Nelson
Laxton
Born in Caldwell County, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of Allen Laxton
and Mary H (Powell) Laxton
Brother of
Laura (Laxton) Dula, Sarah Lucinda Laxton, John L. Laxton, J. Wilson Laxton, Alonzo W Laxton, William Lavender Laxton, Thomas Jefferson Laxton and Mary Lula (Laxton) Bohlen
Husband of
Lenora (Shuford) Laxton
— married
18 Dec 1877 (to 7 Nov 1901) in Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Father of
William Wallace Laxton
Died
at age 60
in Caldwell County, North Carolina
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Mar 2013
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Biography
The children of Nelson A. Laxton and Mary Cornelia "Nelia" Garman were:
- Herman Blair
- Caty M.
- Bertha, m Horace G. Barlowe
- John L.
- William Wallace, m Evelyn Harding
- Janie Ann
- Ola Floy, m Elisha Brookshire
- Robert Bruce, m Cornelia German
Sources
- 1860 US Census Kings Creek District Caldwell County North Carolina. July 12, 1850. Page 98, Line 38.
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW8H-ZFV : 12 April 2016), Nelson Laxton in household of Allen Laxton, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 9, family 83, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,626.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC66-VBZ : 14 September 2017), Nelson A Luxton, Kings Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 55, sheet 599B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0955; FHL microfilm 1,254,955.
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSTY-JTH : accessed 6 July 2018), William W. Laxton in household of Nelson A. Laxton, King's Creek Township, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24, sheet 12B, family 225, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,186.
- "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLS6-G8T : accessed 6 July 2018), Nelson A Laxton, Kings Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 56, sheet 12B, family 219, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1101; FHL microfilm 1,375,114.
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2H-XD2C : 13 December 2015), Nelson A. Laxton, 1917; Burial, Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States of America, Kings Creek Baptist Church Cemetery; citing record ID 59186630, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nelson by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nelson:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nelson by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nelson:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
E. McCraw 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch DP2628395 [compare]
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Marilyn McNeil :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member grams76367
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~0.78%
Mary (Watson) Bradshaw :
23andMe, GEDmatch M636963 [compare]
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