Frances J Bixler c1865 - 1899

The child of William Bixler (a labourer) and Rachel Sargent, Frances Bixler, the third cousin three-times-removed on the mother's side of Nigel Horne, was born in Indiana, USA c. 1865 was married twice, to John Young (on 2 Oct 1882 in Allen, Indiana) and Jacobs1. She had 2 children, both with Jacobs: Alice and William. On 1 Jun 1880, she was living in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana2 which is where she died on 26 Dec 1899 (typhoid pneumonia).

From The Fort Wayne Sentinel, Thursday, 28 February 1889, page 4: <">Frances Young yesterday filed a complaint for divorce from John Young, alleging cruelty and adultery. The complaint is M. V. B. Spencer.<">.

Citations

1. United States Marriages - Findmypast
2. Us Census 1880 - Findmypast (was age 14 and the daughter of the head of the household)

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