52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks- Week 18

Harold S. Nixon - 7th cousin, 4x removed

b. 09 Jan 1909 in California
d. 07 Mar 1933 in Prescott, Arizona

Parents: Francis Anthony Nixon (1878-1956) & 
               Hannah Milhous (1885-1967)

Siblings: 

Richard Milhous Nixon    1913-1994        (President of USA)
Francis Donald Nixon      1914-1987
Arthur Burdg Nixon        1918-1925
Edward Calvert Nixon     1930- Living

Harold is the oldest son- far left

Residences:

1910 (age 1): Los Nietos, Los Angeles, California

1920 (age 11): Placentia, Orange, California

1930 (age 21): Whittier, Los Angeles, California


Harold was the oldest of 5 boys and the second Nixon child to die of Tuberculosis- TB. His mother took him to Prescott, Arizona for the drier climate in order to save his life, but he died at the age of 24. 

Harold was brought home to Whittier, California and buried in the Rose Hills Memorial Park Cemetery:

Plot Location:

Sunset Lawn, Section 3, Lot 47, Grave 2

How I'm related to Harold Samuel Nixon:

Carrie Jeckering Smith (Me)
My Parents
Harold Earl Mendenhall & Helen Seaver
Earl D. Mendenhall & Edna Grace Miles
Marion R. Mendenhall & Louella Ida Munn
Richard Mendenhall & Margaret Pierron
Aaron Mendenhall & Christena Spielman
Richard Mendenhall & Sarah Pearson
Joseph Mendenhall & Deidamia Hill
Richard Mendenhall & Jane Thornbrugh
Mordecai Mendenhall & Charity Beeson
John Mendenhall Jr & Susanna Pierson
John Mendenhall & Elizabeth Maris
John was my 10th great grandfather- another son of his was Aaron:

Aaron Mendenhall & Rose Pierson
Joshua Mendenhall & Lydia Mary Mendenhall
Thomas Vickers & Jemima Mendenhall
William Milhous Jr & Martha Vickers
Joshua Vickers Milhous & Elizabeth Griffith
Franklin Milhous & Almira Burdg 
Francis Anthony Nixon & Hannah Milhous
Harold S. Nixon

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks- Week 17: President Nixon

Richard Milhous Nixon- my 7th cousin, 4x removed

       (The 37th President of the United States) 

b. 13 Jan 1913 in Orange, California
d. 22 Apr 1994 in New York City, New York


Parents: Francis Anthony Nixon (1878-1956) & Hannah Milhous (1885-1967)

Siblings: 

Harold Samuel Nixon      1909- 1933 
Francis Donald Nixon     1914-1987
Arthur Burdg Nixon       1918-1925
Edward Calvert Nixon     1930- living


Residences & Occupations:

1920 (age 7): Placentia, Orange, California
1930 (age 17): 1104 San Bernadino Rd (?), Whittier, Los Angeles, California
                         
1940 (age 27): 903 Worsham Drive, Whittier, Los Angeles, California
                         Occupation: Lawyer


Schools:

Whittier High School
Fullerton Union High School
Was granted tuition grant at Harvard University, but he went to Whittier College instead to help with family.


Family:

Richard married Thelma Catherine "Pat" Ryan (1912-1993) on 21 Jun 1940. They had two daughters: 

Patricia "Tricia" Nixon   b. 21 Feb 1946
Julie Nixon                    b. 05 Jul 1948


Richard was the United State's 37th President from 1969 to 1974. 


More detailed biography Here


How I'm related to Richard Nixon:

Carrie Jeckering Smith (Me)
My parents
Harold Earl Mendenhall (1916-1989) & Helen Seaver (1923-1981)
Earl D. Mendenhall (1894-1972) & Edna Grace Miles (1894-1934)
Marion R. Mendenhall (1873-1948) & Louella Ida Munn (1872-1958)
Richard Mendenhall (1852-1924) & Margaret Pierron (1851-1923)
Aaron Mendenhall (1828-1894) & Christena Spielman (1835-1920)
Richard Mendenhall (1794-1871) & Sarah Pearson (1795-1866)
Joseph Mendenhall (1770-1833) & Deidamia Hill (1775-1838)
Richard Mendenhall (1737-1773) & Jane Thornbrugh (1737-1796)
Mordecai Mendenhall (1713-1803) & Charity Beeson (1715-1809)
John Mendenhall Jr (1688-1765) & Susanna Pierson (1687-1765)
John Mendenhall (1659-1743) & Elizabeth Maris (1665-1691)
John was my 10th great grandfather- another son was Aaron:
Aaron Mendenhall (1690-1765) & Rose Pierson (1693-1771)
Joshua Mendenhall (1727-1816) & Lydia Mary Mendenhall (1737-1816)
Thomas Vickers (1757-1829) & Jemima Mendenhall (1757-1851)
William Milhous Jr. (1783-1874) & Martha Vickers (1786- ?)
Joshua Vickers Milhous (1820-1893) & Elizabeth Griffith (1827-1923)
Franklin Milhous (1848-1919) & Almira Burdg (1849-1943)
Francis Anthony Nixon & Hannah Milhous
Richard Nixon