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Hixson Family collection
Collection Summary
Title
Hixson Family collection
Date
1920s-1960s
Extent
3 file folders
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 2033-HFC
Processed by: Processed by Jolene Clark, 2015; finding aid created by Nicole Schlagel, 2016
Name of Creator
Hixson, Lloyd Clayton
Biographical History
Lloyd Clayton Hixson was born on January 16, 1923 in Kansas to Floyd T. Hixson and Julia Littlejohn
Hixson. He was one of three children for the couple including Velma Jean and Vanetta. Lloyd enlisted
with the United States Navy on April 27, 1943 and served until December 10, 1945. His ship was part of
the Pacific Operations during World War II. On June 3, 1950, Lloyd married Olive Jean Simmons in
Jackson County, Missouri. The couple lived in Kansas City where Lloyd worked as a salesman at a car
dealership. The couple had three children. Lloyd died in August 1985.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of genealogy and photographs for Lloyd Clayton Hixson and other family
members. The majority of the collection are photographs taken and collected by Lloyd Hixson. These
photographs document various family members as well as his military service in the United States Navy.
Also included is a photograph of his parents, Floyd T. Hixson and Julia L Littlejohn, on their wedding day.
There is also a genealogy pedigree chart completed by Lloyd’s daughter, Gail.
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Hixson Family collection
Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 2 series.
Series 1, Genealogy
Folder 1, Pedigree chart
Series 1, Photographs
Folder 1, Lloyd C. Hixson photograph album
Folder 2, Photograph of Floyd and Julia Hixson
Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Records within this collection are housed in file folders.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
Ancestry.com. Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2011.
Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database online]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
FindAGrave.com. “Julia L Littlejohn Hixson.” Accessed on September 27, 2016.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41474053&ref=acom
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