I have been interested in family research for almost 30 years and just
this past year I discovered that my husband has THREE gg grandfathers
who lived in Anderson County, Tennessee. These three men also served in
the same War of 1812 military unit from Anderson County. Two of them
can be found on the Scott County Tennessee 1850 Federal Census. One of
them had a son who married the other one's daughter. The third one
had wanderlust and left Anderson County for Illinois and then came to
Texas when Texas was still a Republic. This third one is the one who
made it possible for my husband to be a "Texian" and a registered member
of the "First Families of Texas". I want to share some of my research
on these three men.
Submitted by:
Glenn & Patsy Hand
417 Cottonwood St.
Victoria, TX 77904-9623
e-mail ghand@viptx.net
According the to 1850 Scott County Tennessee Federal Census, Thomas
LAXTON was born in South Carolina about 1795. So far the military file
is all I have on Thomas. He was a pvt in Capt. James Tunnell's Company,
Reg't East Tennessee Militia commanded by Col. Wm. Johnson. He
was called into service 13 Sept 1814 at Knoxville, Tennessee for 6
months. He was a substitute for James Isom.
Court minutes place Thomas LAXTON in Campbell County Tennessee as early
as 1836. He is listed on the Campbell Co. federal census for 1840. By
1850 he is on the Scott County Tennessee federal census. His wife,
Elizabeth applied for pension for her deceased son, Levi's service in
the Civil War. She states in this application that her husband, Thomas
died 18 Oct 1862 in Scott County. Elizabeth did receive a pension and
she died 10 May 1881, Scott County, Tennessee.
Possible children: 1.Alfred LAXTON b. 1820 m. Sarah Thomas in Scott Co.
TN on 18 Feb 1847; 2. Jesse LAXTON b. 1822 m. Luann Jane (Jennie)
THOMPSON (daugther of Harmon THOMPSON) in Campbell Co. TN on 20 Nov
1849; 3. Catherine LAXTON b. 1823 m. Jacob SMITHERS; 4. John LAXTON b.
1830 m. Millie SHARP in Scott Co. TN on 19 Mar 1858;
5. Nancy LAXTON b. 1837 (no info); 6. Thomas LAXTON b. 1838 m. Mary J.
GOAD; 7. Levi LAXTON b. 1843 d. 27 Jan 1864 in Clinton, TN.
NOTE: Jesse LAXTON and Luann Jane Jennie THOMPSON are the great grandparents of Glenn HAND.
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