I found a family history file of Nixon at Ancestry.com. There are about 1483 names mentioned going back to the year 1074. To me, anything beyond the 1500s is questionable at best unless there is good proof. A person likely took a name from the landowner. The file fails to mention many of the siblings in later years that should be in place, at least there are some not listed by Genealogist Raymond Martin Bell in 1956, Ed is mentioned only as 'Living// Nixon-1930.' I haven't found any on-line copies of Bell's work, only a note to the Nixon Library last February has produced a source for $8.00. One person believes that two Nixon families were in Vinton and Hocking at the same time. Nixon descendants still remain in Vinton County. And so the search continues. A photograph of Edward Nixon is available to those interested. R. Morgan, Ohio