Mix Family Notes

Mix Family...
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EBENEZER MIX
The'Will' will be forthcoming. Lake Co, IL
Benton-Greenwood Cem.
Waukegan, Benton Twp, Lake Co, IL

CHARLES MIX
Son of Rachael Mix, who was dau. of Eben & Drusilla (Roberts) Mix, father unknown
Tombstone just to the West of 'MIX' stone - next row

Benton-Greenwood Cem.
Waukegan, Benton Twp, Lake Co, IL

Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
Charles Mix
Residence Waukegan IL
Enlisted: 5 Oct 1861 as a Private
31 Oct 1861 Mustered into "G" Co. 55th IL Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
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Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
Charles Mix
Residence Warren IL
Enlisted: 15 Jan 1864 as a Corporal.
15 Jan 1864 Mustered into "I" Co. 17th IL Cavalry
Mustered Out on 23 Nov 1865
(Absent, Sick at MO)
17th IL Calvary list of soldiers

EDWARD D. MIX
Son of Ira & Teresa Ann (Brown) Mix
Tombstone just to the North of Eben Mix, his grandfather.
Tombstone reads Co. "F", instead of Co. "G".
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Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
Edward Mix
Residence Waukegan IL
Enlisted: 5 Oct 1861 as a Private
31 Oct 1861 he mustered into "G" Co. 55th IL Infantry
Discharged for wounds (date not stated)
Listed as: *Wounded (date and place not stated)
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Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
Edward Mix
Residence Warren IL
Enlisted: 15 Jan 1864 as a Private.
15 Jan 1864 mustered into "I" Co. 17th IL Cavalry
Mustered Out on 11/23/1865
17th IL Calvary list of soldiers

Benton-Greenwood Cem.
Waukegan, Benton Twp, Lake Co, IL

WILLIAM E. MIX
Son of Ira & Teresa Ann (Brown) Mix
Shares the Northside of tombstone with his father, Ira.
Benton-Greenwood Cem.
Waukegan, Benton Twp, Lake Co, IL

IRA MIX
Son of Eben/Ebenezer & Drucilla (Roberts) Mix
Husband of Teresa Ann Brown
Tombstone just to the North of Eben Mix, his father
~ Living in La Porte, IN in the 1830s. Prob’ly moved to Newport Twp, Lake Co, IL in late 1840s.
~ 1877 Lake County Biographical Directory:
MIX, Ira - farmer; P. O. Waukegan (Newport Township)
~ Farm tranversed two townships: Newport & Warren
~ Did not serve in Civil War.
~ Probably a member of this church [now baptist] in Benton Twp, or where he & family are buried.
~ Peterson Funeral Home, Waukegan, Lake Co, IL, ledger states he died of "consumption
(tuberculosis)" on 19 Dec 1887.
~ Death date reported wrong in wife's obituary as 1901, 'Olpe Optimist', dtd 17 Nov 1911.

Benton-Greenwood Cem.
Waukegan, Benton Twp
Lake Co, IL

TERESA ANN (BROWN) MIX
Wife of Ira Mix
Mother of Drucilla Estella (Mix) Nelson
~ Chicago City Directory has the following:
1890 Mix, Theresa A. wid of Ira, home 25 Maplewood Ave.
1890 Mix, Eben painter, home 25 Maplewood Avenue.
1890 Mix, James B. laborer, home 25 Maplewood Avenue.
~ 1900 IL Fed census, Lake Co, Libertyville Twp,
Mix, Teressa A. 77 Aug 1822 KY KY KY Wid Rent
Mix, Ebon A. son 46 May 1854 IL NY KY Sgl Hs Painter.
~ 1910 KS Fed census, Lyon Co, Center Twp, dtd 12 May
Teresa's age is 88, she turns 89 later in Sep - puts birth year
at 1821- conflicts with death certificate, 1822.

