Pvt. Alexander H. Nixon

Pvt. Alexander H. Nixon

 
       From the 1850 Census
Name - A. H. Nixon
Aged - 25 Years
Born - 1825 in Vermont
Home in 1850 - McHenry, McHenry Co., Ill.

       From the 1860 Census
Name - A. H. Nixon
Aged - 34 Years
Born - 1826 in Vermont
Home in 1860 - Nunda, McHenry Co., Ill.
Post Office - Ringwood
Occupation - Lawyer
Spouse - Fanny Nixon
Spouses Age - 28 Years

       From the Civil War Draft Records
Name - Alexander H. Nixon
Born - 1826 in Vermont
Age on July 1, 1863 - 37 Years
Race - White
Occupation - Atty
Residence - McHenry, McHenry Co., Ill

       From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

5th Ill. Light Artillery

Three Years Service

Renwick’s Elgin Battery

   Enlisted Sept. 8, 1862.
   Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.

       From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. Alexander H. Nixon
Unit - Renwick's Elgin Independent Battery of Light Artillery
Height - 5'   6"
Hair - Dark
Eyes - Blue
Complexion - Dark
Occupation - Lawyer
Born - 1826 in Vermont
Enlisted - Sept. 8, 1862 for 3 Years
Residence - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Record Source - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls