William Andrew Bixler 1868 - 1951

The child of William Bixler (a labourer) and Rachel Sargent, William Bixler, the third cousin three-times-removed on the mother's side of Nigel Horne, was born in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA on 17 Jul 18681,2 and was married to Anna Birk (with whom he had 3 children: Charles Edward, Harry Emerson, and Jesse Clarence) in Allen, Indiana, USA on 25 Feb 18913.

During his life, he was living in Allen on 1 Jun 18802; in Washington, Indiana on 15 Apr 19107; in Adams, Indiana, USA on 1 Jan 19204; at his ville natal on 1 Apr 19305; and in Milford, Lagrange, Indiana on 1 Apr 19406.

He died on 10 May 1951 in Fort Wayne1 (fort Wayne Journal Gazette, 11 May 1951, page 10: William A. Bixler, 82, died at 9 a.m.yesterday at the home of a son, Harry Bixler, 225 Waverly Drive, Riverhaven, after a year's illness. He was a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Surviving in addition to the son are another son, Jesse Bixler, this city; seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and two brothers, John Bixler, Fort Wayne and Isaac Bixler, Spencer. The body was removed to the C. M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements) and is buried there.

Citations

1. United States Billion Graves index - Findmypast
2. Us Census 1880 - Findmypast (was age 11 and the son of the head of the household)
3. United States Marriages - Findmypast
4. US Census 1920 - Findmypast (was age 51 and the head of the household)
5. US Census 1930 - Findmypast (was age 61 and the head of the household)
6. US Census 1940 - Findmypast (was age 71 and the head of the household)
7. US Census 1910 - Findmypast (was age 42 and the head of the household)

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Burial place (Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA) has no citations

Location for 15 Jun 1880 (Allen, Indiana, USA) differs from mother's (St Marys Avenue, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA)

Date of residence (1 Jun 1880) differs from mother's in same year (15 Jun 1880)

Not living with either parent in childhood when aged 11