Tombstone Tuesday: Lorenzo Burton "L.B." Claxton

Lorenzo Burton Claxton

b 10 Feb 1860

d 26 Jul 1946

laid to rest at

Nails Creek Baptist Church Cemetery

Jefferson County, Georgia

husband of

Isabelle (maiden name unknown) Claxton

son of

 Zachariah and Temperance Powell Claxton

L.B. was my 1st cousin, 3x removed.

Mary Elizabeth Tapley	Me
Linda Irene Tapley	My mother
Charles Morgan Tapley	My grandfather
Mattie Schwalls Tapley	My great-grandmother
Lincelia E Claxton Schwalls	My 2nd great-grandmother
Zachariah W Claxton	My 3rd great-grandfather
Zachariah Claxton	Zachariah W’s son; Lincelia’s brother; my 2nd great grand uncle
Lorenzo Burton Claxton	Zachariah’s son and my 1st cousin, 3x removed

Tombstone Tuesday: Ethel Claxton Garrett

Ethel Claxton Garrett

b 01 Nov 1894

d 24 Jul 1991

laid to rest at

Nails Creek Baptist Church Cemetery

Jefferson County, Georgia

daughter of 

Lorenzo Burton Claxton

and

Isabelle [Unknown] Claxton

wife of

Alan Harrison Garrett

Ethel was my 2nd cousin, 2x removed:

Mary Elizabeth Tapley	Me
Linda Irene Tapley	My mother
Charles Morgan Tapley	My grandfather
Mattie Schwalls	My great-grandmother
Lincelia E Claxton	My 2nd great-grandmother
Zachariah W Claxton	My 3rd great-grandfather
Lincelia Bush	His wife and my 3rd great-grandmother
Zachariah Claxton	Their son, Lincelia’s brother, & Ethel’s grandfather
Lorenzo Burton Claxton	Ethel’s father
Ethel Claxton

Tombstone Tuesday: Bennett Claxton

 

Bennett Claxton

b July 2 1865

 d Aug 13 1942

laid to rest at

Nails Creek Baptist Church Cemetery

Jefferson County, Georgia

Husband of

Mary Tyson Claxton

son of

Zachariah and Temperance Powell Claxton

Bennett was my 1st cousin, 3x removed.

Sunday's Obituary: Bennett Claxton

Mr. Claxton Rites Today

Laurens Citizen Died Last Night At Kite

Funeral services for Bennett Claxton, 77, of Route 3 Dublin, who died Thursday night at the home of a son, J. J. Claxton at Kite, were held this afternoon at Nail Creek Church near Bartow, the Rev. Sidney Claxton of Swainsboro and the Rev. Grover F. Tyner Sr. of Dublin officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery, with Adams Funeral Home of Dublin in charge.

Mr. Claxton, a farmer, was a native of Washington County. He was a member of the Baptist Church and was highly regarded by those who knew him. He had been in ill health for about three years.

Surviving are his wife, who before her marriage was Miss Mary Tyson; two daughters, Mrs. Annie Mae Rowland of Wrightsville and Mrs. Ester Williams of Kite; and four sons, Joe Claxton of Millen, J. J. Claxton of Kite, B. L. Claxton of Dublin Route 3, and M. L. Claxton of Wrightsville.

The Dublin Courier-Herald, Dispatch & Press 8-14-1942

File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/johnson/obits/c/claxton1811nob.txt

Bennett Claxton was my 1st cousin, 3x removed.