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William August Paxton 1803–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 June 1803

Birth Location: Mercer Co., Pennsylvania

Death Date: 17 Mar 1897

Death Location: Boone, Iowa, United States

Father: Thomas GG

Mother: Violet Crawford

Spouse(s): Rebecca Bancroft

Children(s): Hester Paxton

William August Paxton was born in 1803 in Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, the child of Thomas Paxton Jr 5Th Gg And Violet Jane Crawford. William August Paxton married Rebecca Bancroft, and had children including Hester Anne Paxton. William August Paxton passed away in 1897 in Boone, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • William August Paxton was born in 1803 in Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, the child of Thomas Paxton Jr 5Th Gg And Violet Jane Crawford.
  • William August Paxton married Rebecca Bancroft, and had children including Hester Anne Paxton.
  • William August Paxton passed away in 1897 in Boone, Iowa, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas GG
1761–1850
Birth Location: Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
TG
Violet Crawford
1765–1820
Birth Location: Marsh Creek, Adams, York, Pennsylvania
VC

Spouses(s)

Rebecca Bancroft
1803–1870
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
RB

Children(s)

Hester Paxton
1834–1906
Birth Location: Ohio
HP

William Paxton's Ancestors

Self
William Paxton
1803–1897
Birth Place: Mercer Co., Pennsylvania
Parents
Thomas Paxton Jr 5th GG
1761–1850
Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Violet (Jane) Crawford
1765–1820
Marsh Creek, Adams, York, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Thomas (Paxton Sr. 6th) GG
1713–1818
Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
Jane (Aston or Estin 6th) GG
1715–1817
Antrim, Ireland
William (Louis) Crawford
1735–1815
Drumore, Lancaster, PA, USA
Johanna (Margaret) Henderson
1735–1788
Merion, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Samuel GG
1670–1746
Agnes Nees
1670–1746
William Crawford
1685–1767
Violet
1693–1738
John Henderson
1706–1766
Margaret Henderson
1705–1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James GG
1640–1722
Helen Gurden
1649–1710
Burkhard Neus
1649–1689
Margaret Beÿelß
1651–1692
Robert Crawford
1663–1700
Mary Shaw
1674–1693
Matthew Henderson
1669–
Kathryn McDivitt
1680–

William Paxton's Descendants

1.
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William (August) Paxton (30 June 1803–17 Mar 1897) m. Rebecca Bancroft (13 June 1803–9 Nov 1870)
  1. 1. Hester (Anne) Paxton 1834–1906 m. John Ramsey 1832–1911
    1. 1. Margaret (Rebecca) Ramsey 1857–1929 m. Prentice Cooper 1847–1929
      1. 1. Charles (Everett) Cooper 1882–1954 m. Gertrude (Daisy) Seitz 1884–1969
        1. 1. Ray (Otto) Cooper 1904–1960
        2. 2. Betty (Marie) Cooper 1924–1973
        3. 3. Helen (Louise) Cooper 1913–1949
        4. 4. John (Henry (Bud)) Cooper 1915–1988
        5. 5. Rex (Erwin) Cooper 1920–1977
        6. 6. Elsie (Cleo) Cooper 1902–1997 m. Ralph (Wesley) Grimm 1897–1967

William Paxton's Timeline

16 Records

1803
30 June 1803
Birth of William August Paxton in Washington, Pennsylvania
Washington, Pennsylvania
1803
30 June 1803
Birth of William August Paxton in Mercer Co., Pennsylvania
Mercer Co., Pennsylvania
1803
30 June 1803
Birth of William August Paxton in Mercer Co., Pennsylvania
Mercer Co., Pennsylvania
1830
1830
Age 27
William August Paxton resided here in Green, Harrison, Ohio, USA
Green, Harrison, Ohio, USA
1840
1840
Age 37
William August Paxton resided here in Green, Harrison, Ohio, USA
Green, Harrison, Ohio, USA
1850
1850
Age 47
William August Paxton resided here in Green, Harrison, Ohio
Green, Harrison, Ohio
1860
1860
Age 57
William August Paxton resided here in Des Moines, Boone, Iowa, United States
Des Moines, Boone, Iowa, United States
1870
1870
Age 67
William August Paxton resided here in Des Moines, Boone, Iowa, United States
Des Moines, Boone, Iowa, United States
1880
1880
Age 77
William August Paxton resided here in Highland, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Highland, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
1880
1880
Age 77
William August Paxton resided here in Worth, Boone, Iowa, United States
Worth, Boone, Iowa, United States
1885
1885
Age 82
William August Paxton resided here in Worth, Boone, Iowa, USA
Worth, Boone, Iowa, USA
1895
1895
Age 92
William August Paxton resided here in Boone County, Boone, Iowa
Boone County, Boone, Iowa
1896
1896
Age 93
William August Paxton resided here in Worth, Boone, Iowa
Worth, Boone, Iowa
1897
16 Mar 1897
Age 94
Death of William August Paxton in Boone Co., Iowa
Boone Co., Iowa
1897
17 Mar 1897
Age 94
Burial of William August Paxton in Boone, Iowa, United States
Boone, Iowa, United States
1897
9 Dec 1897
Age 94
William August Paxton - Probate in Morrow, Ohio, USA
Morrow, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 June 1803
    Event Place: Washington, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, State Census Collection
    [2] Iowa, Cemetery Records
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Worth, Boone, Iowa; Roll: 328; Family History Film: 1254328; Page: 154D; Enumeration District: 010; Image: 0393.
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Highland, Adams, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1085; Family History Film: 1255085; Page: 201A; Enumeration District: 053; Image: 0406.
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Des Moines, Boone, Iowa; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [6] Iowa, State Census
    [7] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Des Moines, Boone, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: 250; Image: 250.
    [8] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Green, Harrison, Ohio; Roll: M432_693; Page: 248A; Image: .
    [9] Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials
    [10] Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 June 1803
    Event Place: Mercer Co., Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 June 1803
    Event Place: Mercer Co., Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Green, Harrison, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Green, Harrison, Ohio; Series: M19; Roll: 133; Page: 126; Family History Library Film: 0337944

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Green, Harrison, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Green, Harrison, Ohio; Roll: 402; Page: 223; Family History Library Film: 0020167

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Green, Harrison, Ohio
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Green, Harrison, Ohio; Roll: M432_693; Page: 248A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Des Moines, Boone, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Des Moines, Boone, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: 250; Image: 250.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Des Moines, Boone, Iowa, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Non-population Census Schedules for Iowa, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Des Moines, Boone, Iowa; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Highland, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Highland, Adams, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1085; Family History Film: 1255085; Page: 201A; Enumeration District: 053; Image: 0406.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Worth, Boone, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Worth, Boone, Iowa; Roll: 328; Family History Film: 1254328; Page: 154D; Enumeration District: 010; Image: 0393.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Worth, Boone, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Boone County, Boone, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1896
    Event Place: Worth, Boone, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918, Collection Number: G&M_79; Roll Number: 79

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1897
    Event Place: Boone Co., Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Cemetery Records
    [2] Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records, 1848-1926; General Indexes, 1848-1950; Probate Place: Morrow, Ohio
    [3] Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials
    [4] Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1897
    Event Place: Boone, Iowa, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials
    [2] Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012
    [3] Iowa Gravestones Index

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1897
    Event Place: Morrow, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records, 1848-1926; General Indexes, 1848-1950; Probate Place: Morrow, Ohio
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