--- On Sat, 4/10/10, Jane Vaughan <janepres@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: Are any of these CLAXTON folks part of the family that developed the Claxton Fruitcakes? Surprisingly, answer is No.(From Wikipedia) History The Claxton Bakery was founded by Savino Gillio Tos (March 31, 1885 in Ivrea, Italy - January 1966 in Claxton, Georgia) who immigrated to the United States in 1902. He moved to New York City, where he worked at a Brooklyn hotel as a master baker. He eventually took a job in Macon, Georgia and moved from there to Claxton. Mr. Tos's Claxton Bakery was a successful maker of baked goods, homemade ice cream and fruitcakes. In 1945, Savino Tos sold the bakery to Albert Parker, an employee, and retired. Albert Parker's Claxton Bakery Under Parker's leadership, the Claxton Bakery began to focus on fruitcakes; this eventually led the bakery to start selling fruitcakes for fundraising purposes in the 1950s. One of the bakery's earliest fundraising partners was Civitan International; since 1951, local Civitans have sold millions of pounds of Claxton fruitcake each holiday season in support of their work with the developmentally disabled. A little over a decade later, in 1964 and 1965, the company was part of the New York World's Fair. Mr. Parker quickly took advantage of the success at the fair and came up with other means to get his product out to the world. One such innovation came when he entered several floats in the Orange Bowl Jamboree Parade in Miami and also the Cherry Blossom Festival Parade in Washington, D.C. Today the Claxton Bakery, Inc. works with over a thousand organizations throughout North America. On May 21, 1995 Albert Parker died. His three sons and his daughter now run the corporation. More about Claxton    The town had its visionary, W.R. Hendricks. In May 1890 there were only a couple of dwellings scattered around the area that is Claxton. W.R. Hendricks, son of Glenn and Nancy Hendricks, had been given a large tract of land by his parents.    With the establishment of a town well underway, efforts were begun to establish a post office at the settlement already widely known as Hendricks. Postal officials in Washington, D.C., upon receiving an application from George E. Wood, declined to approve the name Hendricks because a post office in the state was already operating under that name in Upson County.  Two other names were then submitted, Jenny and Claxton. Postal officials agreed to Claxton and the post office opened in 1890.     There is some dispute about the origin of the name. Some local historians contend that the name of a popular actress, Kate Claxton, was the source while others believe it was in honor of Philander Priestly Claxton, a noted educator of the time.

Thank you! It is such an unusual name I thought it must have in some way related to that area. Jane Vaughan Tampa, Florida ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Riner Everett" <c_riner_everett@yahoo.com> To: <gaemanue@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2010 7:19 AM Subject: Re: [GAEMANUE] Claxton Fruitcake --- On Sat, 4/10/10, Jane Vaughan <janepres@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: Are any of these CLAXTON folks part of the family that developed the Claxton Fruitcakes? Surprisingly, answer is No.(From Wikipedia) History The Claxton Bakery was founded by Savino Gillio Tos (March 31, 1885 in Ivrea, Italy - January 1966 in Claxton, Georgia) who immigrated to the United States in 1902. He moved to New York City, where he worked at a Brooklyn hotel as a master baker. He eventually took a job in Macon, Georgia and moved from there to Claxton. Mr. Tos's Claxton Bakery was a successful maker of baked goods, homemade ice cream and fruitcakes. In 1945, Savino Tos sold the bakery to Albert Parker, an employee, and retired. Albert Parker's Claxton Bakery Under Parker's leadership, the Claxton Bakery began to focus on fruitcakes; this eventually led the bakery to start selling fruitcakes for fundraising purposes in the 1950s. One of the bakery's earliest fundraising partners was Civitan International; since 1951, local Civitans have sold millions of pounds of Claxton fruitcake each holiday season in support of their work with the developmentally disabled. A little over a decade later, in 1964 and 1965, the company was part of the New York World's Fair. Mr. Parker quickly took advantage of the success at the fair and came up with other means to get his product out to the world. One such innovation came when he entered several floats in the Orange Bowl Jamboree Parade in Miami and also the Cherry Blossom Festival Parade in Washington, D.C. Today the Claxton Bakery, Inc. works with over a thousand organizations throughout North America. On May 21, 1995 Albert Parker died. His three sons and his daughter now run the corporation. More about Claxton The town had its visionary, W.R. Hendricks. In May 1890 there were only a couple of dwellings scattered around the area that is Claxton. W.R. Hendricks, son of Glenn and Nancy Hendricks, had been given a large tract of land by his parents. With the establishment of a town well underway, efforts were begun to establish a post office at the settlement already widely known as Hendricks. Postal officials in Washington, D.C., upon receiving an application from George E. Wood, declined to approve the name Hendricks because a post office in the state was already operating under that name in Upson County. Two other names were then submitted, Jenny and Claxton. Postal officials agreed to Claxton and the post office opened in 1890. There is some dispute about the origin of the name. Some local historians contend that the name of a popular actress, Kate Claxton, was the source while others believe it was in honor of Philander Priestly Claxton, a noted educator of the time. Emanuel County GaGenWeb http://www.thegagenweb.com/gaemanuel/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GAEMANUE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2796 - Release Date: 04/07/10 06:32:00

