Amos served as Amos V. Nickerson in Co. I, 179th NY Infantry in the Union army during the Civil War. In New York he was known as Amos VanBuren Nickerson. There he married his first wife, Lucy Emily (Ross) Nickerson.
When Amos left New York after the Civil War and moved to Indiana, he started spelling his name as Nixon and married Lucy Frances (Rose) Nixon. At the end of his life, while he was known as Amos V. Nixon in Cherry Grove, he received a pension for his service during the Civil War, that pension being under his name in New York, Amos V. Nickerson.
Amos had a much older sister who married Jacob Rockefeller, the uncle of John D. Rockefeller. As a child Amos lived in the same town as John D. Rockefeller. He once reported that his earliest recollection of seeing a baby as a child was when he saw John D. Rockefeller, who was three years younger than Amos.
At Amos' funeral the minister told that when the congregation of the church in Cherry Grove wanted to build a new church, Amos wrote to John D. Rockefeller, identified himself, and asked if John D. Rockefeller would send money to help build the church, which he did.
Children of Amos and his second wife:
Charles H. Nixon, b 1-15-1876 Ind. - d 4-18-1958 - married Clara Stewart, 12-25-1899 in Cherry Grove Twp., Wexford Co., MI.
Frank Nixon
Mabel Nixon
Alma Nixon, b 9-15-1886 Cherry Grove Twp, Wexford Co., MI (per Michigan Birth records) - d Mar 1960 Alberta, Canada. Married Roy Marvin Lambertson, 2-3-1910.
Seth Raymond "Ray" Nixon, b Feb 1890 MI
1880 Census, Liberty, St. Joseph County, Ind:
Amos V. Nixon, 1841 NY
Lucy, 1853 Ind
Charles, 1876 Ind
Frank, 1877 Ind
Listed on 1894 Civil War Roster for Cherry Grove Twp, Wexford County, MI.
1900 Census, Cherry Grove Twp, Wexford Co., MI:
Amos Nixon, 8/1837 NY
Lucy, 2/1850 Ind
Frank, 3/1877 Ind
Mable, 7/1882 Ind
Alma, 9/1886 Mi
Ray, 2/1890, Mi
Census info shows married 1874. Records in St. Joseph Co., Indiana, report they married on 31 July 1975.
1910 Census, Cherry Grove Twp, Wexford County, MI:
Amos A. Nixon, 74 NY
Lucy H, 60 Ind
Frank H, 32 Ind
Seth R, 20 Mi
2009) Michigan Death Certificate #31, shows his name as Amos W. NICON, instead of Nixon. Cause of death - Senile Dementia & Arteriosclerosis. Parents were Lovisa Howland & Jeremiah Nixon.
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According to Cherry Grove History, the 'Nixon house' was built by John Bonesteel in 1881 or 1882.
When Amos left New York after the Civil War and moved to Indiana, he started spelling his name as Nixon and married Lucy Frances (Rose) Nixon. At the end of his life, while he was known as Amos V. Nixon in Cherry Grove, he received a pension for his service during the Civil War, that pension being under his name in New York, Amos V. Nickerson.
Amos had a much older sister who married Jacob Rockefeller, the uncle of John D. Rockefeller. As a child Amos lived in the same town as John D. Rockefeller. He once reported that his earliest recollection of seeing a baby as a child was when he saw John D. Rockefeller, who was three years younger than Amos.
At Amos' funeral the minister told that when the congregation of the church in Cherry Grove wanted to build a new church, Amos wrote to John D. Rockefeller, identified himself, and asked if John D. Rockefeller would send money to help build the church, which he did.
Children of Amos and his second wife:
Charles H. Nixon, b 1-15-1876 Ind. - d 4-18-1958 - married Clara Stewart, 12-25-1899 in Cherry Grove Twp., Wexford Co., MI.
Frank Nixon
Mabel Nixon
Alma Nixon, b 9-15-1886 Cherry Grove Twp, Wexford Co., MI (per Michigan Birth records) - d Mar 1960 Alberta, Canada. Married Roy Marvin Lambertson, 2-3-1910.
Seth Raymond "Ray" Nixon, b Feb 1890 MI
1880 Census, Liberty, St. Joseph County, Ind:
Amos V. Nixon, 1841 NY
Lucy, 1853 Ind
Charles, 1876 Ind
Frank, 1877 Ind
Listed on 1894 Civil War Roster for Cherry Grove Twp, Wexford County, MI.
1900 Census, Cherry Grove Twp, Wexford Co., MI:
Amos Nixon, 8/1837 NY
Lucy, 2/1850 Ind
Frank, 3/1877 Ind
Mable, 7/1882 Ind
Alma, 9/1886 Mi
Ray, 2/1890, Mi
Census info shows married 1874. Records in St. Joseph Co., Indiana, report they married on 31 July 1975.
1910 Census, Cherry Grove Twp, Wexford County, MI:
Amos A. Nixon, 74 NY
Lucy H, 60 Ind
Frank H, 32 Ind
Seth R, 20 Mi
2009) Michigan Death Certificate #31, shows his name as Amos W. NICON, instead of Nixon. Cause of death - Senile Dementia & Arteriosclerosis. Parents were Lovisa Howland & Jeremiah Nixon.
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According to Cherry Grove History, the 'Nixon house' was built by John Bonesteel in 1881 or 1882.
