The son of William Bixler (a laborer) and Rachel Sargent,
William Bixler, the third cousin three-times-removed on the mother's side of Nigel Horne, was born in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA on Jul 17, 18681,2 and married Anna Birk (with whom he had 3 children: Charles Edward, Harry Emerson and Jesse Clarence) in Allen, Indiana, USA on Feb 25, 18913.
Throughout his life, William lived in several places: on St Marys Avenue, Fort Wayne, Indiana on Jun 15, 18802; in Washington, Indiana on Apr 15, 19108; in Adams, Indiana on Jan 1, 19205; at his birthplace on Apr 1, 19306 (the same place as his father had been living on Apr 15, 1910); and in Milford, Lagrange, Indiana on Apr 1, 19407.
He died on May 10, 1951 at 225 Waverly Drive, Riverhaven, Indiana1 (fort Wayne Journal Gazette, 11 May 1951, page 10: William A. Bixler, 82, died at 9 a.m.yesterday at the home of a son, Harry Bixler, 225 Waverly Drive, Riverhaven, after a year's illness. He was a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Surviving in addition to the son are another son, Jesse Bixler, this city; seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and two brothers, John Bixler, Fort Wayne and Isaac Bixler, Spencer. The body was removed to the C. M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements) and was buried on Prairie Grove Cemetery, 6200-6298 Old Trail Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana on May 10, 1951.
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