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James Simpson Baxter 1869–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 October 1869

Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 7 May 1928

Death Location: Hampshire, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Arthur Baxter

Mother: Mariah Farmer

Spouse(s): Rosa Riley

Children(s): E Sr, William Baxter, James II, Arthur Baxter, James Baxter, Janie Baxter, Jessie Baxter, Albert Baxter, Mora Sr, Loyd Baxter, George Baxter

The story of James Simpson Baxter began in 1869 in Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America. James Simpson Baxter married Rosa Lillian Riley, and had children including Albert Howard Baxter, Arthur Jasper Baxter, E A Baxter Sr, George Albert Baxter, James Doyle Baxter, James Simpson Baxter Ii, Janie Miria Baxter, Jessie Baxter, Loyd E Baxter, Mora B Baxter Sr, William Herbert Baxter. James Simpson Baxter passed away in 1928 in Hampshire, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Simpson Baxter began in 1869 in Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America.
  • James Simpson Baxter married Rosa Lillian Riley, and had children including Albert Howard Baxter, Arthur Jasper Baxter, E A Baxter Sr, George Albert Baxter, James Doyle Baxter, James Simpson Baxter Ii, Janie Miria Baxter, Jessie Baxter, Loyd E Baxter, Mora B Baxter Sr, William Herbert Baxter.
  • James Simpson Baxter passed away in 1928 in Hampshire, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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James Baxter's Ancestors

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James Baxter
1869–1928
Birth Place: Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Arthur Jasper Baxter
1842–1912
Hickman, Smith County, Tennessee, United States of America
Mariah (Jane) Farmer
1846–1886
Maury, Tennessee
Grandparents
James (Baxter) Jr
1798–1867
Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America
Hester Ward
1811–1876
North Carolina, United States
William (Welborn Lendon) Farmer
1823–1885
Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth ("Eliza") Foster
1829–1868
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Baxter's Descendants

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James (Simpson) Baxter (4 October 1869–7 May 1928) m. Rosa (Lillian) Riley (29 January 1875–25 Dec 1954)
  1. 1. E (A Baxter) Sr 1904–1978 m. Fannie (Bell) Lovett 1907–1969
  2. 2. William (Herbert) Baxter 1906–1970 m. Louvenda (Alma) Anderson 1909–1934 m. Addie (Louise) Riley 1915–2007
    1. 1. Mary (Katherine) Baxter 1930–2009 m. Floyd (Edward) Hines 1926–1992
    2. 2. Helen (Louise "Hon") Mcdonald 1949–2002
    3. 3. Rebecca (Jane) Warren 1945–1999
  3. 3. James (Simpson Baxter) II 1902–1946
  4. 4. Arthur (Jasper) Baxter 1912–1991 m. Nancy (Cary) Scott 1930–2000 m. Ella (Brown) Blocker 1912–
    1. 1. James (Arthur) Baxter 1937–2004
    2. 2. Billis (Alvin) Baxter 1939–1939
  5. 5. James (Doyle) Baxter 1897–1973
  6. 6. Janie (Miria) Baxter 1899–1970
  7. 7. Jessie Baxter 1909–1981
  8. 8. Albert (Howard) Baxter 1910–1990 m. Anie (E. R.) Baxter 1923–2004 m. Gladys (Amelia) Baxter 1916–1936
    1. 1. Ocie (Albert) Baxter 1936–2004
  9. 9. Mora (B. Baxter) Sr 1914–2008 m. Addie (B) Bishop 1918–2004
    1. 1. Mora (B. Baxter) Jr 1940–2009
  10. 10. Loyd (E) Baxter 1917–
  11. 11. George (Albert) Baxter 1900–

James Baxter's Timeline

2 Records

1869
4 October 1869
Birth of James Simpson Baxter in Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
1928
7 May 1928
Age 59
Death of James Simpson Baxter in Hampshire, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
Hampshire, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 October 1869
    Event Place: Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1928
    Event Place: Hampshire, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hampshire, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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