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Lewis J. Nix
12/1862 - 9/1/1920

Lewis J. Nix was born on an unknown day in December 1862 somewhere in Georgia and died on September 1, 1920 in Morgan, Calhoun County, Georgia. He lived to be 57 years old.

His parents were Robert and Frences Nix. He married Elmira A. "Pinkie" Timmons (10/1862 -).
children:
Oscar(1887)
Lucy(1889)
George(1892)
Mose(1894)
Headdy(1896)
Grady

He had four children with Sina Myrtle Howard.

John Arthur Howard (Nix)1900-1926

Bessie Howard (Nix)1902, married Charle Bardwell. 10/15/1902 - 8/21/1962

George Joseph Howard (Nix) 1907-1962

Coy Hutton Howard (Nix)1908-1913, .

Marriage	6/4/1885	Morgan GA (Calhoun County)	22 yrs old
Lewis Nix married Pinkey Timmons.
Other	12/1/1907	GA (Calhoun County)	45 yrs old
Click here to see a copy of the original document. The State of Georgia VS Lewis Nix - Selling Liquor illegally
Land Deed	3/19/1920	GA (Calhoun County)	57 yrs old
Click here to see a copy of the original document. On March 19, 1920 Sina and son John Arthur Howard purchase land from L. J. Nix for $1000. 60 acres of the north side of lot #110 in the 3rd district of Calhoun County,GA
Newspaper	9/1/1920	Morgan GA (Calhoun County)	57 yrs old
L. J. NIX, aged 58 years, of Morgan, Ga., died this morning at 7 o'clock at Kish sanitorium, on 1505 First avenue, where he was brought ten days ago from his home at Morgan, Ga Mr. NIX has been in declining health for about two years. He was a prominent farmer in his home county and was highly respected by his fellow citizen. He was a member of the Baptist church at Morgan. Surviving him are two daughters, Mrs. Charles ADAMS and Mrs. W. H. BRIDGES three sons, Mose and Grady NIX, all of near Morgan. The remains will be shipped to Morgan, Ga., where the funeral services and interment will be held." Columbus Ledger newspaper, Wednesday SEP 1, 1920, p. 8. Predeceased by son Oscar L. NIX.
Graveyard/Tombstone	9/1/1920	Morgan GA (Calhoun County)	57 yrs old
L.J. Nix - Sept. 1, 1920 He is buried beside three infants graves and his wife Pinkie Timmons Nix.

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Age	Date	Event
8	1870	Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed.
13	1875	Oconee County formed.
43	1905	Crisp, Grady, Jenkins, Tift, Davis, Stephens, Toombs, Turner, and Ben Hill Counties formed.
50	1912	Forsyth, Bleckley, and Wheeler Counties formed.
52	1914	Barrow, Candler, Bacon, and Evans Counties are formed.
55	1917	Atkinson and Treutlen Counties are formed.
58	1920	Seminole, Lanier, Brantley, Long, and Lamar Counties are formed.

Age	Date	Event
3	1865	Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public.
7	1869	Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France
15	1877	Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed.
17	1879	Edison invents the electric light bulb.
27	1889	The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards
33	1895	Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance.
35	1897	First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph
38	1900	The cause of yellow fever is discovered. It is proven that the fever is spread by mosquitoes. This rallies an effort to provide better mosquito control.
38	1900	Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams"
39	1901	First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent.
40	1902	The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered.
41	1903	Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk
42	1904	The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming
44	1906	Electrons are discovered by Thomson
44	1906	The triode vacuum tube is invented
44	1906	Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes
50	1912	The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people.
51	1913	Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant
52	1914	The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed

Age	Date	Event
20	1882	NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity.
23	1885	NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen.
46	1908	NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile
50	1912	White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out.
51	1913	NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures
55	1917	NEWS HEADLINES: In June, the United States enters World War I on the side of the allies. The Russian Revolution ends the reign of the czars and thrusts Russia into communism.
57	1919	NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty.

Age	Date	Event
1	1863	Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves.
3	1865	American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South"
6	1868	An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees.
13	1875	Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law.
14	1876	The National League of Baseball is founded
47	1909	The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP)
48	1910	Boy Scout and Girl Scout Organizations are introduced in America and the concept of a "week end" meaning time off from regular work begins to take root. The British Empire covers 1/5th of the world land area.

Age	Date	Event
47	1909	The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe
52	1914	World War I - Following the crisis touched off by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Germany declared war on Russia and additional countries joined the war within several days.
55	1917	Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes.
57	1919	The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I.
58	1920	Adolph Hitler begins to organize the Nazi party in Germany; The Ku Klux Klan launches a recruitment campaign using mass marketing techniques to gain 85,000 new recruits; the first commercial broadcast is made.

Grave of Lewis Nix

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Sina "Sinnie" Howard
Born on April 20, 1878 and died on February 20, 1954

The Children of Lewis J. Nix

John Arthur Howard
Born in Calhoun County, Georgia on May 24, 1900 and died in Terrell Co., Georgia on August 11, 1926. He was 26 years old.

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38 years old

Bessie Howard
Born in Calhoun County, Georgia on October 15, 1902 and died in Frostproof, Florida on August 21, 1962. She was 59 years old.

She was call "Aunt Punch". She married Rhody Hollingsworth and they had no children. Second marriage to Charlie Bardwell....

38 years old

James D. Howard Sr.
Born in Randolph County, Georgia on November 22, 1907 and died in Terrell County, Georgia on June 29, 1963. He was 55 years old.

He was called "Jim" and "Jimbo" aka George Joseph Howard
He married Bessie Flournory
Children:
James Durhan "Bob" (1930-1998)
Helen Lucille (1931 -2013) ...

Coy Hutton Howard
Born in Calhoun County, Georgia on August 22, 1908 and died in Calhoun County, Georgia on June 13, 1913. He was 4 years old.

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