W. H. Mixon papers, 1895-1932
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Summary
- Creator:
- Mixon, Winfield Henry
- Abstract:
- W. H. Mixon was a Black man from Alabama who was a reverend in the A.M.E. Church. The W. H. Mixon papers include newsclippings about the A.M.E. Women's Conference called by Mixon in 1895, his diaries for the 1890s-1910s, and a ledger containing reports and records of church activities for the early 1890s.
- Extent:
- 1.5 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in English.
- Collection ID:
- RL.11994
Background
- Scope and content:
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The W. H. Mixon papers include newsclippings about the A.M.E. Women's Conference called by Mixon in 1895, his diaries for the 1890s-1910s, and a ledger containing reports and records of church activities for the early 1890s. The diaries include six volumes of scattered dates and include accounts of his travels and activities on behalf of the A. M. E. Church and referring to the condition of various churches in his district and to routine matters related to his office; and scattered comments on Masonry and on Payne University in Selma. The ledger records Mixon's church activities and includes a report to his bishop covering 1892-1895. This volume also contains miscellaneous records of the financial affairs of a fraternal organization, kept by someone other than Mixon, with references to social conditions.
- Biographical / historical:
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Winfield Henry Mixon was a Black man born in Dallas County, Alabama, about 1859-1860. He attended both Selma University and Wilberforce University, and he became a preacher in the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church in 1876. He became an elder of the church in 1882. In 1895 he called a national conference for women, which may have been called the Women's Conference and/or the First National Conference for Colored Women. It was held in Nashville, Tennessee, in April 1895, and discussed topics including "Social Purity," "Missions," and "Education and Temperance."
Reverend W. H. Mixon married Elizabeth Jackson in 1898; according to the 1900 U.S. Federal Census they had a son named Winfield Jackson Mixon in 1899, but no further mention of him was found in later censuses. By the 1920 U.S. Federal Census, W. H. Mixon appears to be married again, to Marie W. Mixon.
Mixon held several posts in the A.M.E. Church in Alabama, particularly around Selma, where he may have lived most of his life. He was a presiding elder for Huntsville and Greensboro districts, and was a delegate to several general conferences for the church throughout the 1880s-1910s. He was also involved with Payne University as a trustee.
W.H. Mixon died about 1924.
Sources: U.S. Federal Censuses, 1900 and 1920, via Ancestrylibrary.com, viewed 2023 June 14.
Findagrave.com, Rev Winfield Henry Mixon, memorial id 234878742, viewed 2023 June 14.
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Processed by Tracy M. Jackson, June 2023
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