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Benjamin Burleson Baxter 1855 – 1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1855

Birth Location: Rockdale, Milam, Texas, United States

Death Date: 15 Sep 1912

Death Location: Rockdale, Milam Co, Texas

Father: Benjamin Baxter

Mother: Elizabeth Perdue

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Kilpatrick

Children(s): Annie Baxter

The story of Benjamin Burleson Baxter Sr. began in 1855 in Rockdale, Milam, Texas, United States. Benjamin Burleson Baxter Sr. married Elizabeth Prescott Kilpatrick, and had children including Annie Mosselle Baxter. Benjamin Burleson Baxter Sr. passed away in 1912 in Rockdale, Milam Co, Texas.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Burleson Baxter Sr. began in 1855 in Rockdale, Milam, Texas, United States.
  • Benjamin Burleson Baxter Sr. married Elizabeth Prescott Kilpatrick, and had children including Annie Mosselle Baxter.
  • Benjamin Burleson Baxter Sr. passed away in 1912 in Rockdale, Milam Co, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Baxter
1814 – 1895
Birth Location: Grafton, Rensselaer, New York, USA
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Elizabeth Perdue
1814 – 1855
Birth Location: Clark County, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Kilpatrick
1857 – 1945
Birth Location: Concordia Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Children(s)

Annie Baxter
1879 – 1945
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Baxter's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Baxter
1855 – 1912
Birth Place: Rockdale, Milam, Texas, United States
Parents
Benjamin Burdick Rev. Baxter
1814 – 1895
Grafton, Rensselaer, New York, USA
Elizabeth Perdue
1814 – 1855
Clark County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
John Baxter
1771 – 1851
Grafton, Rensellaer Count, New York
Eleanor Burdick
1772 – 1824
Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis Baxter
1742 – 1827
SARAH ELLSWORTH
1740 – 1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Baxter
1850 – 1931
Sarah Mackfield
1721 – 1764

Benjamin Baxter's Descendants

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Benjamin (Burleson) Baxter (31 Jan 1855 – 15 Sep 1912) m. Elizabeth (Prescott) Kilpatrick (26 Apr 1857 – 04 Sep 1945)
  1. 1. Annie (Mosselle) Baxter (1879 – 1945) m. Winnette (Duke) DeGrassi (28 Apr 1876 – 23 Feb 1960)
    1. 1. Winnette (Duke) Degrassi (1900 – 1960) m. Annabel Wilson (August 16, 1900 – 16 August 1980)
      1. 1. Hollis (Baxter DeGrassi) Sr (15 Jun 1911 – 23 Jan 1972) m. Martha (Dean) Mathers (30 Mar 1914 – 10 Jan 1966)
        1. 1. Hollis (Baxter Degrassi) Jr (3 Aug 1935 – Jan 1984) m. Ingrid (Ann) Moody (11 Feb 1936 – )
        2. 2. William (Mathers) DeGrassi (1942 – 2008) m. Jeannine (Kay) Elo (17 Dec 1943 – )
        3. 3. Phillip (Hardin) DeGrassi (abt 1948 – 9 Mar 1995) m. Virginia (R) Brown (abt 1951 – )
      2. 2. Winnette (D) Degrassi (abt 1923 – 16 August 1983) m. Julia (De) Grassi (abt 1926 – )
        1. 1. Winnette (4th De) Grassi (abt 1947 – )
        2. 2. Andrew (H De) Grassi (abt 1949 – )
      3. 3. Betty (J) Degrassi (abt 1927 – )
      4. 4. Betty (Jane) Hainze (14 February 1927 – 13 September 1952) m. William Hainze (abt 1924 – ) m. Thomas (W) Haince (abt 1924 – )
        1. 1. Thomas (W) Haince (abt 1949 – )
        2. 2. Thomas (W) Haince (abt 1949 – )
      5. 5. Annell Degrassi (abt 1930 – 8 August 2018)
      6. 6. Thomas (Wayne) Degrassi (1 Aug 1914 – 25 Dec 1989)

Benjamin Baxter's Timeline

3 Records

1855
31 Jan 1855
Birth of Benjamin Burleson Baxter Sr. in Rockdale, Milam, Texas, United States
Rockdale, Milam, Texas, United States
1875
15 Apr 1875
Age 20
Benjamin Burleson Baxter Sr. was married in Grimes, Texas, United States
Grimes, Texas, United States
1912
15 Sep 1912
Age 57
Death of Benjamin Burleson Baxter Sr. in Rockdale, Milam Co, Texas
Rockdale, Milam Co, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1855
    Event Place: Rockdale, Milam, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1875
    Event Place: Grimes, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1912
    Event Place: Rockdale, Milam Co, Texas
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