John O. Saxton and Mary Ellen Dunlap

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Husband John O. Saxton ^{1 2}

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           Born: 3 Jul 1833 - Silver Spring Twp, Cumberland Co, PA 1
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         Father: John Saxton (Abt 1807-1843) 1 3
         Mother: Nancy Saxton (      -Bet 1886/1893) 1 3

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       Marriage: 15 Nov 1866 1

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Wife Mary Ellen Dunlap ^{1 2}

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           Born:  - Lower Allen Twp, Cumberland Co, PA
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         Father: James Dunlap (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Margaret Mateer (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 M James Dunlap Saxton ²

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2 M John Oliver Saxton ²

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3 M Robert Saxton ²

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4 F Caroline Santee "Carrie" Saxton ^{1 2}

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           Born: 3 Oct 1872 1
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5 M Capt. Lynn Mateer Saxton ^{1 2}

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           Born: 4 Dec 1874 1
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6 F Margaret Dunlap "Maggie" Saxton ¹

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           Born: 13 Oct 1878 1
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General Notes: Husband - John O. Saxton

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The eldest of his siblings and the only son, he worked on his father's farm, attending the common schools until he entered Dickinson College, where he remained three years; then taught school four years in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; then engaged in farming in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Saxton moved to Mechanicsburg.
He was president of school board of directors, was in town council several terms, and held various other local offices of trust. In 1880 he was a Democratic elector for president from the Nineteenth Congressional District of Pennsylvania. He was one of the board of managers for the Cumberland County Agricultural Society; was past high priest of Mechanicsburg Chapter R. A. M.; past officer of the I. O. O. F. Lodge and Encampment, and district deputy grand master for Cumberland County two terms. He was treasurer of the Mechanicsburg Bible and Tract Society, beginning from its organization in 1871.
Gov. Pattison appointed him a delegate from the Nineteenth Congressional District to the Farmers' National Congress held at St. Paul, Minn., in August, 1886.
He owned a farm in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, of 145 acres; and Mrs. Saxton was owner of a farm in Lower Allen Township, of over 200 acres, besides a fine residence on corner Main and York Streets, Mechanicsburg. Mr. and Mrs. Saxton were members of the Presbyterian Church, in which he served as secretary of the board of trustees. Mr. Saxton's family was of English and his wife's people were of Scotch-Irish lineage, and they were among the oldest families in the county.
He and his wife had six children; three were still living in 1886. [HCC 1886, 432]

1 —, History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warners, Beers & Co., 1886), Pg 432.

2 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 69.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 872.