Alton was born on September 7th, 1919.1 Alton's father was Lewis B Nix and his mother was Othella E Jack. His paternal grandparents were J C Nix and Miranda Germany. He had a brother and a sister, named Porter and Juanita L. He was the youngest of the three children. He died at the age of 45 on March 3rd, 1965 in Louisiana.1