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James Clinton Claxton 1839–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 May 1839

Birth Location: Tippah, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 9 Jan 1909

Death Location: Red Oak, Latimer County, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Hiram Claxton

Mother: Temperance (Claxton)

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Crum, Elizabeth Claxton

Children(s): Mary (Brawley), Clinton Claxton, James Claxton, John Claxton, Hosea Claxton, Hiram Claxton, Norman Claxton, Meade Claxton, Mary Brawley, Mead Claxton

In 1839, James Clinton Claxton entered the world in Tippah, Mississippi, USA, born to Hiram Madison Claxton And Temperance Mathis Claxton. In 1880, James Clinton Claxton resided in Alcorn, Mississippi, USA. James Clinton Claxton married Elizabeth Claxton, Elizabeth Crum, and had children including Clinton Claxton, Hiram M Claxton, Hosea B Claxton, James Lynn Claxton, John Cash Claxton, Mary Isabel Claxton Brawley, Mary Isabelle Minnie Gay Brawley, Mead L Claxton, Meade Lafayette Claxton, Norman Claxton, Robert Claxton. James Clinton Claxton passed away in 1909 in Red Oak, Latimer County, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1839, James Clinton Claxton entered the world in Tippah, Mississippi, USA, born to Hiram Madison Claxton And Temperance Mathis Claxton.
  • In 1880, James Clinton Claxton resided in Alcorn, Mississippi, USA.
  • James Clinton Claxton married Elizabeth Claxton, Elizabeth Crum, and had children including Clinton Claxton, Hiram M Claxton, Hosea B Claxton, James Lynn Claxton, John Cash Claxton, Mary Isabel Claxton Brawley, Mary Isabelle Minnie Gay Brawley, Mead L Claxton, Meade Lafayette Claxton, Norman Claxton, Robert Claxton.
  • James Clinton Claxton passed away in 1909 in Red Oak, Latimer County, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hiram Claxton
1817–1890
Birth Location: Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
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Temperance (Claxton)
1818–1893
Birth Location: Richmond, N.C.
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Crum
1840–1915
Birth Location: Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
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Elizabeth Claxton
1841–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Children(s)

Mary (Brawley)
1879–1950
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Clinton Claxton
1889–1954
Birth Location: , , Texas USA
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James Claxton
1859–1941
Birth Location: Tippah County, Mississippi, United States of America
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John Claxton
1874–1937
Birth Location: Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi, United States
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Hosea Claxton
1871–1949
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Hiram Claxton
1868–1949
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Norman Claxton
1859–1937
Birth Location: Cornith, Alcorn, MS, USA
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Meade Claxton
1869–1937
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Mary Brawley
1879–1950
Birth Location: Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States of America
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Mead Claxton
1874–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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James Claxton's Ancestors

Self
James Claxton
1839–1909
Birth Place: Tippah, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Hiram Madison Claxton
1817–1890
Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
Temperance (Mathis) (Claxton)
1818–1893
Richmond, N.C.
Grandparents
James (Anderson) Claxton
1797–1871
, , Tennessee, USA
Martha ("Polly") Martin
1798–1839
Tennessee, USA
Ford (Mathis) Matthews
1761–1855
North Carolina, USA
Sarah ("Sally" Matthews or) Mathis
1785–1852
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Claxton
1754–1832
Mary Anderson
1754–1842
Moses Martin
1776–
Martha Martin
1776–
John Sr.
1740–1824
John Box
1748–1781
Mary Box
1752–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Claxton
1722–
Adeline Coleman
1722–1788
Edmund Sr
1719–1783
Mary (Mathis)
1725–1803
David Cass
1722–
Mary Gamble
1730–

