John married his 1st wife Nancy Ann Akin about 1859, and married 2nd to Eleanor Sutton (Roberts-Johnson) Herring in 1886. His first marriage to Nancy produces 8 known children; Ellen, Eugenia, Lucinda, Mary, Leilar, Sarah, Martha, and an unknown, there may have been more children. John and Elenor had no known children.

He was born in Union County SC, to the parents of John Clemmons Nix and Sarah A Howard, both born in Union Co SC. His father died 1836, his mother migrated with the White's, her son-in-law Benjamin White, and arrived in area of Texarkana Bowie Co TX, on Feb 14, 1845.

John was the only male of his family of 6 or 7 sisters' Polly, Infant (died 6mo old), Sarah, Caroline, Ann, Ellen and possibly a Martha.

Polly Nix White

Birth
1821
South Carolina, USA
Death
1855 (aged 33–34)
Bowie County, Texas, USA
Burial
Center Ridge Cemetery
Maud, Bowie County, Texas, USA

Plot
C 15
Memorial ID
73463660 · View Source

Memorial
Photos 1
Flowers 1

(Page last updated Dec 19, 2023)
Polly wife of Benjamin White was the daughter of John C and Sarah [Howard] Nix.

John's known siblings were:

baby Nix--------------1819-1819--------m. Died as baby
Polly-------------------1821-1855--------m. Benjamin White-----------------------------abt1840/41
Sarah Ann------------1825-bef1860----m.1.Benjamin Nix-1stcousin------ ----------abt-1843
Caroline C------------1828-1865?-------m. N Butler Thomas---------------------------------1849
Ann 'Annie'-----------1830-1903--------m. Rodger Watson------------------------------------1849
Ellen S 'Elinor'-------1834-1866--------m. 1st Jas Hurt 1855, 2d Nathan Jackson------1861
John B Clemmons--1835-1926--------m.1st Nancy Akin 1859/60,2dEleanorHerring-1886
Martha-----------------No Info. -----------m. said to have married a N Jackson--------No date

His grandfather Benjamin Nix was a soldier in Col Brandon's Regiment in the Revoluationary War, along with two of his brothers, William and John.