Reuben was the eldest of 12 children born to:
Nathan Jasper Wixom, b. Nov. 22, 1806 in Hector, Schuyler County, NY. and d. Jul. 27, 1867 &
Betsy Eliza Hadlock, b. Apr. 16, 1811 in Franklin County, OH. and d. Feb. 24, 1890.

Nathan Wixom and Betsy Eliza Hadlock were marr. on Nov. 1, 1827, according to Scioto county, OH. Marriage Records for 1803-1860.

Nathan and Betsy Wixom's children were.
1. Reuben Hyrum Wixom, b. Jan. 3, 1829 in Sangamon County, IL. and d. Feb. 16, 1884 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Reuben marr. Elizabeth Hulet.
2. Clarissa Jane Wixom, b. Aug. 19, 1830 in Tazewell County, IL. and d. Oct. 1, 1905 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Clarissa marr. Charles Augustus Ferguson.
3. Elizabeth Wixom, b. Nov. 5, 1832 in LaSalle County, IL. and d. Feb. 14, 1885 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Elizabeth marr. Richard Mathews.
4. Mary Ann Wixom, b. Dec. 12, 1834 in La Salle, LaSalle County, IL. and d. May 29, 1927 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Mary Ann marr. Lucian Delancy Crandall Sr.
5. Willard Ammon Wixom, b. Nov. 23, 1836 in Mendota, LaSalle County, IL. and d. Jan. 14, 1916 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Willard marr. Ann Allen.
6. Julia Almira Wixom, b. 1838 and d. 1855
7. Nathan Jasper Wixom, b. Dec. 25, 1841 in Woodford County, IL. and d. Dec. 21, 1917 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Nathan marr. Rebecca Caitlain.
8. Eliza Ellen Wixom, b. Jan. 1, 1843 in Hancock County, IL. and d. Jun. 13, 1909 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Eliza marr. Charles Purciel and George Motschmann.
9. Cynthia Wixom, b. Dec. 3, 1845 in Nauvoo, Hancock County, IL. and d. Nov. 15, 1923 in San Gabriel, Los Angeles County, CA. Joseph Morton Payne.
10. David Hadlock Wixom, b. Feb. 7, 1848 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie county, IA. and d. Jan. 4, 1923 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. David marr. Mary Ann Stutchberry.
11. Charles Walker Wixom, b. Jan. 17, 1851 in Springville, Utah County, UT. and d. Jan. 30, 1922 in San Bernardino County, CA. Charles marr. Martha Saisinette and Marcelina Maria Quintana Rubidoux.
12. Chauncy Henry Wixom, b. Aug. 7, 1853 in Monterey County, CA. and d. Feb. 6, 1886 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Chauncy marr. Eliza Alice Case.

On Jun. 25, 1851, Reuben Wixom and Elizabeth Hulet were marr. in Springville, UT.

Reuben & Elizabeth Wixom's children were:
1. Charles Isom Wixom, b. Jan. 7, 1854 in Monterey, Monterey county, CA. and d. Mar. 13, 1929 in San Bernardino, S. B. county, CA.
2. Ellen Rosalie Wixom, b. Jun. 10, 1855 in San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Oct. 4, 1940 in San Bernardino County, CA. Ellen marr. Charles William Smith.
3. Reuben Wixom, b. Feb. 10, 1859 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Mar. 31, 1924 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Reuben marr. Elizabeth Williams.
4. Emma E Wixom, b. Dec. 3, 1861 in CA. and d. Nov. 10, 1933 in San Jacinto, Riverside County, CA. Emma marr. Charles W. Lockwood.
5. Eliza Ann Wixom, b. May 16, 1863 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. May 31, 1908 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Eliza marr. Charles Lafayette Mecham.
6. William Robert Wixom, b. May 1866 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Mar. 12, 1938 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. William marr. Ida Marie Quick.
7. Nellie Isabel Wixom, b. Jan. 18, 1869 in CA. and d. Apr. 2, 1940 in Los Angeles County, CA. Nellie marr. John Wilkes Booth Dodson.
8. Benjamin Franklin Wixom, b. Sep. 13, 1871 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Dec. 15, 1871 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA.
9. Clancy Henry Wixom, b. Nov. 1, 1877 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Feb. 28, 1878 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA.

In the 1860 U. S. census, 30 yr. old Reuben Wixom, a Farmer, b. in IL., was living in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. with his
27 yr. old (inferred) wife, Elizabeth Wixom, b. in MO.
6 yr. old (inferred) son, Charles Wixom, b. in CA.
4 yr. old (inferred) daughter, Ellen R Wixom, b. in CA.
1 yr. old (inferred) son, Reuben Wixom Jr., b. in CA.
Reuben's real estate was valued at $150 and his personal property at $250.

In the 1866 CA. Voter's Register for San Bernardino County, CA., 37 yr. old Reuben Wixom, a Farmer, was living in Rincon.

In the 1870 U. S. census, 40 yr. old Ruben Wexham (Reuben Wixom), a Farmer, b. in IL., was living in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. with his
38 yr. old (inferred) wife, Elizabeth Wexham (Wixom), keeping house, b. in MO.
17 yr. old (inferred) son, Charles Wexham (Wixom), attending school, b. in CA.
15 yr. old (inferred) daughter, Hellen R Wexham (Wixom), attending school, b. in CA.
11 yr. old (inferred) son, Ruben Wexham (Wixom), attending school, b. in CA.
10 yr. old (inferred) daughter, Emma Wexham (Wixom), attending school, b. in CA.
7 yr. old (inferred) daughter, Eliza A Wexham, attending school, b. in CA.
4 yr. old (inferred) son, William Wexham, b. in CA.
1 yr. old (inferred) daughter, Nellie E Wexham, b. in CA.

In the 1880 CA. Voter's Register for San Bernardino county, CA., 51 yr. old Reuben Wixom, a farmer, b. in IL., was living in San Bernardino.

In the 1880 U. S. census, 50 yr. old father, Ruben Wicksom (Wixom), b. in IL., was living at 25 8th St. in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. with his
47 yr. old wife, Elisabeth Wicksom (Wixom), b. in MO.
27 yr. old unmarried son, Charles Wicksom (Wixom), working on the farm, b. in CA.
20 yr. old son, Ruben Wicksom, working on the farm, b. in CA.
17 yr. old daughter, Eliza Ann Wicksom, attending school, b. in CA.
13 yr. old son, William R. Wicksom, attending school, b. in CA.
11 yr. old daughter, Nellie I. Wicksom, attending school, b. in CA.
6 yr. old son, Sylvanus Wicksom, atending school, b. in CA.
*Note: Sylvanus Wixom listed above was b. Dec. 30, 1873 in UT. and d. Dec. 13, 1843. According to the CA. Death Index, his mother's maiden name was Franz - so this was not Elizabeth's child.

Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 3, Col. 3
Fri., Feb. 22, 1884
Item from: LOCAL BREVITIES
Mr. Reuben Wixom, formerly a resident of Los Angeles, died in San Bernardino on Sunday, Feb. 17th.

*Note: According to CA. Death Records for 1849-1980, Reuben Wixom, "b. in IA.", died on Feb. 16, 1884 in San Bernardino, CA.