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James Paxton (Lincoln County, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1819-08-15 d. 1886-03-15

Lincoln County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Hannah Huffman Paxton in Lincoln County, Kentucky, in March 1852. Father of Mattie Paxton, Bettie Paxton, and Joseph Paxton. Farmer in Lincoln County, Kentucky, in 1860. Farmer in Lincoln County in 1863.

Details

Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lincoln County, p. 33.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Lincoln County, KY, June/July 1863, p. 8.

"James Paxton (1819-1896)," Find A Grave, Memorial 92476836, accessed June 23, 2023, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92476836.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994045, Lincoln County Marriages.

Citation

Paxton, James. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32281042 (November 12, 2026).

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