Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Thomas Paxton and Mary A. Kerr


Husband Thomas Paxton 1 

           Born: 1792 - Franklin Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Jul 1850 1
         Buried: 


         Father: Thomas Paxton (1761-      ) 1 2 3
         Mother: Jane Crawford (      -      ) 2 3


       Marriage:

Wife Mary A. Kerr 4 

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Apr 1880 4
         Buried: 


         Father: [Father] Kerr (      -      )
         Mother:


Children
1 M William Paxton 5 

           Born: 1 Aug 1824 - Mercer Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Aug 1896 6
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Sarah Jane Barnes (1838-1897) 6 7
           Marr: 1856 6

2 M James [1] Paxton 4 

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 






3  F  Jane Paxton 4





           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: while young
         Buried: 








4  M  John Paxton 4





           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1880 4
         Buried: 








5  F  Caroline Paxton 4





           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1888
         Buried: 



         Spouse: Thomas Hosack (      -      ) 4






6  F  Mary E. Paxton 4





            AKA: Paxson 8
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



         Spouse: George W. Moon (      -      ) 8






7  F  Nancy J. Paxton 4 9





           Born: 23 Aug 1833 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Apr 1878 10
         Buried:  - Springfield Cemetery, Findley Twp, Mercer Co, PA



         Spouse: Matthew Barnes (1822/1825-      ) 4 9






8  F  Sarah Paxton 4





           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1842 4
         Buried: 








9  F  Margaret Paxton 4





           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1842 4
         Buried: 








10  F  Emily Paxton 4





           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1842 4
         Buried: 








11  M  James [2] Paxton 4





           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1888
         Buried: 








12  F  Anna M. "Annie" Paxton 11





           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



         Spouse: Alexander B. McKay (1844-      ) 12 13
           Marr: 1870 14









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Sources






1
Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 968.

2
J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 908.

3
Editor, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1926), Pg 81.

4
Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 969.

5
Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 946, 968.

6
Beatrice Barnes McClelland, A History of the Barnes Families in Jackson Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Tionesta, PA: Forest Press, Inc., 1977), Pg 193.

7
Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 946.

8
Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 687.

9
Beatrice Barnes McClelland, A History of the Barnes Families in Jackson Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Tionesta, PA: Forest Press, Inc., 1977), Pg 129.

10
Beatrice Barnes McClelland, A History of the Barnes Families in Jackson Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Tionesta, PA: Forest Press, Inc., 1977), Pg 130.

11
Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 969, 1035.

12
Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 966, 969, 1034.

13
J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 509.

14
Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1035.







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