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Mathew M. Paxton (Green County, Kentucky, laborer and soldier.)

b. 1836?

Green County, Kentucky, laborer and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Melvina McMahon in Green County, Kentucky, in October 1860. Father of Ellen Paxton and Isaac Paxton. Laborer in Green County, Kentucky, in 1860. Served in the 13th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a corporal and sergeant from December 31, 1861, to January 12, 1865.

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White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Green County, District 2, p. 555.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, Glasgow Junction, p. 633B.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0267.

Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954, Genealogical Society of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, UT, Green County Marriages, Film 000594378.

Citation

Paxton, Mathew M.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32280842 (November 12, 2026).

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