711 JAMES JOYCE MIXSON, JOHN C. MIXSON, JR. (706), JOHN C. MIXSON (700), JOHN MIXSON IV (6), JOHN MIXON III (3), JOHN MIXON II (2), JOHN MIXON I (1)

 

James Joyce Mixson, son of John C. and Mary Joyce Mixson, was b. in Barnwell County, SC in 1805, d. Nov. 19, 1871 in Marion County, FL About 1840 he m. Maria Perry, b. 1810, d. 1850.

Census:

1850 America, Barnwell, SC, age 45, wife Maria-40, children: Georgiana-8, William-4, Charles-2, mother in law Ellen Perry-62

1860 Marion, FL, James Mixson age 57, children: William H-13, Charles T-11, Rosa M-8, Robert K-2

1860 Census, Slave Schedules, James Joyce Mixson, 21 slaves, ages 1-50, 6 male, 15 female.

1860 Marion, FL, Federal Census Slave Schedules: Joice J Mixson, 6 males, 14 females

1870 Ocala, Marion, FL, age 66, wife Mary-40, children: Charles-21, Rosa-18, Robert-12, Bussy-10, Jesse-3

Children with Maria:

746 Georgia Ann Mixson - b. 1842, Barnwell County, SC, d. 1923, Wiinter Haven, FL, bur. Oaklawn Cemetery, Winter Haven, Polk County, FL, m. Henry Jackson Sistrunk, b. Feb 17, 1834, d. Nov 23, 1893.

*747 William Henry Mixson - b. Sept., 1846 at Allendale, SC, d. 1881

*748 Charles Joyce Mixson - b. Dec. 3, 1848, d. Aug, 10, 1930

749 Rosa Lee Mixson - b. 1850, d. 1889, m. Tobias Anderson

Mr. Mixson m. (2) Aug 12, 1857 to Anna Hasseltine Edwards - b. Aug. 2, 1832, d. Jan. 15, 1860, dau. of William Pitts and Eleanor Southwell Edwards of Effingham County, GA Children:

*750 Robert Kirkland Mixson - b. 1858

751 Bussy Mixson - b. 1859, d. when a child.

X1863 Hattie Hasseltine Mixson – b. Aug 13, 1865, d. Jun 10, 1882.

Note: In the Savannah Morning News, Savannah, GA, Jun 15 1882
Sad Death in Marion County, Fla.
  Wacahoota, Fla., June 10, The citizens of this neighborhood have lately been very much shocked and grieved by the violent death of Miss Hattie Mixson, a young lady just merging into womanhood.  On Sunday last she visited her cousin, Miss E. who was going to leave on a visit to some friends in Georgia, and bid her "good-bye, forever," which expression was not remarked at the time as having any particular meaning.  The same evening she procured a vial of morphine secretly and swallowed nearly half its contents, which provide fatal a few hours later. Her parents had ben aroused by her struggles, but just in time to see her in the agonies of death.  Miss Hattie was the very picture of health, and possessed considerable personal attractions, and the wonder is that one so you and fair could find another to live for.

Notes: 
*Rose Mixson, known as Rosa Lee was the first wife of Tobais Anderson my grandmother, Rosalie Anderson Mixson's, father.  Tobias Anderson married Frances (Fanny) Belew after Rosa Lee died and they named their first daughter, my grandmother, Rosalie after his first wife. 
See: A Little History As Told by Bill and Iris Anderson.
         The Old Times, by Rosalie Anderson Mixson

See Census:
1860 Census - Florida - Marion County (Lists Joyce, William, Charles, Rosa Mixson, Robert)
1860-Slave Schedules-Florida-Marion-District2 (Lists Joyce J. Mixson)

712 EDWARD MILES MIXSON, JOHN C. MIXSON, JR. (706), JOHN C. MIXSON (700), JOHN MIXSON IV (6), JOHN MIXON III (3), JOHN MIXON II (2), JOHN MIXON I (1)

Edward Miles Mixson, son of John C. and Mary Joyce Mixson, was b. in Barnwell County, SC, 1808. About 1829 he m. Sarah Best - b. 1808 of Barnwell County, d. 1885, dau. of Benejah Brown Best .

