William Cameron Paxton and Cilina Jordon Hanna
Husband William Cameron Paxton 1 2 3 4
Born: 12 Jun 1874 - near Canonsburg, Washington Co, PA 2 Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: John G. Paxton (1836-Aft 1926) 3 5 6 Mother: Ellen Cameron (1840-1923) 1 3 4
Marriage: 1 Jan 1900 2
Wife Cilina Jordon Hanna 4
AKA: Caliner J. Hanna 2 Born: 9 Sep 1878 - Bridgeville, Allegheny Co, PA 2 Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: Jacob Hanna ( - ) 2 Mother: Eliza C. Barclay ( - ) 2
Children
1 F Helen Paxton 2 4
Born: 8 May 1901 2 Christened: Died: Buried:
2 M Harry Donald Paxton 2 4
Born: 2 Dec 1902 2 Christened: Died: Buried:
General Notes: Husband - William Cameron Paxton
After completing a common school education, he entered Washington Business College, from which institution he was graduated. He engaged in farming and teaming until 1886, in which year he engaged in the livery business in Briggsville, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, continuing the same for three years, after which he disposed of it. He then accepted a position as traveling salesman for a veterinary house at Pittsburgh, served in that capacity three years, and April 1, 1901, located in Latrobe and purchased the livery business formerly owned and conducted by Mr. P. A. Story. He had twenty head of fine livery horses, a number of vehicles for all occasions, and he enjoyed a lucrative patronage from some of the best families of his town and vicinity.
Later he was the proprietor of an automobile garage and service station in Latrobe.
1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 735.
2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 560.
3 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1226.
4 Editor, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1926), Pg 82.
5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 734.
6
Editor, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1926), Pg 80.
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