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John David Claxton 1855–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1855

Birth Location: Corinth, Adams, Mississippi

Death Date: Nov 1934

Death Location: Earlsboro, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

Father: Hiram Claxton

Mother: Temperance (Claxton)

Spouse(s): Lubetta Strange, Fannie Sturkie

Children(s): Henry Claxton, Josephine Madison, Ara (Vanderslice), Oscar Claxton, Boss Claxton, Olive Claxton

John David Claxton was born in 1855 in Corinth, Adams, Mississippi, the child of Hiram Madison Claxton And Temperance Mathis Claxton. John David Claxton married Fannie P Sturkie, Fannie Sturkey, Lubetta Strange, and had children including Ara Belle Claxton Vanderslice, Boss Claxton, Henry Claxton, Josephine Claxton Madison, Olive A Claxton, Oscar Madison Claxton. John David Claxton passed away in 1934 in Earlsboro, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma.

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Biography

  • John David Claxton was born in 1855 in Corinth, Adams, Mississippi, the child of Hiram Madison Claxton And Temperance Mathis Claxton.
  • John David Claxton married Fannie P Sturkie, Fannie Sturkey, Lubetta Strange, and had children including Ara Belle Claxton Vanderslice, Boss Claxton, Henry Claxton, Josephine Claxton Madison, Olive A Claxton, Oscar Madison Claxton.
  • John David Claxton passed away in 1934 in Earlsboro, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma.

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John Claxton's Ancestors

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John Claxton
1855–1934
Birth Place: Corinth, Adams, Mississippi
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–

John Claxton's Descendants

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John (David) Claxton (6 Jan 1855–Nov 1934) m. Lubetta Strange (abt 1859–) m. Fannie (P) Sturkie (30 Nov 1869–6 August 1940)
  1. 1. Henry Claxton 1879–
  2. 2. Josephine (Claxton) Madison 1891–1980 m. James (Granville) Madison 1884–
    1. 1. Jewel Madison 1908–1971
    2. 2. Osa (Mae) Madison 1913–
    3. 3. Opal Madison 1917–
    4. 4. Lois Madison 1920–
    5. 5. Pamy (R) Madison 1925–
    6. 6. Estell (Jean) Madison 1928–1988
  3. 3. Ara (Belle Claxton) (Vanderslice) 1892–1973 m. Thomas (Jefferson Vanderslice) Jr. 1892–1945
    1. 1. Jefferson (David) Vanderslice 1920–1959
    2. 2. Lucille (Arabelle) Vanderslice 1913–1915
    3. 3. Johnnie (Lewis) Vanderslice 1916–1917
  4. 4. Oscar (Madison) Claxton 1889–1953 m. Lydia Abernathy 1902–
  5. 5. Boss Claxton 1894–1953 m. Wanetta (C) Kent 1896–1970 m. Margarette Mulviehill 1895–
  6. 6. Olive (A) Claxton 1896– m. Jesse (Finis) Lawler 1903–1975

John Claxton's Timeline

2 Records

1855
6 Jan 1855
Birth of John David Claxton in Corinth, Adams, Mississippi
Corinth, Adams, Mississippi
1934
Nov 1934
Age 79
Death of John David Claxton in Earlsboro, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma
Earlsboro, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1855
    Event Place: Corinth, Adams, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1934
    Event Place: Earlsboro, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

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