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The Seguin Gazette Enterprise • Thursday, July 7, 1988 - Page 9First Old Nixon settler arrived in 1852In 1852, Robert Thomas Nixon (bom 1827 North Carolina, died 1897 Texas) settled in the extreme easternpart of Guadalupe County, not veryfar from the Gonzales County line.This Settlement was known asNixon, and in later years was referred to as ‘‘Old Nixon.”- VJohn T. Nixon, brother to Robert Nixon, lived at Rancho, a small town located just a few miles north of the present-day Nixon in Gonzales County. John and Robert Nixon were the sons of Zachariah Nixon (bom 1798 and lost at sea In 1855 enroute to Texas to be near his sons).The name “Nixon, Texas” was transferred from Guadalupe County to Gonzales County to be used for a new town that was situated on the newly constructed San Antonio and Gulf Railroad. This new town (Nixon) was built on land owned by John T. Nixon. John T. Nixon, hisMary C. BondFAMILY TREEwife and some of their children are buried in the Rancho Cemetery (Gonzales County).“Old Nixon,” in Guadalupe County, was located four miles north of Belmont and seven miles south of Luling. In 1899 this settlement boasted a cotton gin, a school, a church, a blacksmith shop, several residences, and two stores. One of these stores was Wagoner’s Store and the other was Nixon and Stephens Dealers in Dry Goods, Notions, Fine Groceries and General Merchandise. This store was ownedby W.B. Stephens and Sam Nixon.The cotton gin was owned by Jim Manford and Robert Nixon and was located north of the Nixon farm. In later years another gin was put up at “Old Nixon.” The school was located one mile from the Nixon home on the western edge of their property. Another school in the area was the Lancaster School located on the property of the Rev. Thomas A. Lancaster.Dr. Champion lived in the home of Roselius McKinney at Mossy Hollow, about four miles northwest of the Nixon farm.Among those living in the Old Nixon community (Guadalupe County) were: King Nixon, Tom King, Stephen Nixon, Dr. Moses Denman, Dr. John Howell, Dutch Henry Ranft, Martin Van Bren Rogers, Dock Echols, Mose Harris, Morgan Denman, Sr., DickMcKinney, Dave Johnson, G.W.1Smith, Henry Brown, Frank Webb, John Jones, Bill McLean, and Bitty King.VThe Old Nixon Cemetery is aboflt the only reminder left of this ftoiftfe thriving community. Tombstone inscriptions bear such names- aA Law, Nixon, Winegeart, Rdffc, Coker, Little, Alsup, Ramafte Brown, Lee, Robbins, Bond, Roarite% McLean, Lancaster, Johnson, CoS; Harris, Denman, Wagoner, WilSofl. Hyman, Andrews, Hysaw an0Braden.Some of the above information used in this article was obtained from the book, “The Early Nixons of Texas” by Pat Ireland Nixon, M.Kpublished by Herzog, 1956, El Paso'?*•*Please send your queries or of genealogical interest to Family Tree, Mary C. Bond, RR1, Box 142G, Nixon, Texas 78140.
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