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Mixon-Mixson Genealogy

22 WILLIAM MIXSON, ELIJAH MIXON, JR. (20), ELIJAH MIXON (9), GEORGE MIXON (4), JOHN MIXON III (3), JOHN MIXON II (2), JOHN MIXON I (1)

William Mixson, son of Elijah Mixon, Jr. and his wife, Lucretia Price Mixson, was b. in Beaufort County, NC, Sept. 29, 1806, d, in Coffee County, AL, Oct. 8, 1880, bur. Old Tabernacle Cemetery, New Brockton, AL. He was a farmer, a blacksmith and a wagon maker.

A deeply religious man, he took an active interest in his local Methodist Church and was given Local Exhorter's license by his Conference. His parents died when he was young and he was partly reared by an uncle, Joseph Gautier and his wife.

More complete details of his life is given in an article prepared by one of his great grandsons, French Mixson, and is included in this book.

William bought and sold lands in Beaufort County, NC before moving to Georgia, and he always spelled the surname "Mixon" when in North Carolina. After moving to Georgia, he spelled it "Mixson". He married Julia Harris in Beaufort County, NC about 1828, b. 1808, d. Nov. 9, 1894, bur. Old Tabernacle Cemetery, New Brockton, AL

Document:

1957 – Some History on the Mixson Family by L. R. Mixson

Census:

1850 Marion, GA, age 44, wife Julia-43, children: Nancy-17, Cararo-15, Brazilla-14, Jane-12, Caroline-11, Josepha-10, Ellen-9, Hellen-8, John-5, Marion-4, Victoria-1

1860 Precinct 11, Coffee, AL. age 54, wife Julia-54, children: Henry J-20, Julianna S-14, Eliza J-16, Francis M-13, Thomas-16, Josephine-7

From Bible records, the following is a list of their children (first two born in NC, all others in Monroe County, GA).

23 Mary Mixson - b. Nov. 26, 1829, d. Aug. 10, 1852 in Monroe Co., GA, m. Peyton C. Edge.

§24 Nancy Lucretia Mixson - b. Nov 12, 1832, d. Apr 18, 1914, m. George W. Hayes, b. 1831, d. 1907

*25 William Cicero Mixson - b. Sept. 2, 1834, d. Jan. 29, 1917, m. Martha ElizabethLaw.

*26 Brazillo Harris Mixson - b. Oct. 1, 1835, d. Jan. 9, 1914

§27 Elizabeth Jane Mixson - b. Feb 21, 1837, d. Feb 24, 1903, m. Joshua Dock Lee, b. Aug 7, 1835, d. Nov 3, 1888

28 Margaret Carolyn Mixson - b. Jan. 10, 1838, d. Oct. 16, 1858, Old Tabernacle Cemetery, New Brockton, AL.

*29 Henry Josephus Mixson - b. Nov. 1, 1839 (his tombstone reads Nov. 3, 1839), d. April 12, 1930.

*30 Winifred Ellen Mixson - b. April 28, 1841, d. 1895 at England, Ark. She m. James Anthony DuPree

31 Helen Price Mixson - b. Nov. 16, 1842 in Monroe County, Ga., d. Feb. 6, 1909, in Coffee County, AL, Old Tabernacle Cemetery, New Brockton, AL , m. (1) Josh Lee ( d. in Confederate Army with typhoid fever. His body was packed in charcoal and brought home for burial at the Old Tabernacle Methodist Church Cemetery, Coffee county, Alabama. It required several days to make the trip as the only mode of transportation then was by mules and wagon.),

Census: 1860 Precinct 11, Coffee, AL, John E Lee age 22, wife Helen P-18

1880 Barnes Cross Roads and Rocky Head, Dale, AL, John G Metcalf age 33, wife Helan P-37, children: Julia-13, Nancy J-11, Margarett G-9, Alburtis C-7, Cleophias-6, Laura E-4, Elmaria-2, Henry A-6mo

1900 Rockey Head, Dale, AL, John age 53, wife Hellen-57, children: Herny A-20

Children:

5571 Martha Elizabeth  Lee - b. Oct. 9, 1860, d. Jan 28, 1906, m. William James Snellgrove (see #33)

5572 J.E.W. Lee (son) - b. Oct. 6, 1862, d. Oct. 18, 1868

m. (2) Jonathan Green Metcalf, b. Jul 24, 1846, d. Jul. 12, 1900, , bur. Old Tabernacle Cemetery, New Brockton, AL.   .  Children:

5573 Alburtis Clarence “Bert” Metcalf – b. May 3, 1863, d. Nov. 8, 1942, bur. Sylvan Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Sylvan Grove, AL, m. Augusta Belle, b. Apr. 14, 1874, d. Jan 1, 1919, Children:

