Notes for Samuel Roberts Rixey

Notes for Samuel Roberts Rixey

!US Census 1860 (20 July) Virginia, Culpeper Co., Town of Fairfax, page 778, lines 34-37: S. R. Rixey (b. 1833 - 27 - in Culpeper, VA - Occ: none listed - Property Value $4000 + $7000) married Ellen G. (b. 1835 - 25 - in VA). Children listed (born in VA) are: Bruce (son b. 1857 - 3); and Alfred (son b. Apr. 1860 - 3/12 - in VA)

!US Census 1870 (27 July) Virginia, Culpeper Co., Catalpa Township 1st District, Culpeper Court House P.O., Series M593_1641 Part 1, Sheet 34, Page 568B, House No. 227, lines 15-22: Samuel R. Rixey - in VA - Occ: Physician - Property Value $6000 + $1200). Children listed (born in VA) are: Bruce (son b. 1858 - 12); Alfred (son b. 1860 - 10); and Robert (son b. 1862 - 8). ALSO LISTED are: Georgiana Taliaferro (b. 1841 - 29 - in VA); Mary Banks (b. 1835 - 35 - in VA - BLACK - Occ: Domestic Servant); Henry Lacy (b. 1851 - 19 - in VA - BLACK - Occ: Laborer); and William Banks (b. 1820 - 50 - in VA - BLACK - Occ: Laborer)

!US Census 1880 Stevensburg, Culpeper Co., Virginia; FHL Film 1255361; National Archives Film T9-1361; Page 428C: Saml. R. RIXEY (b. 1832 - 48 - in VA - Occ: Physician - WIDOW - Fa: VA and Mo: VA). Children listed (born in VA) are: Anna B. RIXEY (Dau b. Abt 1860 - 20); Alfred S. RIXEY (Son b. 1862 - 18 - Occ: Medical Student); Robert H. RIXEY (Son b. 1864 - 16); Georgiana TALIAFERRO (Sister-in-Law b. 1842 - 38 - in VA - Fa: VA and Mo: VA); Irene MILTON (Other b. 1835 - 45 - in VA - Occ: Cook - MULATTO - Fa: VA and Mo: VA); and Cornelia MILTON (Other b. 1878 - 2 - MULATTO - in VA - Fa: VA and Mo: VA)

Had an attack of apoplexy on Sunday, 7 Jan. 1883 and died after an illness of 9 Days at his home in Culpeper.

Dr. Alfred Taliaferro had a farm across Mountain Run, one mile from the town of Culpeper, on the road formerly called Nalle's mill road. Dr. Taliaferro was the father of Eleanor Green Taliaferro