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James William Nixon I
Family Website
James William Nixon I Family History Video
Narration Audio from James William Nixon I Family History Video by Nelden Maxfield
Thanks to Loretta Nixon for the many hours of research and multiple contributions to this website with photos and histories.
James William Nixon I
Born February 17, 1836
Died February 19, 1882
I was born on the 17th of February 1836 in Liverpool, England. My parents William Abraham and Bridget Degnan [or Dagnal] were born in Ireland.
My mother was born in Longford, Ireland in 18??,. [1804-according to William Nixon in his divorce complaint, Bridget was 49 years old in 1853]
My father was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1816 [24th Mar 1817 from the back of a G.E. Anderson picture of William A. Nixon. A copy is in possession of Richard
Nixon.
Mount Trumbull
JW Nixon's Wives
Hannah Fawcett Nixon
2nd Wife