16706 John Henry C. Metcalf – b. Aug. 27, 1900, d. Jan 4,  1919, bur. Sylvan Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Sylvan Grove, AL

16707 Katreen Metcalf – b. Sep. 6, 1908, d. Feb. 23, 1985, bur. Sylvan Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Sylvan Grove, AL, m. Curtis Lee Cunningham, b. Jul 4, 1907, d. Nov. 25, 1903, bur. Gardens of Memory Kinsey, AL

5574 Ad (Addy) Metcalf (family information not given)

16708 Julia A Metcalf – b. Feb. 15, 1867, d. May 23, 1924, bur. Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery, Ariton, AL, m. William E. Chapman, b. Sep. 13, 1871, d. Jan. 13, 1960, bur. Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery, Ariton, AL,

16709 Margaret Caroline Metcalf -  Oct. 3, 1870, d. Dec. 4, 1954, Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery, Ariton, AL, m. Thomas Richard Chapman, b. Sep. 4, 1867, d. Mar. 4, 1920, Children:

16710 Lillie Mae Chapman - b. Dec. 4, 1891, d. Nov. 6, 1971, m. James Ester Phillips, b. Dec. 2, 1892, d. Nov. 20, 1975. Children:

16714 Velma Cumi Phillips – b. Apr. 28, 1914, d. Feb 8, 2007. bur. Glen Haven Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Winter Park, FL, m. (1) John C Hooks, b. Feb. 28, 1904, d. Dec. 1, 1971, m. (2)  Silas B. Clatterbuck b. Jun. 9, 1909, d. Apr. 28, 1996,  m. (3) William Henry Scarbrough , b. Sep. 28, 1

16720 James Henry Scarbrough – b. Jun. 22, 1933, d. Nov. 14, 1991

16721 Kenneth Scarbrough - b. Fev. 22, 1935, d. Jul 2, 1943 16715 Catherine Phillips b. Jun. 29, 1916, d. Dec. 31, 2001, bur. Pensacola Memorial Gardensa, , Pensacola, FL, m. John Henry Sims, b. 1918, d. Nov. 25, 1996

16716 Marie Phillips - b. Aug. 29, 1917 , d. Jan. 27, 2001, m. Tollie Ferrell Wyrosdick b. Jun, 15, 1916, d. Nov. 4, 1991, Both , bur. Elizabeth Chapel Church Cemetery, Chumukla, FL

16717 Lois Blocker Phillips – b. Apr .14, 1919, d. Jan. 18, 2003

16718 Mary Nell Phillips – b. Aug. 5, 1921, Aug. 19, 1995, , m James D Simmons, b. Sep. 30, 1911, Dec. 19, 1982, Both bur. Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery, New Brockton, AL 16719 Marvin Ray Phillips (1926 - 2011)

16711  Thomas Grady Chapman (1900 - 1969)

16712  Ruth Chapman –b. 1905 - 1993)

16713  Euna Chapman – b. (1910 - 1943

5575 Laura Ellen Metcalf – b. Apr. 12, 1876, d. Jul. 9, 1942, bur. Old Tabernacle Cemetery , New Brockton, AL, m. Francis Marion Willoughby, b. Aug. 17, 1867, d. Apr. 5, 1951, bur. Old Tabernacle Cemetery , New Brockton, AL. Children:

18300 Alabama Clyde Willoughby – b. Sep. 16, 1901, d. Mar. 17, 1963, m. Rass Marion Medley, b. Feb. 12, 1899, d. Jul 1979

18301 Cleophas Willoughby - b. Jan 21, 1907, d. Mar. 6, 1920

18302 Floyd Willoughby – b. Oct. 20, 1910, d. Mar, 14,1912

*5576 Nancy J. Metcalf - m. Lewis Sneligrove

5577 Caroline Metcalf, m. ____Champion

5578 Myra Metcalf m. ____Trent

18299 Henry Adson Metcalf – b. Jan 1, 1880, d. Mr. 13, 1939,  m. Leonora Virginia Wilson, b. Oct. 28, 1872, d. Apr. 1, 1946, Both bur Brooklyn Cemetery, Brooklyn, AL

*32 John Elijah Mixson - b. Jan. 7, 1844, d. May 14, 1914, bur. Old Tabernacle Cemetery, New Brockton, AL, m. Elmirah Mixon, b. Mar. 10, 1847, d. Sep. 27, 1924 bur Brooklyn Cemetery, Brooklyn, AL

*33 Julia Sophia Mixson - b. Sept. 5, 1345, d. April 23, 1874, m. Jim Snellgrove.

*34 Francis Marion Mixson - b. April 22, 1847 (his tombstone reads April 23, 1847), d. June 6, 1930

35 Missouri Victoria Mixson - b. April 15, 1849 (date of death not shown in Bible records, nor on tombstone, but size of grave indicates an infant or very small child).

Updated: 06-18-2023


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