Polly Ethel Hale1

b. May 1887, d. June 1911
FatherGeorge Hale2 b. abt 19 Sep 1840, d. 23 Jun 1893
MotherMargaret Lavinia Buchanan2 b. 5 Nov 1845, d. 28 Nov 1919
BirthMay 1887 Polly Ethel Hale was born in May 1887 in Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois.2,1,3 
Marriage9 Apr 1905 She married Wilman Thomas Nixon on 9 Apr 1905 in Wayne County, Indiana.1 
Cens-191019 Apr 1910 A year before her death, Polly and Wilman were living in Indian Prairie township with their two daughters, Irene and Maxine.4 
  Maxine was listed as seventeen years old which cannot be correct if she was Wilman and Polly's daughter. 
DeathJun 1911 Polly died in Jun 1911 at age 24.3 
Burial She was buried at Hale Cemetery in Wayne County, Illinois.3 

Family

Wilman Thomas Nixon b. abt 1879
Child
  • Irene Nixon4 (circa 1906 - )
ChartsDescendants of John Buchanan and Ann Ryburn
Descendants of William Ryburn and Mary (?)
Last Edited22 Nov 2008

Citations

  1. [S1067] Betty Ann Beeson, Wayne Co., Illinois Marriages, Part III, p. 136. Record reported as: Wilman Thomas Nixon, 25, b. Oakland City, IN, father: Joseph Nixon, mother: Leucretia Lasley AND Polly Ethel Hale, 18, b. Johnsonville, IL, father: Geo Hale, mother: Margaret Buckhanon; marr: 9 Apr 1905.
  2. [S1011] Margaret L. Hale household, 1900 U.S. cens., Wayne Co., Illinois, pop. sched., Indian Prairie township, ED 100, sheet 16A (page 165 typed), dwelling 312, family 314, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2004, image 31 of 42. Enumeration reads: Margaret L. Hale, 54, b. Nov. 1845 MO, widowed, parents b. VA, mother of 11 children, 8 living; Martha J., dau, 16, b. Aug. 1883 IL; Polly E., dau, 13, b. May 1887 IL; both girls mother b. MO, father b. TN.
  3. [S1104] Doris Bland, Wayne Co., Illinois Cemetery Inscriptions, Vol. IV, p. 36. Stone reported to read: Ethel Nixon, wife of W.T. Nixon, May 1887, June 1911. She was a kind and affectionate wife, a fond mother, and a friend to all.
  4. [S1012] William T. Nixon household, 1910 U.S. cens., Wayne Co., Illinois, pop. sched., Indian Prairie township, ED 125, sheet 5A (p. 185 stamped), dwelling 96, family 96, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2004, image 8 of 28. Enumeration reads: William T. Nixon, 29, marr 5 yrs, 1st marr, b. IN, farmer; Ethel, wife, 22, marr 5 yrs, 1st marr, b. IL, mother 2 children, both living, father b. TN, mother b. MO; Irene, dau, 4; Maxine, dau, 17 [sic]; both b. IL.