Does anyone have an Oscar Brevard Paxton? Birthplace unknown. B. abt. 1885. His children include (but not limited to) James Ben Paxton b. 3-23-1920 in NC? I feel like I'm playing "Go Fish." Christy There is an angel inside of me whom I am constantly shocking. http://members.tripod.com/~ChristysPage/ http://members.tripod.com/~autoimmune/ -----Original Message----- From: Kelvin L Kean <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, August 14, 1999 5:34 PM Subject: [PAXTON-L] PAXTON in Essex and Passaic Counties NJ (1800 - 1900) >Here are my Paxton forebears for new subscribers to peruse. If anything >looks familiar, please contact me. > >1. Richard Paxton, b. 12 Jan. 1795. Place unknown. Date of death and >parents are also unknown. > + Charlotte A. Collie b. 19 Jan. 1801; d. 19 Nov 1859. Neither Parents >nor places are known. > 2. Rhoda, 10 Feb 1823; d. 4 July 1887. M. 22 Jan 1847 > + Elias Vreeland, b. __?__; d. 16 April 1855. > 2. Caroline C.; b. 26 Oct 1824. M. 30 April 1853 > + Samuel Whitney > 2. Lorana, b. 11 Dec 1827; d. 22 Dec 1827 > 2. Lucretia, b. 4 Nov 1828. > 2. Jane, b. 13 Jan 1830. M. > + Philip Shipp (from searching the IGI, this may be Philip Shipp) > 2. Phoebe Durand, b. 25 March 1832; d. 28 Dec 1910, East Orange NJ. M. >1 May 1851 > + James Beardsley, b. 1 Dec 1829; d. 1 Dec 1910, Paterson NJ. (These >are my ggrandparents.) > 2. Daniel Collie, 7 March 1834. > 2. Richard Henry, b. 16 May 1836; d. 17 March 1863. > 2. Isaac, b. 20 Nov 1838. > 2. Eliza, b. 18 March 1841. M. 3 Oct 1858 > + John Keler > 2. David M., 18 June 1843. > 2. Charlotte, b. 1 March 1846. M. 22 Sept 1869 > + James Wilson. > > My ggrandparents, Phoebe Paxton and James Beardsley lived out their >adult lives in Paterson, New Jersey. Family tradtion and the obituary for >James Beardsley say that Phoebe Paxton was "...from South Orange, New >Jersey," but I not yet had the time to pursue records in the Oranges. All >the data above comes from our family bible recorded in the middle of the >19th century but not recorded as the births and marriages happened, >except for Phoebe and James. > > Given their birth dates and the location, do any of the Paxtons >listed above appear in anyone elses family information or look possibly >related? > >Best regards, > >Kelvin Kean >Elverson, Pennsylvania > > >==== PAXTON Mailing List ==== >Submit queries, wills, obits, deeds, etc. at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Cottage/1882/paxtonmain.html >