James CLAXTON

Birth:
18 Sep 1798
Anderson, Virginia
Death:
30 Sep 1871
Wright, Missouri
Burial:
Hartville, Wright, Missouri
Marriage:
Abt 1821
of Bedford, Tennessee
Notes:
                       Buried Durbin Cemetery.

    Was born in Anderson County while his parents were traveling from North
    Carolina to east Tennessee.  He served with General Anderson Jackson (in
    Tennessee) in the expedition against the Creek Indians in the War of 1812.
    James farmed in Tennessee until the fall of 1853 when he moved by covered wagon
    to Greene County, Missouri, then a year or so later moved to Wright County for
    the great hunting ground, spring water and wild turkeys.  He owned six hundred
    acres of land.
Temperance RATCLIFF
Birth:
22 Jan 1804
North Carolina
Death:
23 Nov 1877
Wright, Missouri
Burial:
Hartville, Wright, Missouri
Father:
Blocked
Mother:
Blocked
Notes:
                       Buried Durbin Cemetery.
Children
Marriage
1
Henderson C. CLAXTON
Birth:
23 Jul 1822
Bedford, Tennessee
Death:
24 Sep 1892
Hartville, Wright, Missouri
Nancy Jane Martin WALLACE 
Marr:
Aft Jan 1870
of Wright, Missouri 
Notes:
                       Buried Durbin Cemetery.
2
Richard CLAXTON
Birth:
Abt 1820
Tennessee
Death:
 
Marr:
 
3
Elizabeth CLAXTON
Birth:
Abt 1825
Tennessee
Death:
4
James Anderson CLAXTON
Birth:
Abt 1826
of Wright, Missouri
Death:
Abt 1892
Elizabeth Jane HARRISON 
Marr:
Abt 1848
of Wright, Missouri 
Notes:
                       Buried in the Claxton Cemetery.
5
William Harve CLAXTON
Birth:
Abt 1829
Death:
 
Marr:
 
6
Joshua Calvin CLAXTON
Birth:
Abt 1830
of Wright, Missouri
Death:
Abt 1907
7
Caroline CLAXTON
Birth:
Abt 1831
Tennessee
Death:
 
Marr:
 
8
John Wesley CLAXTON
Birth:
Abt 1832
of Tennessee
Death:
Abt 1924
9
Noah CLAXTON
Birth:
Abt 1835
of Tennessee
Death:
Abt 1915
Ophelia RUSSELL 
Marr:
Aft 1864
 
10
Temperance Adeline CLAXTON
Birth:
Abt 1838
of Tennessee
Death:
11
George Coleman CLAXTON
Birth:
Abt 1842
of Tennessee
Death:
Abt 1903
 
Marr:
 
12
Emily A. CLAXTON
Birth:
Abt 1845
Tennessee
Death:
Abt 1925
13
Margaret C. CLAXTON
Birth:
23 Jan 1848
Death:
14 Apr 1880
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James Claxton - Temperance Ratcliff

James Claxton was born at Anderson, Virginia 18 Sep 1798. His parents were James Anderson Claxton and Sarah Hilloms.

He married Temperance Ratcliff Abt 1821 at of Bedford, Tennessee . Temperance Ratcliff was born at North Carolina 22 Jan 1804 .

They were the parents of 13 children:
Henderson C. Claxton born 23 Jul 1822.
Richard Claxton born Abt 1820.
Elizabeth Claxton born Abt 1825.
James Anderson Claxton born Abt 1826.
William Harve Claxton born Abt 1829.
Joshua Calvin Claxton born Abt 1830.
Caroline Claxton born Abt 1831.
John Wesley Claxton born Abt 1832.
Noah Claxton born Abt 1835.
Temperance Adeline Claxton born Abt 1838.
George Coleman Claxton born Abt 1842.
Emily A. Claxton born Abt 1845.
Margaret C. Claxton born 23 Jan 1848.

James Claxton died 30 Sep 1871 at Wright, Missouri .

Temperance Ratcliff died 23 Nov 1877 at Wright, Missouri .