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Abner Jehu Paxton 1817–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: Botetourt, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1898

Death Location: Procious, Clay, West Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Jr

Mother: Mary Plott

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hall, Hester Elmore

Children(s): Cephas Paxton, Winfield Paxton, Mary Paxton, Sarah Paxton, Hester Paxton, Jehu Paxton, Eliza Paxton, Harriett Paxton, Caroline Paxton

In 1817, Abner Jehu Paxton entered the world in Botetourt, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Paxton Jr Jr And Mary Plott. Abner Jehu Paxton married Elizabeth Hall, Hester Elmore, and had children including Caroline Paxton, Cephas Shelburn Paxton, Eliza Adeline Paxton, Harriett M Paxton, Hester Leurinda Paxton, Jehu Paxton, Mary M Paxton, Sarah Jane Paxton, Winfield Worthington Paxton. Abner Jehu Paxton passed away in 1898 in Procious, Clay, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1817, Abner Jehu Paxton entered the world in Botetourt, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Paxton Jr Jr And Mary Plott.
  • Abner Jehu Paxton married Elizabeth Hall, Hester Elmore, and had children including Caroline Paxton, Cephas Shelburn Paxton, Eliza Adeline Paxton, Harriett M Paxton, Hester Leurinda Paxton, Jehu Paxton, Mary M Paxton, Sarah Jane Paxton, Winfield Worthington Paxton.
  • Abner Jehu Paxton passed away in 1898 in Procious, Clay, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Jr
1761–1872
Birth Location: Nriver Bufalocr, Orange, Virginia, United States
TJ
Mary Plott
1784–1860
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
MP

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hall
1834–
Birth Location: –
EH
Hester Elmore
1814–1882
Birth Location: Botetourt, Virginia, USA
HE

Children(s)

Cephas Paxton
1843–1918
Birth Location: Craig, Virginia, USA
CP
Winfield Paxton
1853–1931
Birth Location: Craig, Virginia, USA
WP
Mary Paxton
1854–1969
Birth Location: Craig, Virginia, USA
MP
Sarah Paxton
1838–1870
Birth Location: Craig, Virginia, USA
SP
Hester Paxton
1851–1926
Birth Location: Botetourt, Virginia, USA
HP
Jehu Paxton
1870–
Birth Location: Union City, Clay, West Virginia, United States
JP
Eliza Paxton
1846–1847
Birth Location: Craig, Virginia, USA
EP
Harriett Paxton
1857–1932
Birth Location: Craig, Virginia, USA
HP
Caroline Paxton
1847–1883
Birth Location: Craig, Virginia, USA
CP

Abner Paxton's Ancestors

Self
Abner Paxton
1817–1898
Birth Place: Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Paxton Jr Jr
1761–1872
Nriver Bufalocr, Orange, Virginia, United States
Mary Plott
1784–1860
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Paxton
1719–1788
Antrim, Northern Ireland
Elizabeth McClung
1724–1773
Antrim, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Paxton
1692–1746
Elizabeth Alexander
1694–1756
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Paxton
1670–1746
Agnes
1670–1746

