Paxton Family References

Several primary sources were used in the compilation of information about the Paxton Family lineage as displayed.

1. Gary Harvey's Paxton's Lineage is a good site with several helpful links. For example, excerpts from "We Are One" and the Paxton Genealogy Bulletin Board.

2. Geographic Names Information System Online Data Base Query Form is an invaluable resource for locating cities, towns, etc. which do not exist on toady's maps. The latitude and longitude for Renrock, Ohio, for example, are known from older maps. These data then access the Tiger Mapping System of the U.S. Census Bureau which does not "recognize" Renrock, for example.

3. Leedy, Lillian Organ and Leedy, Walton O., 1972, The Samuel J. Paxton Family History, Mansfield, Ohio. [A paper bound phamplet distributed to family members and others. Lillian Leedy was the daughter of Lulu Lottie Paxton, oldest child of James Harvey Paxton, who was the second child of Samuel J. Paxton.]

4. Paxton, William McClung, 1903, The Paxtons : We Are One, Landmark Print, PlatteCity, Mo. [As a child I recall my uncle Louie telling me that "we are related to Sam Houston". William Paxton's book remains a tremendous resource. Excerpts from We Are One may prove helpful if you cannot locate the original source.]

5. Thorla, A. Zaile,1977,Some Glimpses Of Old Renrock, Zanesville, Ohio. [A paper bound "Compilation of Writings and Photographs Concerned with the Pioneer Community of Renrock, Ohio. Written and Collected by a Group of Renrock Descendents". A. Zaile Thorla was the daughter of Silas Thorla. Silas was the oldest man (born in 1859) I ever met as a child. I can recall his stories about watching soldiers come home from the Civil War. Many of the materials in this collection were written by Silas and had been previously published by local newspapers.]

6. Wanda Rabb maintains the Paxton Family Mailing List to which you may wish subscribe.

7. Diane Smith's Descendants of Nathaniel Paxton of Pennsylvania and Other Paxton Families and helpful links to other Paxton researchers.

I am looking for any material which will add to or correct the information in these pages. In particular, I am interested in obtaining addition photographs (especially pre Samuel J. Paxton) that may be available. In such research there are always questions. Those that occur to me include:

• Why did Samuel Paxton decide to relocate in McConnelsville, Ohio?

• What was Samuel J. Paxton's middle name? [James or John or Jessie?]

• Did the familes of Samuel Paxton (son of James Paxton of Ireland) and John Paxton (either the son of James or Hugh Paxton) "interact" in Lancaster County, PA.?

• This list could go on and on and most questions will probably never be answered .... but that is part of the fun.

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