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Hannah Elizabeth Milhous Nixon (March 7, 1885 – September 30, 1967) was the mother of U.S. president Richard Nixon. Hannah's influence on her son was profound, and he frequently spoke about his admiration for his mother, including at his farewell speech to the White House staff.
24 giu 2014 · Congressman Richard Nixon with his mother, Hannah Milhous Nixon, 1946. Many who knew Hannah Milhous Nixon in Whittier referred to her as a “Quaker saint.” She was peaceful and displayed a strength of lovingness that shown through her heart and the quality of her character.
WHITTIER, Calif., Sept. 30 (AP)--Mrs. Hannah Milhous Nixon, mother of former Vice President Richard M. Nixon, died today in the Whitman Convalescent Home. She was 82 years old and had been ill...
Hannah Milhous was born on March 7, 1885 Butlerville, Jennings County, Indiana. She married Francis Anthony Nixon on June 25, 1908 Whittier, Los Angeles County, California. She died on September 30, 1967 at age 82.
- Butlerville, Indiana
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- March 07, 1885
When Hannah Elizabeth Milhous was born on 7 March 1885, in Butlerville, Campbell Township, Jennings, Indiana, United States, her father, Franklin Anthony Milhous, was 36 and her mother, Almira Park Burdg, was 35. She married Francis Anthony Nixon on 25 June 1908, in Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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In 1908 Frank met and married Hannah Milhous. Hannah was born in southern Indiana on March 7, 1885. The Milhous family, including Hannah’s eight siblings and mother Almira Milhous, moved to Whittier, California in 1897 when Hannah was twelve. Hannah graduated from Whittier Academy and attended Whittier College.
Nixon's family ancestry included colonial Pennsylvania Quakers. He was raised Methodist, however, but converted to Quakerism when he married Hannah Milhous. Sarah Nixon died in January 1888, leading Francis to live with an uncle during his father's struggle to avoid poverty and to cope with the loss of Sarah.
