Samuel J. Paxton

1846 - 1903  (56 years)

• Name	Samuel J. Paxton
  Birth	Dec 1846	Morgan County, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Baptism	12 May 1899	Salt Creek Baptist Church, Smith Mill, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA The first preacher at Salt Creek Baptist Church in Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, was Henry Pringle. He and his wife, Mary Trumbo, were from Loudoun County, Virginia. Early members in 1807 included Abraham Gabriel, Reuben Gabriel, and Jacob Livingood. Peter Livingood and John Wycoff joined the church in 1810. Miscellaneous comments from the history of the church about people who were related to or associated with the Baldwins and/or Romines include the following: 1 - James Alexander (administrator of the estate of James Baldwin) donated coal for use in the church on 30 November 1850. 2 - Mary Alexander, a niece of Bill Evans, kept house for her brother Jim. 3 - Surnames of people with Baldwin and/or Romine connections who were members include Tudor, Handshy, Layton, Livingood, Gabriel, Emmons, Asher, Crane, Alexander, Shoemaker, Dunn, Lewis, Evans, Culbertson, Cockrell, McKnight, Peregoy, Hawk, and Paxton.   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Feb 1903	Taylorsville, Highland County, Ohio, USA   [1]
  	Samuel's Findagrave memorial states that he died in Muskingum County, Ohio.
  Burial	Salt Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Smith Mill, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA Clay Pike (County Road 5) Smith Mill, Ohio 43727 USA   [1]
  Siblings	7 brothers and 4 sisters
  1. Samuel J. Paxton,   b. Dec 1846, Morgan County, Ohio, USA d. 20 Feb 1903, Taylorsville, Highland County, Ohio, USA  (Age 56 years) ▻ Mary O'Neil   2. Joseph W. Paxton,   b. 22 Feb 1849   d. 6 Jun 1933, Washington Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA  (Age 84 years) ▻ Missoura McIntire,  m. 27 Dec 1870   3. Abraham Paxton,   b. 1851, Morgan County, Ohio, USA d. 26 Mar 1897, Noble County, Ohio, USA  (Age 46 years) ▻ Sarah Almira Simcox,  m. 15 Jan 1885   4. Charlotte J. Paxton,   b. 23 Sep 1853, Ohio, USA d. 12 Mar 1933, Springfield Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA  (Age 79 years)   5. John Washington Paxton,   b. 22 Jun 1856, Noble County, Ohio, USA d. 31 Aug 1945, Hopewell Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA  (Age 89 years)   6. Henry Paxton,   b. 22 Jun 1856, Morgan County, Ohio, USA d. 22 Jul 1935, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA  (Age 79 years) ▻ Emily Clark,  m. 4 Jul 1878   7. George Slater Paxton,   b. 2 Nov 1859, Noble County, Ohio, USA d. 31 Oct 1952  (Age 92 years)   8. James Paxton,   b. cir 1860   9. David A. Paxton,   b. 15 Feb 1861, Ohio, USA d. 22 Jan 1918, Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA  (Age 56 years) ▻ Carrie A. Fulkerson   10. Almira Paxton,   b. cir 1862   11. Lizzie Ellen Paxton,   b. 17 Mar 1862, Ohio, USA d. 28 Sep 1937, Hopewell Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA  (Age 75 years)   12. Harriet A. Paxton,   b. 31 Jan 1868, Ohio, USA d. 24 Jan 1932, Springfield Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA  (Age 63 years) ▻ George W. James,  m. 25 Dec 1887
  Person ID	I14654	Bryan-Martin
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Nathaniel Paxton,   b. 5 Feb 1824, Ohio, USA d. 13 Sep 1914, Sharon, Noble County, Ohio, USA (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Lucinda Russell,   b. 27 May 1825, Ohio, USA d. 9 Nov 1897, Noble County, Ohio, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	22 Mar 1845	Muskingum County, Ohio, USA Muskingum County, founded on 1 March 1804, is located in the east-central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its county seat is Zanesville. Nearly bisected by the Muskingum River, the county name is based on a Native American word meaning "swampy ground".
  Family ID	F359	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary O'Neil,   b. 1855
  Children	1. Carroll Judson Paxton,   b. 13 Jan 1878, Caldwell, Noble County, Ohio, USA d. 14 Sep 1945 (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F10432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Dec 1846 - Morgan County, Ohio, USA Baptism - 12 May 1899 - Salt Creek Baptist Church, Smith Mill, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA   Death - 20 Feb 1903 - Taylorsville, Highland County, Ohio, USA Burial - - Salt Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Smith Mill, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S679] Findagrave.com, 4 Feb 2025 (Reliability: 2). Findagrave.com Memorial for Samuel J. Paxton, Findagrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9792651/samuel-j-paxton, accessed 4 February 2025) [S702] Salt Creek Baptist Church Records, 24 Feb 2025 (Reliability: 2).