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I
am a descendant of David C. Claxton who was born, raised, and lived
most of his life in middle Tennessee. My mother was a Claxton,
daughter of Ben Wesley Claxton, son of James Abram Claxton, son of
James J. Claxton, son of David (My GGG-Grandfather). I was raised in
Texas and was around my grandfather, Ben Claxton, for many years.
All I knew about his family roots was he was born in Milam Co, TX and
his father, James Abram Claxton, was born in TN and moved to Milam
Co. when he was of age. Ben's father, James, died young at the age of
35 in TX when Ben was 9 yrs. old. Ben and his four siblings were
raised by their mother and her parents on a farm in Milam Co. Later,
Ben and his mother moved to Rotan, TX (in West Texas) where they
lived the rest of their lives.
Since
1998, off and on, I have researched my Claxton line through
libraries, cemeteries, interviewing related families, gathering
family stories/records, and collecting photos. My goal was to have
more of a story than just a collection of names and dates. After
several years, I finally asked myself, what do I do with all this
information? My answer was to share it with all who are interested
in David Claxton and his children.
I
have tried very hard to make this record as complete and accurate as
possible. I have found errors in official documents, in publications,
in newspaper articles, on cemetery markers, and, in family stories.
Not all family records agree, so discrepancies will be found and
errors will occur in the copying of information. I've tried to make a
note when they occur but if I missed some, it was unintentional. I
would appreciate any corrections and additions.
William
Bradley Brittain
Cypress, TX
wbbrittain@att.net
11 August 2013
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