Stephen Maston Nixon, I

Biography

Stephen Maston Nixon was born on December 22, 1864, in Gonzales, Guadalupe, County, Texas, United States. His parents were Stephen Decatur Nixon and Sarah Caroline Nixon. He was a very successful Planter and Banker.

Stephen married Maude Quinane Lipscomb on November 30, 1892, in Luling, Caldwell, Texas. Together they had the following children:

1. Stephen Maston Nixon;
2. Willo Idella Nixon.

He died on April 3, 1905 of a Cerebral Hemorrhage while in Jail in Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas, USA and was buried after in Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas, United States of America.

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Stephen Maston Nixon I would like for him to be remembered before he became ill. He was a successful Planter and banker in Luling, Caldwell, County, Texas. He was loved and respected by everyone who knew him. He was not the person who walked down the street in Luling, Texas May 7, 1904, shot two men, and killed them. His doctors said he was an invalid for the last few years and had just returned from Cuba receiving treatment for his Mental Illness, I would say, they didn't go as far as to say this, but newspaper reports stated he was in a complete nervous breakdown. The sad fact was, why did he even have firearms, and why he was walking the streets? He died of a brain hemorrhage in jail on April 3, 1905, waiving his right to. a trial. In 1904, they didn't have proper treatment for mental illness. His wife was devoted, as were his Nixon relatives and friends who knew him before this tragedy. She stayed by his bedside until his death caring for him. Most likely today he would've had a different outcome and perhaps a proper diagnosis.

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 Note: Early Nixons of Texas genealogy book notated Stephen Mason Nixon's birthdate as December 22, 1865, but his headstone and death certificate have it Dec. 22, 1864, so the genealogy book must have had a typo.
• ”The Stephen Maston Nixon Case.” Recently a double tragedy occurred in the town of Luling, Caldwell County, Texas, Maston Nixon, a prominent banker, shot and killed Robert W. Malone, his brother-in-law. Malone a merchant was killed on the sidewalk in front of his store. Captain John Veazy[John Lipscomb Veazey], a clerk in the store, rushed out and in an attempt to hold Nixon, was himself shot and killed. It was believed family troubles were at the bottom of the unfortunate affair. Nixon is a member of the State Democratic Executive Committee.
  • May 26, 1904 - CLIPPED FROM The Cameron Herald Cameron, Texas 26 May 1904, Thurs. Page 7. Out of Character for a mild-mannered, prominent, successful Planter and Banker. He shot and killed his brother-in-law Robert W. Malone. digital image
  • It never made sense to his family, they wanted to take him to the East Coast to Johns Hopkins Medical to be evaluated and diagnosed, but wasn't allowed. He continued to decline until he died of a brain hemorrhage in jail in 1905. He never went to trial, he pleaded guilty. No autopsy, he was buried the day he passed away.
  • CLIPPED FROM The Galveston Daily News Galveston, Texas 11 May 1904, Wed Page 7 page 7 digital image
  • CLIPPED FROM The Galveston Daily News Galveston, Texas 11 May 1904, Wed • Page 1 digital image
  • CLIPPED FROM The Galveston Daily News Galveston, Texas 15 May 1904, Sun • Page 12 digital image
  • In 1904 Nixon's Estate - a suit is filed in court for $ 100,000.00, about 2.8 million today. His widow took it all the way to the Supreme Court and they ruled in her favor. I knew this story had to be told for his widow and his son, they were strong. It was difficult on both sides for the children left behind.
  • West's South Western Reporter: Second series, Volume 734 GoogleBooks
• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Mar 22 2018, 13:52:41 UTC
• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Sep 4 2019, 21:32:07 UTC