NIXON-John T. - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

John T. NIXON, grain buyer, Attica, son of John and Maria (VEEDER) NIXON, was born in Racine county, Wisconsin, October 19, 1849. His father was a farmer, and he was reared to the same occupation. In 1867 he came to Attica, and in 1876 started in the lumber and grain trade, and has since followed that business without interruption. He was married January 10, 1878, to Miss Ida C. PLOWMAN, of Attica. He has been a Mason three years, and is a pronounced republican.

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John T. NIXON is a heavy grain buyer of Attica, ind and is President of the Attica Manufacturing company, which has lately been established. Mr. Nixon was born in Racine Co WI 5 miles from the city of Racine, on 19 Oct 1849, a son of John and Maraiah Veeder Nixon, the former of whom was born in Ohio, their marriage being consummate din Indiana. The mother was a daughter of Harmon Veeder and sister of Peter Simon Veeder, who was born in Montreal, Canada and did more for the business intersts of Attica than any other man. He was formerly a merchant of the place and in 1872 laid out the town of Veedersburg, which was named in his honor. John Nixon, the father of the subject of this sketch was killed by the Indians in 1868 in Montana, in which section he had a large stock ranch. His widow still survives him and is a resident of Racine. John T. Nixon came to Attica, Ind with his uncle, Peter Simon Veeder, who was then in the grain trade and became Mr. Veeder's assistant. This gentelman was a man of exceptionally wroth traits of character and died in Chicago Aug 15, 1876, while returning from California, whiether he had gone for his health. He established the First National Bank of Attica in 1864, owning a one-half interest and held the position of Pres during his lifetime. He died a bachelor and after his death Marshall Nixon, a brother of John T, who had come to Attica in 1863 or 1864, succeeded his uncle in the grain business and now carries on the lumber business at Veedersburg, having disposed of his stock of grain to James D. Martin. In July 1891, John T. Nixon becmae a member of the firm of Dimmick & Nixon, and once more began dealing in grain, which occupation has received much of his attention up to the present time. This house is well and favorable known to the trade, has an unquestioned credit and is considered quite a factor in the market. Personally Mr. Nixon is held in the highest esteem and is honored alike for his business qualifications and social standing. He is the owner of a fine farm of 800 acres, but rents it, as his time is fully occupied by his other interests. He is President of the Attica Manufacturing Company, which has a capital stock of $10,000 and was organized for the purpose of manufacturing wagon hubs, spokes, hoops, neckyokes, axles, etc and the plant will soon be ready to begin operations. In addition to the enterprises above named, he is engaged in an extensive poultry business in connection with others and controls the trade at five different points. He is a pushing, active and consequently prosperous man of business, is ever desirous of keeping out of the beaten path and being reliable in all his transactions is the recipient of a large, liberal and permanent patronage. Miss Ida C. Plowman, a daughter of Nathan Plowman, a miller of Attica, became his wife Jan 10, 1878 and to their union a daughter has been born, Hazel, who is 8 years of age. Mrs. Nixon is a member of the Presbytieran Church and Mr. Nixon belongs to the honorable orders of the Ancient Free & Accepted Masons & Knights of Pythias. A representative man in every sense of the word, energetic and enterprising, he is always ready to aid any undertaking tending to redound (sic -- rebound) to the general good of the city, and county, is thoroughly self-reliant, and yet at the same time is one of the most quiet and unobtrusive of men. He studiously adheres to whatever he conceives to be right, firmly and unyieldingly refusing to lend his consent to any practices of doubtful morality.