Francis Donald Nixon (1914 - 1987)

Born 23 Nov 1914 in Yorba Linda, Orange, California, United States

Ancestors

Died 27 Jun 1987 at age 72 in Orange, Orange, California, United States

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Biography

Don Nixon is Notable.

Descendant of Thomas and Joan Mildenhall.

Wikipedia

Francis Donald Nixon was born Monday, November 23, 1914 in Yorba Linda, California, the son of Frank Anthony Nixon and Hannah Milhous.

He grew up in Yorba Linda and Whittier, graduating from Whittier High School, Class of 1933. Don married Clara Jane Lemke on August 9, 1942^[1]. They had three children. He was a longtime resident of Newport Beach.

Don was a longtime businessman and consultant. He was involved in a variety of businesses in the late 1940s and early 1950s. They included grocery stores and restaurants in Orange and Los Angeles counties. In 1969, he became a vice president of the Marriott Corporation. He took an early retirement in the spring of 1974. He was a longtime former member of the Whittier School Board.

Don passed away on Saturday evening, June 27, 1987^[2] of pneumonia following a four-year battle with cancer at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach.

In addition to his wife, children, and grandchildren, he was survived by his brothers, Edward and Richard, and several Milhous cousins.

A Memorial Service was held on Tuesday, June 30, 1987 at 2:00 p.m. at East Whittier Friends Church located at 15911 Whittier Boulevard in Whittier. Don was laid to rest in a private ceremony following the conclusion of the Memorial Services at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier.^[3]

Mendenhall Person: I60297

Census

1920 Placentia, Orange, California, United States^[4]

1930 Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States^[5]

1940 Tract 545, Whittier, Whittier Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8F2-FT1 : 28 November 2014), Francis Donald Nixon and Clara Jane Lemke, 09 Aug 1942; citing Orange, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,051,275.
2. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPX1-9L6 : 26 November 2014), Francis Donald Nixon, 27 Jun 1987; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #19096547
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH7R-BMT : accessed 6 June 2017), Francis D Nixon in household of Francis A Nixon, Placentia, Orange, California, United States; citing ED 361, sheet 4A, line 29, family 100, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 123; FHL microfilm 1,820,123.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCDW-JBZ : accessed 6 June 2017), F Donald Nixon in household of Francis A Nixon, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1552, sheet 3B, line 88, family 82, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 175; FHL microfilm 2,339,910.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9WP-DPG : accessed 6 June 2017), Frances D Nixon in household of F A Nixon, Tract 545, Whittier, Whittier Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-817, sheet 9B, line 78, family 253, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 259..

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