Abner Paxton's Descendants

1.
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Abner (Jehu) Paxton (1817–1898) m. Elizabeth Hall (1834–) m. Hester Elmore (1814–07 Jan 1882)
  1. 1. Cephas (Shelburn) Paxton 1843–1918 m. Sarah (Jane Slack) U 1846–1910
    1. 1. Hettie (Anne) Paxton 1877–1961
    2. 2. John (Henry) Paxton 1874–1955
    3. 3. Cephas (Shelburne) Paxton 1879–1965 m. Thursie (Louvinda) Sampson 1881–1948
      1. 1. Virgie (Lee) Paxton 1906–1985 m. Carlos (R) Seabolt 1909–1989
      2. 2. Sally (Jane) Paxton 1913–1994 m. Lee (Roy "Puffy") Siders 1912–1979
        1. 1. Denver (Lee) Siders 1934–1994
        2. 2. Norma (Louise) Siders 1932–1999
        3. 3. Garnet (Juanita) Siders 1936–1999 m. Teddy (Ray Cavender Sr) Sr 1938–2008
      3. 3. James (Cephas) Paxton 1908–1916
      4. 4. Georgia (Hester) Paxton 1923–1996
      5. 5. Helen (Maxine) Paxton 1921–1998 m. Carl (Clay) Scaggs 1922–1999
      6. 6. Ida (May) Paxton 1903–1936 m. Frank (J) Settle 1898–1973
        1. 1. James (Rancel) Settle 1923–2007
        2. 2. Cecil (E) Settle 1926–1981
        3. 3. Alma (L) Settle 1925–
      7. 7. Clarence (Emmett) Paxton 1905–1991 m. Elizabeth Mamoran 1903–1990
      8. 8. Glenna (Fern) Paxton 1919– m. Harold (W) Belcher 1916–1983
      9. 9. Icie (Lovinda) Paxton 1918–1963 m. Robert (L) Estep 1912–1978
        1. 1. Paul (Cephas) Estep 1946–1988
      10. 10. John (Wesley) Paxton 1911–1965 m. Katie Mamoran 1910–1991
    4. 4. Julia (Adeline) Paxton 1887–1980
    5. 5. Maggie (Alice) Paxton 1885–1945
    6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Paxton 1872–1956
    7. 7. Samuel (A) Paxton 1870–1892
    8. 8. Sarah (Cathyrn) Paxton 1883–1975
    9. 9. Virginia (Harriet) Paxton 1882–1974
    10. 10. William (Worth) Paxton 1868–1940
    11. 11. Bettie (Ann) Paxton 1877–
  2. 2. Winfield (Worthington) Paxton 1853–1931 m. Rena (Malinda) Burnside 1855–1942 m. Rena (Malinda) Burnside 1855–1910
    1. 1. Laura (Belle) Paxton 1874–1948 m. Harry Bleakney 1872–1903
      1. 1. Clara (Ocie) Bleakney 1899–1987 m. Benjamin (Randolph) Hamrick 1896–1980
        1. 1. Erma (Wilda) Hamrick 1923–
        2. 2. Dempster (Howard) Hamrick 1927–1990
        3. 3. Russell (Clayton) Hamrick 1925–1981
        4. 4. Keith Hamrick 1920–
        5. 5. Clarence Hamrick 1921–1973 m. Clara Workman 1885–
        6. 6. Benjamin (Carsel) Hamrick 1920–2009
    2. 2. Robert (Henry) Paxton 1888–1961
    3. 3. John (Riley) Paxton 1878–1952
    4. 4. Jesse (Howard Patterson) Paxton 1897–1970
    5. 5. Jesse (Howard) Paxton 1895–1970
    6. 6. Clyde (Leonard and) Poppy 1884–
    7. 7. Clyde (Leonard and) Poppy 1884–
    8. 8. Bertha (Harriet) Paxton 1891–1957
    9. 9. Barbara (Ellen) Paxton 1886–1895
    10. 10. Alonzo (Shelburne) Paxton 1881–1955
    11. 11. Alonzo (Shelburn Lonnie) Paxton 1881–
    12. 12. Harrison Paxton 1884–1976
    13. 13. Charles (Abner) Paxton 1872–1937 m. Chessie (Mae) Loving 1868–1889 m. Bertha (Caroline) Procious 1874–1927 m. Bertha (Caroline Birdie) Weaver 1862–1918
      1. 1. Raymond (Howard) Paxton 1904–1947
      2. 2. Oscar (Winfield) Paxton 1898–1974
      3. 3. Lawrence (Shelburn) Paxton 1893–1985
      4. 4. Gilbert (Marion) Paxton 1913–1962
      5. 5. Rhoda (Leona) Paxton 1902–1980
      6. 6. Oscar (W) Paxton 1898–1974
      7. 7. Dorothy (Belle) Paxton 1900–1983 m. Alfred Gill 1905–1986 m. Onie (Byrne) Hamrick 1898–1952
        1. 1. Kenneth (Byrne) Hamrick 1919–2005
        2. 2. Stanford (Stub) Hamrick 1922–2001
      8. 8. Riley (Leonard) Paxton 1896–1961
      9. 9. Winifred Paxton 1891–1960
      10. 10. William (W) Paxton 1900–1910
      11. 11. Roy (William) Paxton 1906–1984
  3. 3. Mary (M) Paxton 1854–1969
  4. 4. Sarah (Jane) Paxton 1838–1870
  5. 5. Hester (Leurinda) Paxton 1851–1926
  6. 6. Jehu Paxton 1870–
  7. 7. Eliza (Adeline) Paxton 1846–1847
  8. 8. Harriett (M) Paxton 1857–1932
  9. 9. Caroline Paxton 1847–1883

Abner Paxton's Timeline

2 Records

1817
1817
Birth of Abner Jehu Paxton in Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Botetourt, Virginia, USA
1898
1898
Age 81
Death of Abner Jehu Paxton in Procious, Clay, West Virginia, United States
Procious, Clay, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Botetourt, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1898
    Event Place: Procious, Clay, West Virginia, United States
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