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James Anderson Claxton 1798–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 September 1798

Birth Location: Anderson, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 30 September 1871

Death Location: Elk Creek, Wright, Missouri, United States

Father: James Claxton

Mother: Sarah Claxton

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James Anderson Claxton was born in 1798 in Anderson, Tennessee, USA, the child of James Anderson Claxton And Sarah Helloms Cook Claxton. James Anderson Claxton passed away in 1871 in Elk Creek, Wright, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • James Anderson Claxton was born in 1798 in Anderson, Tennessee, USA, the child of James Anderson Claxton And Sarah Helloms Cook Claxton.
  • James Anderson Claxton passed away in 1871 in Elk Creek, Wright, Missouri, United States.

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James Claxton's Ancestors

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James Claxton
1798–1871
Birth Place: Anderson, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James Anderson Claxton
1773–1815
Russell County, Virginia
Sarah (Helloms Cook) Claxton
1775–1863
Russell County Now, Buchanan, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
George (Middleton Clarkston \ Clarkson €) (hung)
1745–1787
Jonesborough, Washington, TN, USA
Catherine (\ Kathryn \ Caty (Clarkston, Middleton-m1789) Harless \ Harlace) €
1763–1855
Fincastle, Botetourt, VA, USA
William (Henry) Cook
1750–1820
Augusta, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Wall
1747–
Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Harle\Harless
1738–1820
Michael Wall
1728–1749
Rebecca CHAPMAN
1725–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col. Wall
1680–1763

James Claxton's Timeline

2 Records

1798
18 September 1798
Birth of James Anderson Claxton in Anderson, Tennessee, USA
Anderson, Tennessee, USA
1871
30 September 1871
Age 73
Death of James Anderson Claxton in Elk Creek, Wright, Missouri, United States
Elk Creek, Wright, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 September 1798
    Event Place: Anderson, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 September 1871
    Event Place: Elk Creek, Wright, Missouri, United States

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