Lucy Irwin (Gibbs) Paxton (1846 - 1924)

Born 21 Oct 1846 in Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States

Wife of William Gallatin Paxton — married 17 Apr 1867 in Warren, Mississippi, United States

Died 23 Aug 1924 at age 77 in United States

Biography

Lucy was born in 1846. Marriage license for Lucy and William G. Paxton was issued 17 April 1867. They were married the same day in Warren county, Mississippi.^[1] In 1905 she has relocated to New York.^[2] By 1915 she has moved in with her son Edward in New York.^[3][4] She passed away in 1924, most probably in New York. She is buried in the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi.^[5]

Children

1. Jane Irwin (Paxton) Klein (1868-)
2. Mary Louisa Paxton (1869-1935)
3. Alexander McNutt Paxton (1872-1873)
4. Lucy Irwin (Paxton) Parker (1873-1947)
5. William Gallatin Paxton (1876-)
6. Henry Cook Paxton (1878-)
7. Edward Gibbs Paxton (1881-)
8. Shelby (Paxton) Thomas (1887-)

Sources

1. ↑ "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HQJ9-VDT2 : 25 March 2020), Lucy Gibbs in entry for Wm. G. Paxton, 1867.
2. ↑ "New York State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPF8-2DS : 8 March 2021), Lucy G Paxton, Manhattan, A.D. 21, E.D. 32, New York, New York; citing p. 25, line 38, various county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 1,433,096.
3. ↑ "New York State Census, 1915", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K92F-PCR : 18 May 2021), Lucy G Paxton, 1915. In 1920 she is still in New York but living with her daughter Shelby.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV3H-95F : 2 February 2021), Lucy G Paxton in entry for Hubert F Thomas, 1920.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16747625/lucy-irwin-paxton : accessed 20 September 2021), memorial page for Lucy Irwin Gibbs Paxton (21 Oct 1846–23 Aug 1924), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16747625, citing Cedar Hill Cemetery, Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by James Peterson (contributor 47321721).

See also:

• Paxton Family Bible [1]
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFSB-VBK : 29 May 2021), L G Paxton in entry for W G Paxton, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4P4-JF2 : 19 February 2021), L G Paxton in household of W G Paxton, Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 73, sheet 432B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,667.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5SD-LLB : accessed 20 September 2021), Lucy G Paxton, Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 657, sheet 15B, family 308, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1025; FHL microfilm 1,375,038.
• "New York State Census, 1915", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K92F-PCR : 18 May 2021), Lucy G Paxton, 1915.