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Richard H. Paxton (Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1808-04-05 d. 1878-02-27

Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Mildred Burrus Paxton in Mercer County on October 16, 1833. Father of James E. Paxton, Philip J. Paxton, Ann E. Paxton, John W. Paxton, Mary F. Paxton, Gabriel Paxton, Ellen J. Paxton, and Richard G. Paxton. Farmer in Anderson County in 1860.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 239B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 35.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Mercer County Marriages, Film #000191853.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #994027, Anderson County Deaths.

Find A Grave, "Richard Head Paxton (April 5, 1808-February 27, 1878)," Memorial #67524221, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67524221 (accessed July 6, 2018).

Citation

Paxton, Richard H.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32202817 (November 12, 2026).

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