Newton High School

John Parcher Nixon “Johnnie, Nick”

Class of 1924, Newton High School, Newton, Massachusetts: John Parcher Nixon (“Johnnie, Nick”). The yearbook entry prints: came from Claflin Grammar School; headed for Harvard; lived at 29 Trowbridge Ave., Newtonville. Portrait and entry from the Newtonian, page 53.

Class of 1924

153 in the class of 1924 · 10 more named Nixon

Full name: John Parcher Nixon
Known as: Johnnie, Nick
Born: September 2, 1905
Lived at: 29 Trowbridge Ave., Newtonville
School: Newton High School
Graduated: Class of 1924
Course: Classical
Came from: Claflin Grammar School
Headed for: Harvard

Also searched as: Jack Nixon; John Nixon; John P. Nixon; Johnny Nixon.

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Household 1
Neighbours 4
Same surname 4
Classmates 152
Same schools 166

In context

John Parcher Nixon is number 89 of 153 in the alphabetical list of the Newton High School class of 1924 on this site. John's portrait is on scan page 53, and this book's portraits on the site span pages 23 to 73. 5 people in the Newton High School class of 1924 are called John. John is one of 9 in the Newton High School class of 1924 whose entry names Claflin Grammar School as the school they came from. Names on this site: 153 for the class of 1924, compared with 116 for 1923.

On the same scan page	Eleanor Sylvester Mills, John Joseph Mullen, Evelyn Ruth Noreen
Same earlier school	Claflin Grammar School: 8 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 76 of 117 classmates with a plan (65%)
Same course	Classical: 107 of 153 classmates with a course (70%)
Same first name	John: 4 other people in the class
The book's own title	Newtonian (editor: Lawrence A. Peakes)

At home, 29 Trowbridge Ave., Newtonville

Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.

Katherine Rees NixonNewton 1928

What the yearbook said

HE STOPPED TO DELIBERATE

Also grew up on Trowbridge Ave., Newtonville

The class of 1924

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Others named Nixon

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

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Also came from Claflin Grammar School

Also headed for Harvard

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Source

Newton High School yearbook, 1924, page 53. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item newtonian1924newt).

Published 1924, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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