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Orville A. Nixon

Birth
Tennessee, USA
Death
23 Apr 1890 (aged 57)
Tennessee, USA
Burial
Centerville, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Son of Henry and Cordelia Pavatt Nixon. His father served with Andrew Jackson in the Seminole War and was the first practicing attorney of Centerville. O. A. Nixon attended the Centerville Male Academy and graduated from Jackson College, Columbia, TN. in 1851, then studied law under Judge Thomas Bateman. Served in the Confederate Army, Co. D, 48th TN Infantry. Represented Hickman County in the General Assembly (1879-1881, 1883-1885).
Son of Henry and Cordelia Pavatt Nixon. His father served with Andrew Jackson in the Seminole War and was the first practicing attorney of Centerville. O. A. Nixon attended the Centerville Male Academy and graduated from Jackson College, Columbia, TN. in 1851, then studied law under Judge Thomas Bateman. Served in the Confederate Army, Co. D, 48th TN Infantry. Represented Hickman County in the General Assembly (1879-1881, 1883-1885).


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