James Dawson Nixon

  General Notes:

This is work in progress. There is considerable information that has not been entered yet.

James Dawson Nixon's Birth Certificate and Baptismal Record gave two different names, James John Nixon and John James Nixon. Not sure which name was used on each. He later had his name changed to James Dawson Nixon.

James was the middle of five children born to Loyd and Pearl Nixon.

During WWII James served in the Navy in the Hospital Corps (Pharmacist's Mate). He served on the destroyer USS Benham making a number of trips in and out of Pearl Harbor and again on a final trip home from Tokyo Bay in December, 1945.

James and Evelyn visited Hawaii again in January, 1999. They spent three days on Oahu followed by seven days on the SS Independence touring the other islands. This was James first return so they also spent time visiting the USS Arizona and other WWII memorials.

James spent many years as a Methodist Minister. After his first church in Michigan, he was Minister at a number of other Methodist Churches in Michigan. One of those churches was Munith Methodist Church where he was Minister from 1951 to 1954.

He left the ministry to pursue his education receiving a Doctorate of Philosophy from the University of Michigan. From there he became a Dean at Austin Pea State University in Clarksville, Tennessee.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Residence. James and Evelyn Nixon live at 3 Canterbury Road, Clarksville, Tennessee 37043.

James married Marian Lucille Richmond, daughter of Charles Sylvester Richmond and Sylvia Rhea Bryan, on 2 Dec 1943 in Cuyhoga Falls, Ohio. (Marian Lucille Richmond was born on 26 Nov 1920 in Akron, Ohio.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Divorce: Ann Arbor, Michigan.

James next married Evelyn Rose Newhouse, daughter of Edwin Newhouse and Bertha Ruby, on 20 Dec 1967 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Evelyn Rose Newhouse was born on 22 Sep 1923 in Indianapolis, Indiana and died on 21 Jun 2007 in Clarksville, Tennessee.)