Just some interesting tidbits .... << There is some dispute about the origin of the name. Some local historians contend that the name of a popular actress, Kate Claxton, was the source while others believe it was in honor of Philander Priestly Claxton, a noted educator of the time. >> And neither of these people had a connection with the Georgia Claxtons that I know of.  (Although I suppose if you go back far enough you'd find a common ancestor.)  Actress Kate Claxton was born Kate Elizabeth Cone in 1848 in Somerville, NJ.  She was married twice, but never to a Claxton ... that was just her stage name.  Her Wikipedia biography states that the town of Claxton, GA, was named after her. Philander Priestly Claxton was born in Bedford Co., TN, in 1862.  He later became Superintendent of Schools in North Carolina and, later still, became Provost of the University of Alabama, and Superintendent of Schools in Tulsa, OK, before returning to Tennessee.   Carol

Thanks for the info on the Claxton Fruitcake. My Great uncle was William Remer Hendricks. I never knew that Jenny was being considered for the name of the town of Claxton. Jenny was Remer's first wife Jenny Edwards Hendricks. When Remer's mother Nancy Kicklighter Hendricks died in 1930 she disowned one of Jenny's children in the will saying that "he was not of her blood". This caused the will to be contested and the trial set a precedent for liable in the court system. Remer's second wife was my great aunt, Lilla Mae Ingraham whose three children were left 150,000 dollars each plus stock in a Savannah bank at the height of the depression! Todd -----Original Message----- From: Carol Riner Everett <c_riner_everett@yahoo.com> To: gaemanue@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, Apr 11, 2010 7:19 am Subject: Re: [GAEMANUE] Claxton Fruitcake --- On Sat, 4/10/10, Jane Vaughan <janepres@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: Are any of these CLAXTON folks part of the family that developed the Claxton ruitcakes? Surprisingly, answer is No.(From Wikipedia) istory The Claxton Bakery was founded by Savino Gillio Tos (March 31, 1885 n Ivrea, Italy - January 1966 in Claxton, Georgia) who immigrated to the United States in 1902. He moved to New York City, where he worked at a Brooklyn hotel as a master baker. He eventually took a job in Macon, Georgia and moved from here to Claxton. Mr. Tos's laxton Bakery was a successful maker of baked goods, homemade ice cream and fruitcakes. In 1945, Savino Tos sold the bakery to Albert Parker, an employee, and retired. Albert Parker's Claxton Bakery Under Parker's leadership, the Claxton Bakery began to focus on ruitcakes; this eventually led the bakery to start selling fruitcakes or fundraising purposes in the 1950s. One of the bakery's earliest undraising partners was Civitan International; since 1951, ocal Civitans have sold millions of pounds of Claxton fruitcake each oliday season in support of their work with the developmentally isabled. A little over a decade later, in 1964 and 1965, the company was part of the New York World's Fair. Mr. Parker quickly took advantage of the success at the fair and came up with ther means to get his product out to the world. One such innovation ame when he entered several floats in the Orange Bowl Jamboree arade in Miami and also the Cherry Blossom Festival arade in Washington, D.C. Today he Claxton Bakery, Inc. works with over a thousand organizations hroughout North America. On May 21, 1995 Albert Parker died. His three sons and his daughter ow run the corporation. More about Claxton The town had its visionary, W.R. Hendricks. In May 1890 there were nly a couple of dwellings scattered around the area that is Claxton. W.R. Hendricks, son of Glenn and Nancy Hendricks, had been given a arge tract of land by his parents. With the establishment of a town well underway, efforts were begun to establish a post office at the settlement already widely known as Hendricks. Postal officials in Washington, D.C., upon receiving an application rom George E. Wood, declined to approve the name Hendricks because a ost office in the state was already operating under that name in Upson County. wo other names were hen submitted, Jenny and Claxton. Postal officials agreed to Claxton nd the post office opened in 1890. here is some dispute about the origin of the name. Some local istorians contend that the name of a popular actress, Kate Claxton, was the ource while others believe it was in honor of Philander Priestly Claxton, a noted ducator of the time. manuel County GaGenWeb ttp://www.thegagenweb.com/gaemanuel/ ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GAEMANUE-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message