Census:

1850 Barnwell, SC, age 42, wife Sarah-42, children: Ellen-20, J B-18, C J-16, E M-14, Hanson-11, Eliz-8, Anna-5

1860 Marion, FL, E M age 51, wife Sarah 52, children: J B-28, Edward-23, Elizabeth-18, Anna-15, Susan-9

Their children:

752 Ellen Mixson - b. 1830, m. L. B. Harvey, Nov. 2, 1853

*753 John Benajah Mixson - b. Oct. 22, 1832, d. Jan. 3, 1915

754 Charles Jones Mixson III - b. 1834, d. July 22, 1863. He was a member of Co. "H" • Marion Hornets, mortally wounded in the Battle of Atlanta:
Civil War:

Enlistment Date: 12 Apr 1862; Enlistment Place: Camp Lee, Florida; Enlistment Rank: Private; Muster Date: 12 Apr 1862; Muster Place: Florida; Muster Company:     H; Muster Regiment: 7th Infantry; Muster Regiment Type: Infantry; Muster Information: Enlisted; Rank Change Date: 24 Jun 1862; Rank Change Rank: 4th Sergeant; Muster Out Date: 26 Oct 1864; Muster Out Place: Savannah, Georgia; Muster Out Information: died disease

Census: 1860 Marion, FL, C J age 24, wife F-22

755 Edward Miles Mixson, Jr. - b. 1838, d. <unk>.  Civil War records shows he survived the war but no record can be found of him after that.
Civil War:

Enlistment Date: 1 Apr 1861; Enlistment Place: Micanopy, Florida; Enlistment Rank: Private; Muster Date: 5 Apr 1861; Muster Place: Florida; Muster Company: C; Muster Regiment: 1st Infantry; Muster Regiment Type: Infantry; Muster Information: Enlisted; Muster Out Date: 15 Jul 1861; Survived: yes

§756 Hanson Mary Mixson - b. 1839, d. 1915, m. Louis Hogan, b. 1817, d. 1913

*757 Caroline Elizabeth Mixson - b. April 25, 1842, d. May 1, 1892, m. John W. Riggs.

758 Anna Mixson - b. ca. 1845

*759 Susan Mixson - b. 1849, m. Wilson William Best.

713 CHARLES JONES MIXSON, JOHN C. MIXSON, JR. (706), JOHN C. MIXSON (700), JOHN MIXSON IV (6), JOHN MIXON III (3), JOHN MIXON II (2), JOHN MIXON I (1)

Charles Jones Mixson, son of John C. and Mary Joyce Mixson, was b. in Barnwell County, SC, Jan. 6, 1811, d. April 17, 1881. On Feb. 23, 1832, he m. Mary Riley - b. Feb. 5, 1811, d. July 29, 1889. Marion county, FL, Said to be buried to the east of the old Alice (Mixson) Bell property in NW Marion County, FL  Grave site said to include an infant child and some slaves. .

Census:

1850 District 2, Marion, FL, Charles J Mixon age 39, wife Mary-39, children: Sarah W-15, Miles J-13, Eugena-7, Charles-4, James-2

1850 District 2, Marion, FL, Slave Schedule: Owner: Charles J Mixon, Female, black, age 39, b. 1811

1860 Marion, FL, Charles J Mixon age 49,  wife Mary-49, children: susan-18, Eugenia-15, Charles-13, James-11, Archibald-7, Caroline-5

1880 Precinct 3, Marion, FL, Charles J Mixon, age 69, wife Mary-69

Children:

*760 Sarah Winifred Mixson - b. Mar. 16, 1833, m. (1) J.S. Rhodes, Mar. 17, 1852, m. (2) Jesse Weisner.

*761 Miles John Mixson - b. May 5, 1835

762 Mary Elizabeth Mixson - b. Jun 23, 1837, d. Sept. 23, 1849 (see V3 p267)

§763 Susan Elizabeth Mixson - b. Sept. 1, 1841, d. Mar.7, 1904, m. Edwin L. Smith.

