Why not try the State of North Carolina? There were Swearingens [whatever spelling] in North Carolina. And before that in the State of Virginia. In NC you might just try first the area around Taylorsville and then back to the Alamance, Chatham, and Orange Cos. As one person called me on this list -- a SCAM -- I think that my above infor belays that title!!! BTW, one of my lines were in Madison prior to 1840 and other of that line stayed with them in 1870ish. Another line came in before 1830. And my grandfather was a mining supervisor in all the lead mines. Since there were no telephones, etc, a man on horseback had to go out and find him when there was water in the mines. He supervised the setting up of the mining exhibit at the St Louis World's Fair. And some of the equipment I saw in Missoula, Mt, in the early 1970's. Grandpa did not have to go down in the mines to work, he was called upon for his knowledge. His second wife's first cousin's husband told me not to let anyone tell me differently -- he was a mechanical genius. His son from his first marriage said that a whistle from the mines that my grandfather had made or designed still blew in 1954 some place. It was not small. My Conwys/Conways in Shannon Co had relatives in Reynolds Co. Alanna and I resented being called a SCAM!!!! --- On Mon, 12/1/08, MehdiFakhar@aol.com <MehdiFakhar@aol.com> wrote: From: MehdiFakhar@aol.com <MehdiFakhar@aol.com> Subject: Re: [MOSTFRAN] Buxton To: donaldyeager@charter.net, mostfran@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, December 1, 2008, 8:28 PM I don't know whether to thank Bettye or not for the Buxton murder article (-: It certainly has caused me to use alot of time being nosy.... Following up on Donald Yeager and Bettye's notes- I tried to find the Sweringen family of Jane Buxton prior to 1910 - without luck - the St. Francois obit webpage lists the following spellings for Laura Jane's maiden name, but none of the obits mentioned her as a daughter or sibling... Swaringam Swaringim Swaringin Swearengen Swearingen The marriage of William/Jane Buxton: William Buxton of St. Francois Co., Mo. over 21; Miss Jane Swaringame of St. Francois Co., Mo. over 18; 1 March 1901 license; married on 1 March 1901 by Jere S. Gossom, Judge of Probate at Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo. I also played around with the surnames Pear, Pair, etc. - the man [Peam Pear/Fain Pair - even tried PH vs. F - without luck] blamed for Jane's mischief. Since I don't have access to the websites I used to use, my online resources are limited, though. It would seem that he was the same man -and- that he ran the boarding house on East Main street [in the same block as the Silsby building] - especially since this is where Jane was at the time William Buxton shot her. Question: The family lived on Taylor Street in 1910 - did they move to East Main and stay at the boarding house by 1917? And how could Jane make/refuse to make dinner if they were at a boarding house? Didn't find an obit, census or marriage for Pearl Buxton Potts, etc. The only Pott/Potts listing was for: 1920 1-WD ELVINS, ST FRANCOIS,MO B.J. POTTS, Sr. 34 M W MO - was married to someone else in 1920 w/ children? Also, I can't find any of the Buxton children in 1920 - they aren't listed under the Buxton surname (Harold/Harry, Pearl, Truman, Clara, or otherwise) and they aren't listed in the Presbyterian Orphanage (4-WD, Farmington, Cayse Ave/Liberty Street, Sheets 15A & 15B, page 283 - I checked line by line. Is the Tipton, MO that is mentioned in the obits, Tipton of Washington County, or the town Tipton in Montibeau Co.? This was the obit Bettye mentioned for Clara Buxton, who died at age 13 (it's interesting that Harold Buxton moved back to Taylor Ave per Clara's obit - the same street where the family lived per the 1910 census). Lead Belt News, Flat River, St. Francois County, Missouri, Friday, Feb. 4, 1927. Clara Marie BUXTON, daughter of the late William and Jane BUXTON, was born at Esther. She died in St. Louis in Barnes' Hospital where she had been the past three weeks, following an operation for appendicitis. She was 13 years of age and was a student in the eighth grade of Desloge School. Her mother died when she was 2 years old and her father when she was 6. She was in the Presbyterian Orphanage at Farmington for several years, but was making her home now with her brother, Harold BUXTON, formerly of Cantwell, but recently moved on Taylor Avenue. Her body was brought to her brother's home Wednesday evening and funeral services will be held at the Flat River Baptist Church this afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. E. D. Owen. Interment will be in the K. of P. Cemetery at St. Francois. Girls of her class in school will act as pall bearers and flower girls. She was a member of the Baptist Church and was loved by all who knew her. She leaves two sisters, Mrs. Jewell Mullins of St. Francois, and Mrs. Pearl Potts of Farmington, Route 4. Also three brothers, Harold and Leo of Flat River, and Truman of Tipton, Mo. I'm going to try to officially zap the curiosity bug for the name Buxton now. -Kay --------------------------------------------------- In a message dated 11/30/2008 9:56:28 AM Eastern Standard Time, donaldyeager@charter.net writes: > > Kathleen was my mother's sister. She was the oldest of four girles > born to William Marian Waters and Carrie Murtle Angel. Kathleen was a > christian. She died with the bible in one hand and the phone in the other. > Jewell was married to Sherif Clay Mullins. Thank you for your > interest. > Donald Yeager -------------------------------------------- In a message dated 11/29/2008 7:19:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, MehdiFakhar@aol.com writes: 1910 St. Francois, Taylor Ave: Buxton: William M, Jane, Harold 7, Truman 6, Leo 5, and Pearl 3. 1920 ? Children's names: Harold 1901-1973; Pearl [Potts?] 1902 - <1996; Truman 1903-1965; Leo 1904 - < 1996; Juell/Jewell 1911-1996 and Clara Marie 1914 - 1927 Obits: Truman 'Moxey' BUXTON: 1903-1965; unmarried Parents: William Buxton and Jane Swearingen Siblings: Harold Buxton & Juell (Mrs. Clay Mullins); 3 siblings preceeded him in death Harold 'Benson' BUXTON: 1901-1973 of Flat River Parents: William Buxton and Jane Sweringun Siblings: Leo Buxton of Rolla and Jewell (Mrs. Alfred Edgar 'Tom' Tucker) of Farmington Spouse: Kathleen Waters Children: Eugene, Bobby, Edna (Mrs. Joseph Holley), Glenda (Mrs. John Stoneking), Finis and Darrell Jewell Buxton Mullins Tucker 1911-1996 Parents: William Buxton and Jane Swangurim Spouse 1: Sherif Clay Mullins; Spouse 2: Alfred Tom Tucker Siblings preceeded her in death: Leo Buxton, Harold Buxton, Truman Buxton, Pearl & Clara. Sons: Robery Clay Mullins and James Henry Mullins ------------------------------- Subj: Re: [MOSTFRAN] Laura Jane Buxton Murder in Elvins (1917) Date: 11/29/2008 8:08:57 PM Eastern Standard Time From: bkwofc@i1.net Thanks Kay! I too wondered about the name Peam Pear and wondered if he was related to the person named Fain Pair in another article. Fain was supposedly was in charge of the boarding home where the shooting occurred. The newspapers back then didn't worry too much about proper spellings of names and often spelled names as they sounded. ---------------------------------------------- In a message dated 11/25/2008 11:17:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, bkwofc@i1.net writes: A web page concerning the 1917 murder of Laura Jane Buxton by her husband, William Buxton, at Elvins, Missouri, has been added to the St. Francois County MoGenWeb site: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mostfran/articles_crime/jane_buxton_murder. htm B. 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