Susannah Martin (Knight) Paxton (1835 - 1918)

Born 8 Nov 1835 in Amherst County, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 11 Nov 1918 at age 83 in Amherst County, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Susannah Martin Knight^[1] was born 8 Nov 1835 in Amherst County, Virginia. She was the daughter of William Knight and Susanna Roberts.^[2]

In 1850 she was age 14 living with her parents on the farm in Amherst County.^[3] In 1860 she was age 23, still living with her parents in Amherst County.^[4]

She married S. Cyrus H. Paxton, the son of Samuel Paxton and Susan, on 4 Nov 1862 in Amherst County.^[5] He was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia in March 1833 and died 11 Jun 1864 near Richmond, Virginia.^[6]

In 1870 she was living with her brother Stephen at the family farm in the Temperance District of Amherst County, Virginia.^[7]

In 1880 she was age 39 living in Lynchburg with her sister Althea, Althea’s husband Elisha P Smiley, and their children Samuel, William, and James.^[8]

On 1 May 1888 she applied for a Civil War widow's pension in Lunenburg, Virginia stating that her spouse, Lieut Cyrus Paxton died on 11 Jun 1864 in Lynchburg, Virginia from the loss of his left arm in the battle of ?? bluff (likely Cold Harbor), and that she had not remarried.^[9]

In 1900 she was living with her brother Stephen at the family farm in the Temperance District of Amherst County, Virginia.^[10]

She died 11 Nov 1918^[11] at 6:15 PM at her home in Amherst County.^[12] There is a rose from her funeral in the family bible; she might be buried in the old Knight farm burial ground.

Research Notes

Lieut S. Cyrus H Paxton died from wounds received near Richmond, Virginia.

Son Willie Cyrus Paxton born 23 Oct 1864, died 18 April 1869 at 2:00 in the morning at the age of 4 years, 6 months, 5 days.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ Knight Family Bible
2. ↑ Smiley: Page 164
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M88G-981 : 12 April 2016), Susanah M Knight in household of Wm Knight, Amherst county, part of, Amherst, Virginia, United States; citing family 497, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B1-8FX : 13 December 2017), Susan M Knight in entry for William Knight, 1860.
5. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR7Q-BK5 : 11 February 2018), Cyrus H. Porter and Susan Knight, 04 Nov 1862; citing Amherst Co., Virginia, reference Mar Reg 2 p 61; FHL microfilm 30,311.
6. ↑ Smiley: Page 170-171
7. ↑ “United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFLX-T1M : 12 April 2016), Susan M Paxton, Virginia, United States; citing p. 16, family 112, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,132.
8. ↑ “United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCPG-1Y7 : 16 July 2017), Susan M Paxton in household of Elisha P Smiley, Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 50, sheet 239B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1358; FHL microfilm 1,255,358.
9. ↑ Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows; Collection #: CP-1_016; Roll #: 16; Roll Description: Wythe County to Richmond City (surnames A - K) Mrs Susan M Paxton
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMFD-ST9 : accessed 4 July 2018), Susan Paxton in household of Stephen Knight, Temperance District (south part), Amherst, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 14, sheet 15A, family 253, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,699.
11. ↑ Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014. Susan Martin Paxton [Susan Martin Knight] Gender: Female Race: White Death Age: 83 Birth Date: 8 Nov 1835 Death Date: 11 Nov 1918 Death Place: Amherst, Virginia, USA Father: Wm Knight Mother: Susan Roberts
12. ↑ Knight Family Bible
13. ↑ Knight Family Bible

• Smiley, Brad, Descendants of Roberts Hill Knight Smiley, Lynchburg, Virginia, 2 Jun 2001 privately published for family reunion. Collection of sources including the Knight Family Bible and family inputs gathered by Barb and Brad Smiley.

• Knight Family Bible, cited by Brad Smiley, Descendants of Roberts Hill Knight Smiley, Lynchburg, Virginia, 2 Jun 2001 privately published for family reunion.