zion Cemetery, Axson, GA

4089 Sallie (Sarah) Mixon - b. 1849

4090 Harriett Mixon - b. 1853 in Atkinson County, GA, d. 1933, m. Aug 23, 1879 to Jesse Carver, b 1852, d. 1892

 

(Above information from Vol. III, p.214 "Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia" by Judge Folks Huxford Genealogical numbers assigned by the editor of this book).

 

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