James Claxton's Descendants

1.
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James (Clinton) Claxton (23 May 1839–9 Jan 1909) m. Elizabeth Crum (1840–7 Oct 1915) m. Elizabeth Claxton (Abt 1841–)
  1. 1. Mary (Isabel Claxton) (Brawley) 1879–1950 m. George (A.) Brawley 1878–1954
    1. 1. May (L Brawley) (Wilkins) 1902–
    2. 2. Vera (L Brawley) (Wintebur) 1925–
    3. 3. Sam Brawley 1912–
    4. 4. Jessie (B) Brawley 1917–
  2. 2. Clinton Claxton 1889–1954 m. Ollie (Alice) Claxton 1884–1972
  3. 3. James (Lynn) Claxton 1859–1941 m. Margaret (Ellen) Duncan 1859–1952
    1. 1. Mahalia (Emerene) Jarrel 1881–1952 m. Blucher Jarrell 1875–1969
      1. 1. Andrew (B) Miller 1897–1969 m. Ruby Dew 1898–1972
        1. 1. James (B) Miller 1920–2004
      2. 2. Agnes (Mae Davies) Corbett 1900–2001 m. Fred (Mark) Corbett 1891–1955
        1. 1. Fred (Mark Corbett) Jr 1927–1971
      3. 3. Bessie (Lee Jarrell) Talley 1908–1998 m. Horace (Dewey) Talley 1897–1978
      4. 4. Fred (O) Jarrell 1910–1997
      5. 5. Evaline (Jerrell) Andros 1912–2006 m. George (Pete) Andros 1916–2002
      6. 6. Pauline (Jerrell Hunt Emery) Riley 1916–1997
        1. 1. Luther (B.) Riley 1935–2015
        2. 2. Geneva (Pauline) Cain 1937–1971
      7. 7. Robert Jerrell 1920–
      8. 8. Roy (S) Jarrel 1920–2012 m. Elizabeth (Catherine Jarrel) Colburn 1914–1971
    2. 2. Delphia (Laduska) Giles 1882–1964 m. J (A) Tillis 1883–
      1. 1. Gladys Mills 1904–1980
    3. 3. Robert (Lowry) Claxton 1897–1966
    4. 4. Gracie (M) Claxton 1899–1961 m. Lewis (G) Duncan 1883–
      1. 1. Leo (Benjamin) Duncan 1916–1989
    5. 5. Fred (Lee) Claxton 1899–1965
    6. 6. Gladys Claxton 1902–
    7. 7. Mary (E) Claxton 1886–
    8. 8. Cora (Belle Claxton) Hatch 1888–1972 m. William (Durant) Hatch 1885–1952
      1. 1. Perry (Durant) Hatch 1915–1979
      2. 2. Juanita Hatch 1912–2002
      3. 3. Len Hatch 1906–
    9. 9. Carrie (A) Claxton 1890–
  4. 4. John (Cash) Claxton 1874–1937 m. Rosa (L) Evans 1893–1980
    1. 1. Cora (Elizabeth Claxton) (Gaches) 1911–1964 m. Herman (L) Gaches 1906–1982
      1. 1. Betty (Lou Gaches) (Stepp) 1936–2001
      2. 2. Shirley (Lee) Gaches –1990
    2. 2. Annie (Mae) Claxton 1920–1996
    3. 3. Elvira (Elsworth Claxton) (Sims) 1908–2007
    4. 4. Emma (Edith) Claxton 1896–1984 m. Benjamin (Whitcomb) Lowrance 1892–1963
      1. 1. Raymond (Whitcome) Lowrance 1914–1989
    5. 5. Minnie (Ethel) Pulley 1901–1989 m. William (J) Pulley 1897–
      1. 1. Gladys Pulley 1920–
      2. 2. Frank (Haskell) Pulley 1918–1942
  5. 5. Hosea (B.) Claxton 1871–1949
  6. 6. Hiram (M.) Claxton 1868–1949 m. Mary (Molissa) Hamilton 1875–1932
  7. 7. Norman Claxton 1859–1937 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Claxton 1862–1947 m. Bettie Claxton 1862– m. Mary (Elizabeth) Claxton 1871–1947
    1. 1. Ethel (Viola) Carruth 1891–1996 m. Elmer (A) Claxton 1905–1978 m. George (Y.) Carruth 1885–1955
      1. 1. Wanda (M) Claxton 1927–2016 m. Alvis (Malcolm) Finch 1926–2008
    2. 2. Norman Claxton 1900–
    3. 3. Joe (Homer) Claxton 1902–1995 m. Pauline (T) Brown 1901–1978
      1. 1. Denver (Lee) Claxton 1940–2011
    4. 4. Elmer (A) Claxton 1905–1978 m. Ethel (Viola) Carruth 1891–1996 m. Eunice Blair 1915–1989
    5. 5. Thomas (Clinton) Claxton 1888–1954
    6. 6. John (Rufus) Claxton 1891–1957 m. Annis (Lenore) Claxton 1894–1971
    7. 7. Lucy (Gay Claxton) Ward 1897–1989 m. Author (Fielding) Ward 1898–1934 m. Fielding Ward 1896–
      1. 1. Oma (Lee) Ward 1918–1998 m. Anna (Lee) Arterberry 1920–1993
      2. 2. Onie (Clinton) Ward 1918–1985
      3. 3. Obie Ward 1923–1937
    8. 8. Omer Claxton 1902–
    9. 9. Ida (Jayrene) Claxton 1906–1958 m. Howard (Franklin) Smiley 1903–1968 m. Howard (Franklin) Smiley 1903–1968
  8. 8. Meade (Lafayette) Claxton 1869–1937
  9. 9. Mary (Isabelle Minnie Gay) Brawley 1879–1950 m. George (A.) Brawley 1878–1954
  10. 10. Mead (L.) Claxton 1874–

James Claxton's Timeline

4 Records

1839
23 May 1839
Birth of James Clinton Claxton in Tippah, Mississippi, USA
Tippah, Mississippi, USA
1880
1880
Age 41
James Clinton Claxton resided here in Alcorn, Mississippi, USA
Alcorn, Mississippi, USA
1909
9 Jan 1909
Age 70
Death of James Clinton Claxton in Lodi, Latimer, Oklahoma, USA
Lodi, Latimer, Oklahoma, USA
1909
19 Jul 1909
Age 70
James Clinton Claxton - Probate in Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 May 1839
    Event Place: Tippah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Alcorn, Mississippi; Roll: 640; Page: 356C; Enumeration District: 005
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: Oklahoma, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Alcorn, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Alcorn, Mississippi; Roll: 640; Page: 356C; Enumeration District: 005

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 13 October 1898
    Event Place: Fulton, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1909
    Event Place: Lodi, Latimer, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, Administrator's and Executor's Bonds and Letters, 1861-1965; Administrator's and Executor's Settlements, 1865-1934, 1937-1963...; Author: Bedford County (Tennessee) County Court Clerk; Probate Place: Bedford, Tennessee
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Oklahoma, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Red Oak, Latimer County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Oklahoma, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1909
    Event Place: Bedford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, Administrator's and Executor's Bonds and Letters, 1861-1965; Administrator's and Executor's Settlements, 1865-1934, 1937-1963...; Author: Bedford County (Tennessee) County Court Clerk; Probate Place: Bedford, Tennessee
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