Cephas
Shelburne
"Josephus"
Paxton
I
Born in Botetourt (later Craig) Co, Va
Ancestors 
Son of Abner Jehu Paxton
and Hester (Elmore) Paxton
Brother of
Sarah Jane (Paxton) Brisendine, Elizabeth Anna Paxton, Eliza Adeline (Paxton) Moore, Caroline Hannah (Paxton) Dodd, Hester Leurinda (Paxton) Burdette, Winfield Worthington Paxton, Mary Meldreth (Paxton) Procious, Harriet M. (Paxton) Ashley and Harriett Manda (Paxton) Ashley
Husband of
Sarah Jane (Slack) Paxton
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John H. Paxton and Cephas Shelborn Paxton II
Died
at age 74
in Witcher Creek, Chesapeke, Kanawha Co, WV
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Aug 2015
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Biography
Sources
- Personal Information from Doug Paxton
- State of WV. Birth Certificate of his son in1879
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Cephas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Cephas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- John Paxton
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup I-M170, FTDNA kit #MK10950 - Boyd Paxton :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup I-BY44659
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~3.12%
Rhonda (Housh) Ramos :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A187852 [compare], Ancestry member ramosrhonda74
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~1.56%
Robert Elmore :
23andMe, GEDmatch HG7579523 [compare]
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~1.56%
Norma (Paxton) Harris :
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