Nixon Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Nixon Family

3,197 Nixon records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

3,197Records in our database

1810Earliest birth

2Documented families

2Biographies

See the Nixon family trees →164 Nixon families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

3,197 Nixon records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Ohio (748 of 3,197)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Jesse P. Nixon, born 1832, Knox county, Ohio
Earliest in the county histories: J. T. Nixon, born 1810

Most common first names

William95 Robert79 John73 James70 Mary65 George57 Charles52 Helen41 Harold32 Richard32 Ruth30 Margaret29

Documented families

Nixon families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Nixon family of Warren CountyOhioStarts: Dr. J. T. Nixon (b. 1810)Most recent: Cornelius H. Nixon (b. 1851)

Family records from county histories (1)

Daniel Nixon 1805 to 1877Starts: John Nixon, from IrelandMost recent: Jesse P. Nixon, Oliver E. Nixon, Lovina J. Nixon

The earliest Nixons in the county histories

Samuel NixonBorn 1805Child of Williams Nixon and Martha (Roberts) NixonMiami County, Ohio D. K. NixonBorn 1810Tuscarawas County, Ohio J. T. NixonBorn 1810Child of Allen Nixon and Margaret (Troutman) NixonWarren County, Ohio Andrew C. NixonBorn 1811Montgomery County, Ohio Allen NixonBorn 1812Warren County, Ohio Abram H. NixonBorn 1813Child of John NixonMontgomery County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

164 Nixon families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

9 Nixon death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

22 Nixon people in 14 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (2)

J. T. NixonBorn 1810 · Warren County, Ohio Cornelius H. NixonBorn 1851 · Warren County, Ohio

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Common questions

Nixon genealogy: FAQ

Where were Nixon ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 3,197 Nixon records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (748), then Missouri (665) and Illinois (435).

How far back does the Nixon family tree go?

The earliest Nixon birth in our database is 1832: Jesse P. Nixon, Knox county, Ohio. The old county histories name J. T. Nixon, born 1810. We have pieced together 164 Nixon family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Nixon family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Nixon family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.