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About Myrtle Allen
Biography
Mollie Myrtle Allen was born on April 30, 1878, in Guadalupe County, Texas, USA. Her parents were Captain Robert Thomas Nixon and Frances Amanda Nixon.
Mollie married Frank Campbell Allen on June 15, 1904, in Luling, Caldwell, Texas, USA. Together they had the following children:
- Frank Campbell Allen, Jr;
- John Milton Allen;
- Robert Evan Allen;
- Virginia Nixon Allen;
- Ruth Nixon Allen.
She died on September 17, 1961, in Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA.
Education University of Texas, Austin, Spanish History, Languages.
The Nixon Women of Texas
When one views the photo of the spacious plantation home set on 14, 000 acres of the Texas Hill Country, they most likely think, all the Nixon women were the typical southern debutantes.
Attending social events, wearing the latest Paris or New York fashions the Nixon daughters did not disappoint the crowds. They were members of the Junior League, Eastern Star, and many organizations along the way.
Capt. Robert Thomas Nixon made sure if they desired, they attended the best prep schools, dance, music, foreign language, finishing schools, and colleges as well. This is where the typical debutante story ends.
The Nixon girls were on horseback herding livestock and mending fences. Many became accomplished equestrians as did their grandchildren. They also learned beside their brothers how to manage a large plantation.
They were able to choose what profession and college degree they wanted, with one exception, their father refused to pay for a teaching degree at a teacher’s college, he said the salary was too low, so they must choose a profession and a degree they would support them and a family. This was the generation that started our family tradition of the East Coast Prep School, Philip Exeter.
The Nixon daughters and were treated exactly equal to the Nixon sons. This was unusual for this time in history, but normal for the Nixon linage over generations. They were originally from the Friend’s Religion, known as Quaker for several generations until their father arrived in Texas.
After working on the ranch, they would come in in the evening to dress for a formal social affair, their choice if they wanted to attend, looked like a debutante, and being presented to society. If only others at the events would have seen them hours earlier roping calves and branding cattle, or cooking, cleaning beside the maids, only the Nixon women could do both successfully and with grace.
References
- "Early Nixon's of Texas" by Pat Ireland Nixon, MD, Genealogies by Dr. and Mrs. Pat Ireland Nixon, Jr., Published by Carl Hertzog, El Paso, Texas 1956 Hathitrust
- Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Aug 18 2019, 9:14:31 UTC
- Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Aug 24 2019, 6:45:17 UTC
- Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 28 2020, 23:17:31 UTC
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Myrtle Allen's Timeline
| 1878 |
April 30, 1878
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Guadalupe, Victoria County, Texas, USA
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| 1905 |
April 4, 1905
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Johnson City, Blanco County, Texas, USA, Johnson City, Blanco, TX, United States
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| 1907 |
January 27, 1907
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Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
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| 1909 |
May 5, 1909
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Kingsville, Kleberg County, TX, United States
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| 1912 |
June 23, 1912
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Texas, Corpus Christi
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| 1914 |
February 28, 1914
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Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA
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| 1961 |
September 17, 1961
Age 83
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Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA
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Seaside Memorial Park, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA
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