Obituary -- Olpe Optimist, Olpe KS, dtd 17 Nov 1911
   "Mrs. Teressa Mix, mother of Mrs. W. B. Nelson [Drucilla], died at the home of the latter at 1 o'clock on the morning of November 16, 1911. Death was caused by the infirmities attending upon age.
   The deceased was born on September 8, 1822 at Lancaster, Kentucky. When a girl she moved with her parents to LaPorte, [Floyd Co] Indiana. Some years later she was married at that place to Ira Mix, and husband and wife went to Waukegan, Ill. to make their home. Ten years ago in their Illinois home the husband died and six years ago the widow came to live with her daughter, Mrs. W. [Ward] B. Nelson, and has made that her home ever since. The deceased was for 50 years a member of the Baptist church.
   The funeral services were conducted at the Olpe M. E. Church by the Rev. C. H. Gramly at two o'clock this afternoon, Interment was made in Pleasant Ridge cemetery."

Pleasant Ridge Cem. -Olpe, Lyon Co, KS

1850 IL Fed Census -- Lake Co, Waukegan, Newport Twp ~ dtd 9 Dec 1850
Name	Age	Sex	State Born	Occ.	Notes
Mix, Eben	66	M	CT	Farmer	1000 real estate
Mix, Drucilla	58	F	VT
Mix, James	20	M	NY	Farmer
Mix, Eben, Jr.	18	M	NY	Farmer
Mix, Louisa M.	15	F (M)	NY
Mix, Charles	7	M	IN		Grandson, dau.-Rachel's son
Mason, Aaron	41	M	NY	Farmer	Was he married to Eben's & Drucilla's dau. who died?
Mason, Mary J.	7	F	IN		Was he married to Eben's & Drucilla's dau. who died?

1850 IL Fed Census -- Newport Twp, Lake Co. Illinois enumerated on 9 Dec 1850
Name	Age	Sex	State Born	Occ.	Notes
Ira Mix	36	M	NY	Farmer	800 real estate
Ann Mix	29	F	IN
Edward Mix	7	M	IN		Middle initial "D"
George Mix	4	M	IN		Middle initial "B"
Ellen (EBBEN) Mix	1	F (M)	IL		This is Eben E. Mix
Romulus Brown	16	M	IN		Teresa Ann's brother?
Romulus Brown		M			Teresa Ann's father

1860 IL Fed Census -- Newport Twp, Lake Co. Illinois Family listed as Micks ages are really off -- did a child report to the census taker?
NAME	Age	Sex	State Born	Occ.	Notes
Micks, Ira	40	M	NY	Farmer
Micks, Anne T.	33	F	IN		Teresa Ann/Anna BROWN
Micks, William E.	16	M	IN
Micks, George	13	M	IN
Micks, Ebben	11	M	IL
Micks, Louisa	8	F	IL		Laura on 1870
Micks, Lusilla	5	F	IL		Drucilla who m. Ira Mix
Micks, James	3	M	IL
Micks, Anna B.	6/12	F	IL

1870 IL Fed Census ~ Waukegan, Newport Twp, Lake Co. Illinois ages seem to be okay
Name	Age	Sex	State Born	Occupation	Notes
Mix, Ira	57	M	NY	Farmer	3000 acres / 800 value
Mix, Anna	48	F	CT		Teresa Ann/Anna BROWN
Mix, George	23	M	IN	Works on farm
Mix, Eben	21	M	IL	Works on farm
Mix, Laura	19	F	IL		Louisa on 1860
Mix, Lucella	17	F	IL		Drucilla who m. Ira Mix
Mix, James	14	M	IL
Mix, Anna	12	F	IL		mistakenly listed as M
Mix, Ira	7	M	IL		mistakenly listed as F

1880 IL Fed Census ~ Waukegan, Newport Twp, Lake Co. Illinois
Name	Age	Sex	Occ.	State Born	Father Born	Mother Born	Notes
Mix, Ira	67	M	Farmer	NY	CT	VT	$300/$800
Mix, Ann	59	F		KY	KY	KY	Teresa Ann/Anna BROWN
Mix, Annie	19	F		IL	NY	KY
Mix, Ira	17	M		IL	NY	KY