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Thomas Alexander Paxton 1879–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 July 1879

Birth Location: Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 8 January 1947

Death Location: Los Angeles, California, United States

Father: Thomas Sr

Mother: Jane Aitken

Spouse(s): Helen Walsh

Children(s): Virginia Paxton, Thomas Paxton

Thomas Alexander Paxton was born in 1879 in Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Thomas Paxton Sr And Jane Wise Aitken. In 1881, Thomas Alexander Paxton resided in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland. Thomas Alexander Paxton married Helen Nellie Walsh, and had children including Thomas Eugene Paxton, Virginia Paxton. Thomas Alexander Paxton passed away in 1947 in Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas Alexander Paxton was born in 1879 in Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Thomas Paxton Sr And Jane Wise Aitken.
  • In 1881, Thomas Alexander Paxton resided in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • Thomas Alexander Paxton married Helen Nellie Walsh, and had children including Thomas Eugene Paxton, Virginia Paxton.
  • Thomas Alexander Paxton passed away in 1947 in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Sr
1851–1914
Birth Location: Yester, East Lothian
TS
Jane Aitken
1849–1928
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JA

Spouses(s)

Helen Walsh
1882–1962
Birth Location: Dennison, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
HW

Children(s)

Virginia Paxton
1909–
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
VP
Thomas Paxton
1912–1992
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
TP

Thomas Paxton's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Paxton
1879–1947
Birth Place: Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Paxton Sr
1851–1914
Yester, East Lothian
Jane (Wise) Aitken
1849–1928
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
William Paxton
1814–1893
Stenton, East Lothian, Scotland
May Baillie
1821–1902
East Lothian, Scotland
Rachel Wise
1827–
Alexander Aitken
1815–
Great-Grandparents
George Paxton
1774–
Agnes Dawson
1780–1868
Peter Baillie
1787–
Christina Fraser
1798–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Paxton
–1819
Marion Little
1744–1821
John Baillie
1753–

Thomas Paxton's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (Alexander) Paxton (7 July 1879–8 January 1947) m. Helen ('Nellie') Walsh (25 May 1882–2 January 1962)
  1. 1. Virginia Paxton 1909–
  2. 2. Thomas (Eugene) Paxton 1912–1992

Thomas Paxton's Timeline

12 Records

1879
7 July 1879
Birth of Thomas Alexander Paxton in Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 2
Thomas Alexander Paxton resided here in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland
Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland
1900
1900
Age 21
Thomas Alexander Paxton resided here in Cleveland Ward 7, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland Ward 7, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1905
1905
Age 26
Thomas Alexander Paxton was employed in Ohio
Ohio
1910
1910
Age 31
Thomas Alexander Paxton resided here in Cleveland Ward 26, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland Ward 26, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1918
1918
Age 39
Thomas Alexander Paxton was employed in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1920
1920
Age 41
Thomas Alexander Paxton resided here in Cleveland Ward 25, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland Ward 25, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 51
Thomas Alexander Paxton resided here in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1935
1935
Age 56
Thomas Alexander Paxton resided here in Cleveland
Cleveland
1940
1940
Age 61
Thomas Alexander Paxton resided here in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1947
3 January 1947
Age 68
Death of Thomas Alexander Paxton in Los Angeles County, California, USA
Los Angeles County, California, USA
1947
8 January 1947
Age 68
Burial of Thomas Alexander Paxton in Los Angeles, California, United States
Los Angeles, California, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 July 1879
    Event Place: Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Liberton; ED: 6; Page: 5; Line: 11; Roll: cssct1881_300
    [2] Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes, Cuyahoga County Archive; Cleveland, Ohio; Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1810-1973; Volume: Vol 62-63; Page: 200; Year Range: 1905 Sep - 1906 Aug
    [3] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03228; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 92-630
    [5] California, Death Index, Date: 1947-01-03
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 25, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T625_1372; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 482
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0456; FHL microfilm: 2341510
    [8] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Ohio; Registration County: Cuyahoga; Roll: 1831941; Draft Board: 17
    [9] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 7, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1241252
    [10] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 26, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T624_1176; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0403; FHL microfilm: 1375189
    [11] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, Ca.
    [12] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [13] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
    [14] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1878
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0456; FHL microfilm: 2341510
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 26, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T624_1176; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0403; FHL microfilm: 1375189

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Liberton; ED: 6; Page: 5; Line: 11; Roll: cssct1881_300

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1882
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 25, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T625_1372; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 482

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Cleveland Ward 7, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 7, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1241252

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Ohio

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Cleveland Ward 26, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 26, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T624_1176; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0403; FHL microfilm: 1375189

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1918
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cleveland Ward 25, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 25, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T625_1372; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 482

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0456; FHL microfilm: 2341510

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cleveland
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03228; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 92-630

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03228; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 92-630

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 January 1947
    Event Place: Los Angeles County, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
    [2] California, Death Index, Date: 1947-01-03
    [3] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, Ca.
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 January 1947
    Event Place: Los Angeles, California, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
    [2] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, Ca.
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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