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Hester A. Paxton 1877–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1877

Birth Location: Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 Jul 1961

Death Location: Belle, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Father: Josephus Sr

Mother: Sarah Slack

Spouse(s): Ira Hemmings

Children(s): Mildred Hemmings, Thelma Hemmings, John Hemmings, Ira Hemmings, Lillian Hemmings, Garnet Hemmings, Mary Hemmings

Hester A. Paxton was born in 1877 in Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA, the child of Josephus Cephas Shelburn Paxton Sr And Sarah Jane Slack. Hester A. Paxton married Ira Morris Hemmings, and had children including Garnet G Hemmings, Ira Lawrence Hemmings, John Mitchell Hemmings, Lillian Hemmings, Mary Alma Hemmings, Mildred Jane Hemmings, Thelma Mae Hemmings. Hester A. Paxton passed away in 1961 in Belle, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Hester A. Paxton was born in 1877 in Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA, the child of Josephus Cephas Shelburn Paxton Sr And Sarah Jane Slack.
  • Hester A. Paxton married Ira Morris Hemmings, and had children including Garnet G Hemmings, Ira Lawrence Hemmings, John Mitchell Hemmings, Lillian Hemmings, Mary Alma Hemmings, Mildred Jane Hemmings, Thelma Mae Hemmings.
  • Hester A. Paxton passed away in 1961 in Belle, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.

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Hester Paxton's Ancestors

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Hester Paxton
1877–1961
Birth Place: Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Josephus "Cephas" Shelburn Paxton Sr
1843–1913
Craig County, Virginia, United States of America
Sarah (Jane) Slack
1846–1910
Witcher, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Nathaniel (Henry) Slack
1821–1904
Witcher's Creek, Kanawha County, West Virginia
Mary (Elizabeth) Hall
1828–1919
Buffalo, Brooke, West Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Slack
1777–1831
Nancy Huddleston
1780–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham II
1755–1833
Elizabeth Torbert
1755–1813

Hester Paxton's Descendants

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Hester (A.) Paxton (25 Mar 1877–16 Jul 1961) m. Ira (Morris) Hemmings (16 Mar 1877–27 May 1950)
  1. 1. Mildred (Jane) Hemmings 1902–1977
  2. 2. Thelma (Mae) Hemmings 1904–
  3. 3. John (Mitchell) Hemmings 1907–1967
  4. 4. Ira (Lawrence) Hemmings 1910–1999
  5. 5. Lillian Hemmings 1913–1987
  6. 6. Garnet (G) Hemmings 1915–1995
  7. 7. Mary (Alma) Hemmings 1919–2005 m. Elza (Meg) Gregg 1915–1994
    1. 1. Jennings (Roy) Gregg 1942–1942

Hester Paxton's Timeline

2 Records

1877
25 Mar 1877
Birth of Hester A. Paxton in Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1961
16 Jul 1961
Age 84
Death of Hester A. Paxton in Belle, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Belle, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1877
    Event Place: Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1961
    Event Place: Belle, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

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