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William Preston Saxton 1853–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 December 1853

Birth Location: Indiana

Death Date: 31 August 1921

Death Location: Campbellsville, Taylor County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Francis Saxton

Mother: Sarah Saxton

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The story of William Preston Saxton began in 1853 in Indiana. William Preston Saxton passed away in 1921 in Campbellsville, Taylor County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Preston Saxton began in 1853 in Indiana.
  • William Preston Saxton passed away in 1921 in Campbellsville, Taylor County, Kentucky, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Saxton's Ancestors

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William Saxton
1853–1921
Birth Place: Indiana
Parents
Francis Saxton
1818–1887
West Fallowfield, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah (Ann) Saxton
1824–1905
West Moreland County, Maryland
Grandparents
Charles Saxton
1792–
Delaware
Sarah Unk.
1796–1874
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Francis Hoofman
1759–1835
Hopeful unknown
–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis HOFFMAN
1740–1772
Catherina Hoffman
1730–

William Saxton's Timeline

2 Records

1853
31 December 1853
Birth of William Preston Saxton in Indiana
Indiana
1921
31 August 1921
Age 68
Death of William Preston Saxton in Taylor, Kentucky, USA
Taylor, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 December 1853
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 August 1921
    Event Place: Taylor, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Campbellsville, Taylor County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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