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Priscilla (Samples) Paxton (1833 - abt. 1891)

Priscilla Paxton formerly Samples
Born in Virginia, United Statesmap [uncertain]
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , , , , , and
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Mother of , , , , , , , , and
Died about at about age 58 in Procious, Clay, West Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Priscilla Samples was born on 02 Apr 1833 in Virginia, United States to Samuel Samples and Janetta Samples[1] She died on 07 Apr 1891 in Procious, Clay, West Virginia, United States and is buried in Samples Harvey Cemetery there. [2]

Priscilla and William Paxton are named in the will of Samuel Samples View Will transcript on Samuel's Profile

Priscilla Samples and William P. Paxton married in about 1852 based on age of children in the 1860 Census [3] They had the following children:

  1. Thomas Samuel Paxton (1852–1923)[4]
  2. Jane Dicena (Paxton) Carper (1853 - 1925)[5]
  3. Lyle Paxton (1856 - 1939)[6]
  4. Amanda "Mandy" Caroline Paxton Carper, 06 Jun 1858[7]
  5. Melissa Ann Paxton Smith, 1859[8]
  6. Virginia Bell Paxton Evans (1863 - 1937) [9]
  7. Mary E. Paxton Markle , 13 Aug 1866 -20 May 1944 [10][11]
  8. Indiana C. Paxton (1868-1932)[12][13]
  9. Silas Whitney Paxton 31 May 1870 - 30 Apr 1933[14][15]
  10. George S. Paxton, 10 Feb 1873 - 08 Apr 1939[16][17]

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Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8DX-RRG : 9 November 2014), Pacssilla Samples in household of Samuel Samples, Nicholas county, part of, Nicholas, Virginia, United States; citing family 353, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKJ-MB7Y : 11 July 2016), Priscilla Samples Paxton, 1891; Burial, Procious, Clay, West Virginia, United States of America, Samples Harvey Cemetery; citing record ID 44621632, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M413-WMH : 30 December 2015), Priscilla Paxton in entry for Wm Paxton, 1860.
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M413-WMC : 30 December 2015), Thomas Paxton in entry for Wm Paxton, 1860.
  5. ↑ "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NMZ4-T3Y : 4 December 2014), Jane D. Paxton, Nov 1853; citing Nicholas, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 494,314.
  6. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMD6-BXY : 4 December 2014), Pricila Samples in entry for Lyle Paxton, 15 Apr 1939; citing Gassaway, Braxton, West Virginia, County Records, , county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 572,705.
  7. ↑ "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X5TY-4RL : 12 December 2014), Prissilla Paxton in entry for Mandy Caroline Paxton, 06 Jun 1858; citing Clay County, WV, reference ; FHL microfilm 567,453.
  8. ↑ "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1T6-BZW : 4 December 2014), Prissilla Paxton in entry for Melissa Ann Paxton, 1859; citing Clay County, Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 567,453.
  9. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM3Q-PP2 : 4 December 2014), Priscilla Samples in entry for Virginia Bell Evans, 13 Jun 1937; citing Clay, West Virginia, County Records, 8574, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,983,277.
  10. ↑ "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1T6-12W : 4 December 2014), Priciller Paxton in entry for Mary E. Paxton, 13 Aug 1866; citing Clay County, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 567,453.
  11. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMRW-YRH : 4 December 2014), Pricilla Samples in entry for Mary B. Markle, 20 May 1944; citing Odessa, Clay, West Virginia, County Records, , county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 567,458.
  12. ↑ "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X5TY-4RF : 12 December 2014), Prissillar Paxton in entry for Indianny Paxton, 13 Mar 1868; citing Clay County, WV, reference ; FHL microfilm 567,453.
  13. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F1BJ-94R : 4 December 2014), Pricilla Samples in entry for Indiana Corbet, 01 May 1932; citing Kanawha, West Virginia, County Records, 6457, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,953,684.
  14. ↑ "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F1TX-MLG : 4 December 2014), Silas W. Paxton, 31 May 1866 or 1868; citing Clay County, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 567,453.
  15. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1B5-H83 : 4 December 2014), Percillia Samples in entry for Silas W. Paxton, 30 Apr 1933; citing Kanawha, West Virginia, County Records, 4846, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,953,773.
  16. ↑ "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1TX-LXK : 4 December 2014), Priscilla Paxton in entry for George S. Paxton, 10 Feb 1873; citing Clay County, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 567,453.
  17. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMB2-995 : 4 December 2014), Pricilla Samples in entry for George S Paxton, 08 Apr 1939; citing Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, County Records, v M-Q p 28-1, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 460,371.
Census Data
  • United States Census, 1840 Samu Samples and Family , Kanawha, Virginia, United States;https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT2-77N, citing p. 56, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 566; FHL microfilm 29,689.
  • "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6RK-R13 : 14 July 2016), Pricilla Paxton in household of William Paxton, Union, Clay, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 24, sheet 315C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1401; FHL microfilm 1,255,401.




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