Otis Odelle Mixson (1899 - 1970)

Born 15 Dec 1899 in Coffee, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Bessie Elizabeth (Davis) Mixson — married about 1921 in United States

Died 13 Oct 1970 at age 70 in United States

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Biography

Apprentice Seaman Otis Mixson served in the United States Navy in World War I
Service started: 12 Oct 1918
Unit(s):
Service ended:

Otis Odelle Mixson was born on 15 December 1899 in Coffee County, Alabama, United States.^[1][2][3] He was the son of David Marion Mixson (1867-1955) and Ada Lillian (Hildreth) Mixson (1876-1946). (Note: In some records his middle name is spelled with an E on the end and in other records it is not.)

1900 United States Census, Enumeration District 52, Centerville, Coffee County, Alabama:^[4]

1910 United States Census, Enumeration District 60, Centerville, Coffee County, Alabama:^[5]

When he completed his World War I Draft Registration Card on 09 September 1918, Otis Odelle Mixson stated his occupation as student at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He named his father, David M. Mixson, as his nearest relative. His physical description was:^[1]

Physical Build - Medium

Height - Medium

Hair Color - Light Brown

Eye Color - Gray

He was a veteran of World War I. He served in the United States Navy, enlisting on 12 October 1918. He served as an Apprentice Seaman at the Naval Unit University of Alabama Birmingham until 11 November 1918.^[6] He was also stationed at Chattanooga, Tennessee as part of the United States Navy Reserve Force until 18 Dec 1918.^[7]

1920 United States Census: (not yet located)

He was married to Bessie Elizabeth Davis, daughter of Henry A. "Gus" Davis and Carrie C. Cotter, about 1921 when both of them were nineteen years old. (Estimate of marriage year based on the 1930 United States Census.) They were the parents of at least two children.

1930 United States Census, Enumeration District 67, Hamilton County, Tennessee:^[8]

1940 United States Census, Enumeration District 33-10, Civil District 2, Hamilton County, Tennessee:^[9]

Otis Odell Mixson completed a World War II Draft Registration Card on 16 February 1942. He named his wife, Mrs. O. O. Mixson, as the person who would always know his address. He was employed by Auto Electric & Magneto Company in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His physical description was:^[2]

Weight - 206

Complexion - Light

Eye Color - Hazel

Hair Color - Brown

Height - 5 foot 7 1/2 inches

His mother, Ada Lillian Hildreth Mixson, passed away in 1946. Otis O. Mixson of Chattanooga, Tennessee was mentioned in her obituary which was published in The Dothan Eagle.^[10]

1950 United States Census, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee:^[11]

His father, David Marion Mixson, died in 1955. Otis Mixson of Chattanooga, Tennessee was mentioned as one of the survivors in the obituary published in The Dothan Eagle.^[12]

Otis Odelle Mixson passed away on 13 October 1970, possibly in Tennessee. According to the Social Security Death Index, his last place of residence was Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee. He was 70 years old at the time of his death.^[3] He was buried in Hamilton Memorial Gardens, Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee.^[13]

Known Children:

1. Mary Helen (Mixson) Carmichael (1921-1997)^[14][15]
2. Harry Allen Mixson (1925-2012)^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3P6-QW6 : 23 August 2019), Otis Odell or Odelle Mixson, 1917-1918.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," images, Ancestry.com (accessed 15 Dec 2020), card for Otis Odell Mixson, serial no. 331; The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 204. Ancestry Sharing Link
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLWF-835 : 19 May 2014), Otis Mixson, Oct 1970; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 79; Digital film/folder number: 004119973; Image number: 787; Sheet number: 7; Sheet letter: B
   FamilySearch Record: M98W-F5L (accessed 15 December 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6XSB-KY
   Ollievs Minson (1), single son, in household of D M Minson (33) in Haw Ridge, Coffee, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004970180; FHL microfilm: 1374020; Image number: 1126; Sheet number: 13; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03321-4
   FamilySearch Record: MKQ3-ZQM (accessed 15 December 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RVG-WTZ
   Adis Mixson (10), single son, in household of David Mixson (42) in Centerville, Coffee, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama.
6. ↑ "Alabama, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZX-X3KD : 11 September 2019), Otis Odelle Mixson, 12 Oct 1918; citing Military Service, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States, Alabama Department of History and Archives, Montgomery.
7. ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7B4D-BRMM : 23 October 2019), Otis Odelle Mixson, 18 Dec 1918; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 82; Digital film/folder number: 004953902; FHL microfilm: 2341986; Image number: 973; Sheet number: 19; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03693-5
   FamilySearch Record: SP4H-G3Z (accessed 15 December 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R84-SM94
   Otis O Mixson (28), married head of household in District 2, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States. Born in Alabama.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 13; Digital film/folder number: 005461304; Image number: 325; Sheet number: 8; Sheet letter: A
   FamilySearch Record: K4HQ-Y9C (accessed 15 December 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9M1-DNH8
   Otis O Mixson (40), married head of household in Civil District 2, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States. Born in Alabama.
10. ↑ "Mrs. Ada L. Mixson Dies at Enterprise," The Dothan Eagle (Dothan, Alabama), 28 Oct 1946, p. 2, col. 4; image copy, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com: accessed 15 Dec 2020).
11. ↑ "United States 1950 Census"
    citing Page: 78; Line: 1; Digital film/folder number: 108975454; Image number: 30
    FamilySearch Record: 6FS9-VL7X (accessed 15 December 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-PQHW-G84M
    Otis O Mixson (50), married, Owner, head of household in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States. Born in Alabama.
12. ↑ "D. M. Mixson (Obituary)," The Dothan Eagle (Dothan, Alabama), 15 May 1955, p. 2, col. 3; image copy, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com: accessed 15 Dec 2020).
13. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 14 May 2020), memorial page for Otis O. Mixson (15 Dec 1899–Oct 1970), Find A Grave: Memorial #150175609, citing Hamilton Memorial Gardens, Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Jamie "BamaFann" (contributor 46618298); no accompanying photograph.
14. ↑ Ancestry.com, "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007" [database on-line]. Ancestry Record (Record only, no image)
15. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPNK-QQ3 : 26 November 2014), Mixson in entry for Mary Helen Carmichael, 27 May 1997; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
16. ↑ "Harry Mixson (Obituary),", Dignity Memorial [online].

See also:

• Mixson, Larry, "David Marion Mixson." The Mixsonian."