George Washington Hixson

1836 - 1925  (88 years)

• Name	George Washington Hixson  [1, 2]
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	15 Apr 1836	Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Prince William Co., Virginia
  aged 13, born in Virginia
  Census	1860	Tudor Hall, Prince William Co., Virginia
  aged 24, born in Virginia; living just with his mother, and right next to his father's mother Elizabeth, aged 90
  Census	1870	Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia
  aged 34, born in Virginia; realty wroth 3,000; pers. estate 100; wagon maker; also living with his mother.
  Military Service	Served in Mosby's Rangers; he is listed in official service records as Private "G.W. Hickson," and in Wert as "George W. Hickson." "George W. Hixon" appears as 1st Corporal in Company H of the 15th Cavalry.  [3, 4]
  Died	14 Feb 1925	Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia
  Buried	Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia
  Siblings	8 siblings
  1. Priscilla Hixson           d. Yes, date unknown
  2. Mary O. Hixson           b. 7 Apr 1822, Prince William Co., Virginia
  3. William James Hixson           b. 4 May 1822, Prince William Co., Virginia           d. Jan 1894, Missouri
  4. Benjamin Hixson           b. 25 Jan 1824, Prince William Co., Virginia           d. 31 Mar 1900
  5. David Hixson           b. 20 Nov 1825, Virginia           d. Richmond, Ray Co., Missouri
  6. John Hixson, Jr.           b. 14 Nov 1828, Prince William Co., Virginia           d. 12 Jul 1900, Carpenter, Meigs Co., Ohio
  7. Alfred Hixson           b. 2 Sep 1831           d. 5 Mar 1833
  8. Elizabeth Hixson           b. Abt 1838, Virginia
  Notes	He gave a plot of his land in Manassas over to be a "Manassas Cemetery" in which he, his wife, and other Hixsons are buried. He built, in 1865, the "White House" on Main Street in Manassas. (There is also apparently a "white house" in Hixson, Tennessee, which must be related somehow?)
  Person ID	I2906	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	John Hixson, Sr.           b. 18 Jul 1790, Prince William Co., Virginia           d. 1853  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Priscilla Woodyard           b. 14 Nov 1797           d. 25 Oct 1880  (Age 82 years)
  Married	20 Jun 1820
  Family ID	F1886	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Harriet Mary Hickerson           b. 6 Jul 1844, Virginia           d. 1910, Virginia  (Age 65 years)
  Children	1. Mary O. Hixson           b. Abt 1869, Prince William Co., Virginia
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2020
  Family ID	F1903	|  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 15 Apr 1836 - Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia  Census - 1850 - Prince William Co., Virginia  Census - 1860 - Tudor Hall, Prince William Co., Virginia  Census - 1870 - Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia  Died - 14 Feb 1925 - Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia  Buried - - Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Pitard, Derrick. "George Washington Hixson". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I2906&tree=1sttree (accessed September 20, 2020).