1. David Claxton was born in Wilson Co. in 1801.
2.
David was raised and lived most of his life in Bedford Co.
3. David married Eliza Taylor in Montgomery Co. 8 Aug
1849. Moved to northern AR during 1850s.
Copy of the original prison record of David Claxton.
TN State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN.
Jones Cemetery, Bedford Co, TN. Rosanna Moore Claxton,
first wife of David Claxton. Stone placed at her
unmarked grave by
Marvin Claxton. (Photo courtesy of Dorothy Sadler) [Return to Rosanna Claxton Text]
1834-1835 Map of Bedford County showing the location of 25 Civil
Districts and its assigned number. Each district had
a tax list of those in each district. In District No. 8 (north
of Shelbyville) lived John Claxton Sen. 59 acres, James Claxton
266 acres, David Claxton, Jonathan H. Claxton 60 acres, and Wesley
Claxton.
P D Flat Church in northern Newton Co., AR. In earlier years it was
a school. Located 1.4 miles east of
Marble Falls, AR. Eliza Taylor
Claxton's gravesite is nearby in a farm field.
(Photo courtesy of
Linda Norton of Newton Co.) [Return to David Claxton narrative]
IN. MEMORY. OF
Eliza. Claxton. Was
Born. 18,5 . Died. Aug
The. 2 1885.
Records show Eliza was born in 1810. Apparently family members were
not certain about her year of birth
or the engraver made a mistake.
(Photo courtesy of Linda Norton of Newton Co, AR)
[Return to David Claxton narrative]
