GEDCOM Biography Sample

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Biography

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Name

Name: Frank Lawley /Paxton/

Given Name: Frank Lawley

Surname: Paxton^[1][2]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 23 NOV 1875

Place: Joplin, Missouri, United States^[3][4]

Death

Death:

Date: 1932

Place: Denver, Colorado, United States^[5]

User ID

User ID: C439E9DF03ED468D92BDCEAEAB071F7B9F1B

FSFTID

FSFTID LZJD-HTJ

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 13 DEC 2011

Prior to import, this record was last changed 13 DEC 2011.

Residence

Residence:

Place: Grants, New Mexico, United States^[6][7]

Marriage

Husband: Frank Lawley Paxton

Wife: Pauline Grace Cheatley

Child: Samuel Paul Paxton

Child: Margaret Peggy Paxton

Child: Amanda Beatrice Paxton

Marriage:

Date: 1905^[8]

Husband: Frank Lawley Paxton

Wife: Lanna Kirby

Marriage: ^[9]

Husband: Samuel Paxton

Wife: Amanda Bailey

Child: George Bailey Paxton

Child: Mary G. Paxton

Child: Frank Lawley Paxton

Marriage:

Date: 8 SEP 1861

Place: Henry, Missouri, United States^[10]

Sources

• WikiTree profile Paxton-147 created through the import of Eowyn.ged on Apr 6, 2012 by Eowyn Langholf. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Eowyn and others.

• Source: S1 Abbreviation: GEDCOM file imported on 15 November 2011 Title: GEDCOM file. Imported on 15 November 2011. Subsequent Source Citation Format: GEDCOM file. Imported on 15 November 2011. BIBL GEDCOM file. TMPLT TID 0 FIELD Name: Footnote VALUE GEDCOM file. Imported on 15 November 2011. FIELD Name: ShortFootnote VALUE GEDCOM file. Imported on 15 November 2011. FIELD Name: Bibliography VALUE GEDCOM file. TMPLT FIELD Name: Page
• Source: S9 Abbreviation: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Title: Ancestry.com, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Admini) Subsequent Source Citation Format: Ancestry.com, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 BIBL Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Admini. TMPLT TID 0 FIELD Name: Footnote VALUE Ancestry.com, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Admini) FIELD Name: ShortFootnote VALUE Ancestry.com, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 FIELD Name: Bibliography VALUE Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Admini. Repository: #R1
• Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Address 1: http://www.Ancestry.com

1. ↑ Source: #S9 Page: Registration Location: Grant County, New Mexico; Roll: 1711802; Draft Board: 0. TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE Registration Location: Grant County, New Mexico; Roll: 1711802; Draft Board: 0. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=ww1draft&h=24638514&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Birth date: 23 Nov 1875Birth place: Residence date: Residence place: Grant, New Mexico
2. ↑ Source: #S1 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page
3. ↑ Source: #S9 Page: Registration Location: Grant County, New Mexico; Roll: 1711802; Draft Board: 0. TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE Registration Location: Grant County, New Mexico; Roll: 1711802; Draft Board: 0. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=ww1draft&h=24638514&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Birth date: 23 Nov 1875Birth place: Residence date: Residence place: Grant, New Mexico
4. ↑ Source: #S1 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page
5. ↑ Source: #S1 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page
6. ↑ Source: #S9 Page: Registration Location: Grant County, New Mexico; Roll: 1711802; Draft Board: 0. TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE Registration Location: Grant County, New Mexico; Roll: 1711802; Draft Board: 0. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=ww1draft&h=24638514&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Birth date: 23 Nov 1875Birth place: Residence date: Residence place: Grant, New Mexico
7. ↑ Source: #S1 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page
8. ↑ Source: #S1 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page
9. ↑ Source: #S1 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page
10. ↑ Source: #S1 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page