Mary Jane NIXON
F, b. 26 December 1851, d. 19 September 1912
Mary Jane NIXON, daughter of William Lindsay NIXON and Malinda HUBBARD, was born on 26 December 1851 in Alabama.
Mary married Thomas Brown HUNT, son of Henry Harrison HUNT and Sarah BURT, on 10 November 1870 at at William Nixon's residence in Autauga County, Alabama. J. W. Hollen, justice of the peace, performed the ceremony.1
Mary Jane NIXON and Thomas Brown HUNT appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 1 June 1880 in Pine Flat Beat, Autauga County, Alabama. The household was listed as farmer Thos. Hunt, age 23, wife Mary J. Hunt, age 23, and their children, Sarah, age 8; Henry, age 7; James, age 6; Ella [Martha Ellen], age 3; Stephen R., age 1; and Mary, age 2 months. All were born in Alabama except for Thomas' parents, who were born in North Carolina.2
Mary Jane NIXON and Thomas Brown HUNT appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 28 June 1900 in Liberty Beat, Autauga County, Alabama. The household was listed as Thomas B. Hunt, age 49; Mary Hunt (wife), age 48; Martha E., age 23; Eliza A., age 18; John R., age 16; Jesse S., age 15; Joseph B., age 13; Miles H., age 9; and Grover C., age 8. This census also states that Tommy and Mary had been married 29 years and had 12 children together with 11 living in 1900. Their son, Stephen, had died in 1890. Living next door to them was Thomas' mother, Sarah Hunt, age 93.3
Mary Jane NIXON died of cancer of the liver on 19 September 1912 in Autauga County, Alabama, at age 60.4,5 She was buried in Pine Level Methodist Church Cemetery.
Mary married Thomas Brown HUNT, son of Henry Harrison HUNT and Sarah BURT, on 10 November 1870 at at William Nixon's residence in Autauga County, Alabama. J. W. Hollen, justice of the peace, performed the ceremony.1
Mary Jane NIXON and Thomas Brown HUNT appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 1 June 1880 in Pine Flat Beat, Autauga County, Alabama. The household was listed as farmer Thos. Hunt, age 23, wife Mary J. Hunt, age 23, and their children, Sarah, age 8; Henry, age 7; James, age 6; Ella [Martha Ellen], age 3; Stephen R., age 1; and Mary, age 2 months. All were born in Alabama except for Thomas' parents, who were born in North Carolina.2
Mary Jane NIXON and Thomas Brown HUNT appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 28 June 1900 in Liberty Beat, Autauga County, Alabama. The household was listed as Thomas B. Hunt, age 49; Mary Hunt (wife), age 48; Martha E., age 23; Eliza A., age 18; John R., age 16; Jesse S., age 15; Joseph B., age 13; Miles H., age 9; and Grover C., age 8. This census also states that Tommy and Mary had been married 29 years and had 12 children together with 11 living in 1900. Their son, Stephen, had died in 1890. Living next door to them was Thomas' mother, Sarah Hunt, age 93.3
Mary Jane NIXON died of cancer of the liver on 19 September 1912 in Autauga County, Alabama, at age 60.4,5 She was buried in Pine Level Methodist Church Cemetery.
Last Edited=4 Aug 2019
Children of Mary Jane NIXON and Thomas Brown HUNT
- Sarah Malinda HUNT6 b. 30 Oct 1871, d. 4 Jan 1949
- William Henry HUNT7 b. 1 Jan 1873, d. 23 Jun 1950
- James Thomas HUNT+7 b. 1875, d. 10 Jan 1965
- Martha Ellen HUNT7 b. 12 Jan 1877, d. 1 Mar 1920
- Stephen R. HUNT7 b. 4 Feb 1879, d. 4 Apr 1890
- Mary Cornelia HUNT b. 8 May 1880, d. 31 May 1968
- Eliza Ann HUNT b. 24 Apr 1882, d. 17 Feb 1976
- John Rice HUNT+ b. 14 Jul 1883, d. 1 Jun 1973
- Jesse Samuel HUNT+ b. 14 Apr 1885, d. 26 Nov 1976
- Joseph Burt HUNT+8 b. 14 Mar 1887, d. 4 Mar 1965
- Miles Harrison HUNT b. 2 Aug 1890, d. 25 Nov 1970
- Grover Cleveland HUNT b. 6 May 1892, d. 25 Nov 1970
Citations
- [S45] Autauga Genealogical Society, Marriage Records of Autauga, Book G, pg. 318.
- [S165] 1880 U. S. Census, Autauga County, Alabama, Thomas B. Hunt household, Pine Flat Beat, pg. 32.
- [S450] 1900 Federal Census, Autauga County, Alabama, Thomas B. Hunt household 328, Liberty Beat, pg. 174-A.
- [S18] Autauga Genealogical Society, Autauga Cemetery Records.
- [S459] Autauga Genealogical Society, Births & Deaths in Autauga, pg. 13.
- [S443] Harold and Nita Burns, "Thomas Brown Hunt," e-mail to John K. Brown, Descendant of Thomas Brown Hunt.
- [S165] 1880 U. S. Census, Autauga County, Alabama.
- [S449] Mary Ann Wingard, "Thomas Brown Hunt," e-mail to John K. Brown, 1 December 2001. Martha Ellen Hunt was her great-grandmother.
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