Melvin Hix
1865–1944 (age 79)
Biography
Melvin Hix lived from 1865 to 1944, witnessing and participating in the profound changes of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He was a member of a generation that experienced rapid industrialization and social transformation across America.
Hix's life in Johnson City spanned nearly eighty years, during which he contributed to his community and family. His memory endures as part of the historical record of those who lived through one of America's most dynamic periods.