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William Baxter 1854–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1854

Birth Location: Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Indiana, USA

Death Date: 09 Feb 1915

Death Location: Oswego, Labette, Kansas, USA

Father: James Baxter

Mother: Charlotte Baxter

Spouse(s): Mary Sparr

Children(s):

William Baxter was born in 1854 in Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Indiana, USA, the child of James Anderson Baxter And Charlotte Temple Morris Baxter. In 1860, William Baxter resided in Claytonville, Brown, Kansas Territory, United Stat. William Baxter married Mary E Sparr. William Baxter passed away in 1915 in Oswego, Labette, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • William Baxter was born in 1854 in Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Indiana, USA, the child of James Anderson Baxter And Charlotte Temple Morris Baxter.
  • In 1860, William Baxter resided in Claytonville, Brown, Kansas Territory, United Stat.
  • William Baxter married Mary E Sparr.
  • William Baxter passed away in 1915 in Oswego, Labette, Kansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Baxter's Ancestors

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William Baxter
1854–1915
Birth Place: Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Indiana, USA
Parents
James Anderson Baxter
1832–1873
Shelby Co., Indiana, USA
Charlotte (Temple Morris) Baxter
1835–1916
Shelby, Indiana, United States
Grandparents
Madison Baxter
1810–1855
Kentucky, United States
Phebe (Delila) Dewitt
1815–1837
Kentucky, United States
William (G) Morris
1810–1879
Buffalo Run, Clark, Kentucky, United States
Frances Gordon
1816–1850
Great-Grandparents
Peter Dewitt
1788–1840
Phebe Dewitt
1787–1867
William Morris
1781–1863
Nancy Morris
1788–1859
Archibald Gordon
1771–1853
Eliz Oliver
1779–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Dewitt
1753–1834
Jane Bray
1775–1843
William Cotton
1806–1831
Elizabeth Cotton
1760–1842
William Morris
1755–1838
Sarah Godfrey
1760–1817
James Young
1755–1829
Mary Young
1765–1834

William Baxter's Timeline

6 Records

1852
05 Mar 1852
Birth of William Baxter in Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Indiana, USA
Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Indiana, USA
1854
Abt 1854
Birth of William Baxter in Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Indiana, USA
Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Indiana, USA
1860
1860
Age 6
William Baxter resided here in Claytonville, Brown, Kansas Territory, United States
Claytonville, Brown, Kansas Territory, United States
1870
1870
Age 16
William Baxter resided here in Claytonville, Brown, Kansas, United States
Claytonville, Brown, Kansas, United States
1880
1880
Age 26
William Baxter resided here in Robinson, Brown, Kansas, USA
Robinson, Brown, Kansas, USA
1915
09 Feb 1915
Age 61
Death of William Baxter in Oswego, Labette, Kansas, USA
Oswego, Labette, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Mar 1852
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Claytonville, Brown, Kansas; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Claytonville, Brown, Kansas Territory; Roll: ; Page: 650; Image: 62.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1854
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Robinson, Brown, Kansas; Roll: 374; Family History Film: 1254374; Page: 444D; Enumeration District: 017

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Claytonville, Brown, Kansas Territory, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Claytonville, Brown, Kansas Territory; Roll: ; Page: 650; Image: 62.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Claytonville, Brown, Kansas, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Claytonville, Brown, Kansas; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Robinson, Brown, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Robinson, Brown, Kansas; Roll: 374; Family History Film: 1254374; Page: 444D; Enumeration District: 017

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Feb 1915
    Event Place: Oswego, Labette, Kansas, USA

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