764 Harriette Eugenia Mixson - b. Mar. 6, 1844, d. April 27, 1865

*765 Charles Benjamin Mixson - b. July 6, 1846, d. Apr. 16, 1918

*766 James Darlington Mixson - b. Dec. 31, 1848, d. Mar. 12, 1928

*767 Archibald Riley Mixson - b. Sept. 4, 1852

768 Caroline Mixson - b. June 4, 1855, d. in auto-train collision after 1900. She had m. (1)_____ Smith. Children:

6800 L. H. Smith – b. ca. 1879, dau.

6801 J. J. Smith – b. ca. 1882, s.

Caroline m. (2) Jonathan Reeves, b. Jan 27, 1846, d. Jan. 19, 1922. Children:

6802 Rebecca Carolina Reeves – Oct. 11, 1887, d. Apr. 25, 1979, bur. Orange Hill Cemetery, Williston, Levy County, FL, m. Claude Foy Bell, b. Dec. 17, 1886, d. Mar. 26, 1947. Children:

6803 Ernest Marion Bell – b. Apr. 11, 1911, d. Sep. 20, 1972, m. Lorena Katherine M., b. Oct 23, 1913, d. Sep 20, 1972.  Both bur. Orange Hill Cemetery, Williston, Levy County, FL.

6804 Eunice Bell – b. Oct. 5, 1913

6805 Corrie Fredrick Bell – b. Dec. 13, 1915, d. Mar. 15, 1897, m. Ida Beulah Coppedge, b. Aug 7, 1918, d. Mar 14, 1987. Both bur. Orange Hill Cemetery, Williston, Levy County, FL.

Claude m. (2) Alice Gertude Mixson (see #841) and is buried with her at Flemington Baptist Church Cemetery, Flemington, FL

See Census:

1840 Census - South Carolina - Barnwell County

1850 Census - Florida - Marion County

1850-Slave Schedules-Florida-Marion-District2

1860 Census - Florida - Marion County

1860-Slave Schedules-Florida-Marion-District2 (Lists Charles J. Mixson)

1880 Census - Florida - Marion County - Precinct 3

716 WILLIAM JOYCE MIXSON, JR., WILLIAM J. MIXSON (707), JOHN C. MIXSON (706), JOHN C. MIXSON (700), JOHN MIXSON IV (6), JOHN MIXON III (3), JOHN MIXON II (2), JOHN MIXON I (1)

William Joyce Mixson, Jr., son of William J. and Sarah Ann Johnston Mixson, was b. in Barnwell County, SC, ca. 1817, d. Nov 30, 1882. About 1840 he was m. to Susan D. Brown, b. 1816, d. 1875.  Both bur. Barnwell Baptist Church Cemetery Old, Barnwell, Barnwell County, SC

Census:

1850 Barnwell, SC, age 31, wife Susan-31, children: Gardner-6, Edwin-4, Harriet-0, father in law G. S. Brown-50

1860 Barnwell, SC, age 41, wife Susan D-40, children: Gardner D-18, Edwin-14

Their children:

*769 Gardner Mixson - b. 1842, d. Nov 22, 1887

770 Edwin Mixson - b. 1846

771 Harriette Mixson - b. 1850

 

William Joyce Mixson

William Joyce was a prominent citizen of Barnwell County South Carolina serving in the House of Representatives in 1868 to 1870 representing Barnwell County.  In August William had an interesting encounter as stated in “The Daily Phoenix” August 4, 1868, when there was a fatal shooting of a white man. It was determined that about twenty rounds were fired and a “Mr. Dallas P. Smith, a peaceably disposed young man, employed in the post office, received a bullet wound under the left eye, from the effects of which he died-just twenty-four hours after receiving the wound.”  Before dying he told his mother that it was a black man that shot him. The altercation took place in front of a boarding house used by Colored members of the Legislature.  A person in the crowd said that the young man had attached the colored members of the Legislature.  Also staying at the same house was William J. Mixson (white) who had just been elected to the Legislature from Barnwell.  William reported that “after he had retired, he saw a number of persons in the street, near the house, and anticipated a difficulty. He immediately went into the privy, to get out of the way.  Soon after, he heard some words, and then pistol shots were fired.  When he returned from the privy, the boarding-house was empty.” The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.), 09 May 1868. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. 

 

The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn., Dec 9, 1882
W. J. Mixson, of Barnwell, SC, while stepping from a train in rapid motion, the other day, missed his footing, and was fatally wounded in the head.  He was a United States Commissioner, and was a prominent in the arrests and trial of political prisoners at the last term of the United Stated Circuit Court of that state.

 

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