Amos served as Amos V. Nickerson in Co. I, 179th NY Infantry in the Union army during the Civil War. In New York he was known as Amos VanBuren Nickerson. There he married his first wife, Lucy Emily (Ross) Nickerson.
When Amos left New York after the Civil War and moved to Indiana, he started spelling his name as Nixon and married Lucy Frances (Rose) Nixon. At the end of his life, while he was known as Amos V. Nixon in Cherry Grove, he received a pension for his service during the Civil War, that pension being under his name in New York, Amos V. Nickerson.
Amos had a much older sister who married Jacob Rockefeller, the uncle of John D. Rockefeller. As a child Amos lived in the same town as John D. Rockefeller. He once reported that his earliest recollection of seeing a baby as a child was when he saw John D. Rockefeller, who was three years younger than Amos.
At Amos' funeral the minister told that when the congregation of the church in Cherry Grove wanted to build a new church, Amos wrote to John D. Rockefeller, identified himself, and asked if John D. Rockefeller would send money to help build the church, which he did.
Children of Amos and his second wife:
Charles H. Nixon, b 1-15-1876 Ind. - d 4-18-1958 - married Clara Stewart, 12-25-1899 in Cherry Grove Twp., Wexford Co., MI.
Frank Nixon
Mabel Nixon
Alma Nixon, b 9-15-1886 Cherry Grove Twp, Wexford Co., MI (per Michigan Birth records) - d Mar 1960 Alberta, Canada. Married Roy Marvin Lambertson, 2-3-1910.
Seth Raymond "Ray" Nixon, b Feb 1890 MI
1880 Census, Liberty, St. Joseph County, Ind:
Amos V. Nixon, 1841 NY
Lucy, 1853 Ind
Charles, 1876 Ind
Frank, 1877 Ind
Listed on 1894 Civil War Roster for Cherry Grove Twp, Wexford County, MI.
1900 Census, Cherry Grove Twp, Wexford Co., MI:
Amos Nixon, 8/1837 NY
Lucy, 2/1850 Ind
Frank, 3/1877 Ind
Mable, 7/1882 Ind
Alma, 9/1886 Mi
Ray, 2/1890, Mi
Census info shows married 1874. Records in St. Joseph Co., Indiana, report they married on 31 July 1975.
1910 Census, Cherry Grove Twp, Wexford County, MI:
Amos A. Nixon, 74 NY
Lucy H, 60 Ind
Frank H, 32 Ind
Seth R, 20 Mi
2009) Michigan Death Certificate #31, shows his name as Amos W. NICON, instead of Nixon. Cause of death - Senile Dementia & Arteriosclerosis. Parents were Lovisa Howland & Jeremiah Nixon.
- - - - -
According to Cherry Grove History, the 'Nixon house' was built by John Bonesteel in 1881 or 1882.
When Amos left New York after the Civil War and moved to Indiana, he started spelling his name as Nixon and married Lucy Frances (Rose) Nixon. At the end of his life, while he was known as Amos V. Nixon in Cherry Grove, he received a pension for his service during the Civil War, that pension being under his name in New York, Amos V. Nickerson.
Amos had a much older sister who married Jacob Rockefeller, the uncle of John D. Rockefeller. As a child Amos lived in the same town as John D. Rockefeller. He once reported that his earliest recollection of seeing a baby as a child was when he saw John D. Rockefeller, who was three years younger than Amos.
At Amos' funeral the minister told that when the congregation of the church in Cherry Grove wanted to build a new church, Amos wrote to John D. Rockefeller, identified himself, and asked if John D. Rockefeller would send money to help build the church, which he did.
Children of Amos and his second wife:
Charles H. Nixon, b 1-15-1876 Ind. - d 4-18-1958 - married Clara Stewart, 12-25-1899 in Cherry Grove Twp., Wexford Co., MI.
Frank Nixon
Mabel Nixon
Alma Nixon, b 9-15-1886 Cherry Grove Twp, Wexford Co., MI (per Michigan Birth records) - d Mar 1960 Alberta, Canada. Married Roy Marvin Lambertson, 2-3-1910.
Seth Raymond "Ray" Nixon, b Feb 1890 MI
1880 Census, Liberty, St. Joseph County, Ind:
Amos V. Nixon, 1841 NY
Lucy, 1853 Ind
Charles, 1876 Ind
Frank, 1877 Ind
Listed on 1894 Civil War Roster for Cherry Grove Twp, Wexford County, MI.
1900 Census, Cherry Grove Twp, Wexford Co., MI:
Amos Nixon, 8/1837 NY
Lucy, 2/1850 Ind
Frank, 3/1877 Ind
Mable, 7/1882 Ind
Alma, 9/1886 Mi
Ray, 2/1890, Mi
Census info shows married 1874. Records in St. Joseph Co., Indiana, report they married on 31 July 1975.
1910 Census, Cherry Grove Twp, Wexford County, MI:
Amos A. Nixon, 74 NY
Lucy H, 60 Ind
Frank H, 32 Ind
Seth R, 20 Mi
2009) Michigan Death Certificate #31, shows his name as Amos W. NICON, instead of Nixon. Cause of death - Senile Dementia & Arteriosclerosis. Parents were Lovisa Howland & Jeremiah Nixon.
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According to Cherry Grove History, the 'Nixon house' was built by John Bonesteel in 1881 or 1882.
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