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CLAXTON, James Calvin

CLAXTON, James Calvin

Male 1871 - 1954  (83 years)   Has 15 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name CLAXTON, James Calvin  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 28 Apr 1871  Campbell County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID MWQK-BYK 
    Military Service 25 Jun 1898-6 May 1899  [4, 6
    US Army in Company M, 4th Tennessee Infantry,with the rank of Sergeant during the Spanish-American War 
    Occupation Coal Miner, Soldier, Farmer  [4, 5
    Death 20 Jul 1954  Mountain Home, Washington, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    Age 83 years 
    Burial Woodlawn Cemetery, La Follette, Campbell, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Address:
    Woodlawn Cemetery
    W. Walden St.
    La Follette, Tennessee
    USA
    423-562-0546 
    Person ID I1698  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 16 Aug 2025 

    Father CLAXTON, John L.,   b. Aug 1829, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1916-1919, La Follette, Campbell, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Mother HUTSON, Mary,   b. Nov 1834, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1906, La Follette, Campbell, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F511  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family —?—, Francis B.   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Abt 1888  [5
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 16 years and 8 months - She : ??. 
    Family ID F690  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Apr 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Apr 1871 - Campbell County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 20 Jul 1954 - Mountain Home, Washington, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    Woodlawn Cemetery
    W. Walden St.
    La Follette, Tennessee
    USA
    423-562-0546 - - Woodlawn Cemetery, La Follette, Campbell, Tennessee, USA
    Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S344] Claxton, Tommy, Internet - Claxton Genealogy, (http://maryann.dragonzlair.homeip.net:81/Claxton/ConstantineAnderson/DavidClaxtonAndersonCo.htm : 4 Nov 2011), 20 Jun 2012, accessed 20 Jun 2012), James Calvin Claxton.

    2. [S242] Tennessee, Campbell County, Census - US - 1900 - TN - Campbell County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=7602&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), 8 Jul 2012, T623, roll 1559, Jacksboro, enumeration district (ED) 32, sheet 18, p. 230 A Stamped, dwelling 331, family 333, John Claxton, accessed 30 Sep 2011.
      Census - 1900 - TN - Campbell Co. - Jacksboro
      Census - 1900 - TN - Campbell Co. - Jacksboro


    3. [S355] Tennessee, Campbell County, Census - US - 1880 - TN - Campbell County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=6742&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), 9 Jul 2012, T9, roll 1246, Civil District 13, enumeration district (ED) 126, p. 462C Stamped, dwelling 25, family 25, John Claxton, accessed 30m Sep 2011.
      Census - US - 1880 - Campbell Co. - CD 13
      Census - US - 1880 - Campbell Co. - CD 13


    4. [S879] Tennessee Division of Vital Records, Death Records - TN - Death Certificates - 1914-1955 (FamilySearch), ((https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417505)), 25 Jun 2013, accessed 25 June 2013), James C. Claxton, 20 July 1954; Death Certificate No. 54-16462.
      Death Cert - JamesC. Claxton
      Death Cert - JamesC. Claxton


    5. [S344] Claxton, Tommy, Internet - Claxton Genealogy, (http://maryann.dragonzlair.homeip.net:81/Claxton/ConstantineAnderson/DavidClaxtonAndersonCo.htm : 4 Nov 2011), 20 Jun 2012, accessed 20 Jun 2012), John Claxton.

    6. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 12 Jul 2012, accessed 12 Jul 2012<, Memorial #26959437, gravestone of James C. Claxton, Woodlawn Cemetery, La Follette, TN.
      Gravestone - Claxton, James Calvin
      Gravestone - Claxton, James Calvin


    7. [S384] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Records - LDS - New FamilySearch, ((http://new.familysearch.org)), 21 Aug 2012, accessed 21 Aug 2012), entry for Calvin Claxton, person ID MWQK-BYK.


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