James BAXTER[1, 2, 3, 4]
Male Abt 1822 - 1865


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  • Birth  Abt 1822  , , North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6] 
    • SC -> Rosine Chable papers
      1822, NC -> 1860 census
      1823, NC -> 1850 census
    Gender  Male 
    Misc  1 Sep 1845  , Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    James Baxter guardianship bond of Andrew Baxter.    		 James Baxter guardianship bond of Andrew Baxter.
    Census  1850  , Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Dwelling number: 1480
      Family number: 1480
      Name: James Baxter
      Age: 27
      Sex: M
      Color:
      Occupation:       Farmer
      Value of Real Estate: 1700
      Place of Birth: NC
      Married within the year:
      Attended school within the year:
      Over 20 and cannot read & write:
      Deaf, dumb, etc:
      Other household members:       Sarah B. (51), Andrew B. (21), Mary (15), Mary C. (2), James E. (6/12)
      Other:
      Future wife, Elisabeth Lowery, lived next door with her parents.
    1850 U. S. Census, Murray County, Georgia, population schedule, p. 216    		 1850 U. S. Census, Murray County, Georgia, population schedule, p. 216
    Census  1860  Militia District 1011, Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Name: James Baxter
      Age: 38
      Sex: M
      Color:
      Occupation:       Miller
      Value of real estate: 1200
      Value of personal estate: 1200
      Place of birth: NC
      Married within the year:
      Attended school within the year:
      Persons over 20 who cannot read & write:       yes
      Deaf, dumb, etc.:
      Household members:
      Elisabeth (27), Mary Ann (8), George T. (4), John A. (2), William H. (ill.), Sarah (57)

      Reviewing Old Records Pays Off
    1860 U. S. Census, Murray County, Georgia, population schedule, Militia District 1011, p. 113    		 1860 U. S. Census, Murray County, Georgia, population schedule, Militia District 1011, p. 113
    Died  Between 1865 and 1870  [3, 8] 
    • *His wife, Elisabeth, is listed as widowed on the 1880 census. Their youngest child was 14, so James was alive until at least 1865.
      *Elizabeth appeared as head of household in 1870.
    Notes 
    • Name:
      Jim Baxter -> Rosine Chable papers
      James Baxter -> 1860 census
      James Baxter -> 1850 census

      Connection to parents:
      *brother of Andy Baxter -> Rosine Chable papers:
      "The Baxters were originally from South Carolina. The father of Jim and Andy Baxter had a large plantation and a lot of Negro slaves. He wanted Jim and Andy to branch out on their own. He came with the boys - an they saw the Alaculsey Valley, which was occupied by the Indians. They bargained to buy all the land from 'our' house up to the Jim Baxter Place. The two brothers later met and married the two Lowery sisters - Betsy and Pollie."
      *Sarah is named as James' wife's mother-in-law -> 1880 census
    Person ID  I2658  Kendrick-Hemphill
    Last Modified  7 Oct 2012 

    Father  Andrew BAXTER,   d. Bef 1 Sep 1845 
    Mother  Sarah C. MOTHER OF JAMES BAXTER,   b. Abt 1803, , , Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID  F883  Group Sheet

    Family  Elisabeth LOWERY,   b. Abt 1833, , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married  14 Dec 1851  , Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11] 
    James Baxter and Elisabeth Lowery Marriage License    		 James Baxter and Elisabeth Lowery Marriage License
    Notes 
    • G. T. Baxter's parents are reported as Jim Baxter and Betsey Lowery on his death certificate. [12]
    Children 
    >1. Mary Jane BAXTER,   b. Abt 1852, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1917, Ocoee, , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. George Taylor BAXTER,   b. 31 Oct 1854, , Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1943, Old Fort, Polk, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. John A. BAXTER,   b. Abt 1858, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. William H. BAXTER,   b. Abt 1860, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Sarah C. BAXTER,   b. Abt 1864, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. James R. BAXTER,   b. Abt 1866, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID  F885  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S193] Family Stories Notebook; Polk County News Office, Benton, TN, Rosine Chable, The Baxter Line, 1997;.

    2. [S582] 1860 U. S. Census, Murray County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing FHL microfilm publication 803,132., Militia District 1011; p. 113 (penned); dwelling 805, family 762; James Baxter household; accessed; 10 March 2012 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S439] 1880 U. S. Census, Murray County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestrycom : accessed ); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 159., 1011 District G. M. Alaculsey; 155; p. 13 (penned), p. 474 (stamped); dwelling 113, family 118; Elisabeth Baxter household; accessed; 10 March 2012 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S583] 1850 U. S. Census, Murray County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 78., p. 216 (penned); dwelling 1480, family 1480; James Baxter household; accessed; 10 March 2012 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S582] 1860 U. S. Census, Murray County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing FHL microfilm publication 803,132., Militia District 1011; p. 113 (penned); dwelling 805, family 762; James Baxter household; accessed; 10 March 2012 (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S583] 1850 U. S. Census, Murray County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 78., p. 216 (penned); dwelling 1480, family 1480; James Baxter household; accessed; 10 March 2012 (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S625] Murray County, Georgia, Georgia, Probate Records, 1775-1967, ; "Administration and guardian bonds 1844-1896," digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org: accessed )., James Baxter guardianship bond of Andrew Baxter; accessed; 29 September 2012; the Baxter bond is imaged as p. 21 of the Murray County bonds (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S496] 1870 U. S. Census, Murray County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 167., 1011th District G. M.; p. 11 (penned); dwelling 77, family 77; Elizabeth Baxter household; accessed; 19 April 2012 (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S334] Sudie Clemmer, Sudie Clemmer Notebooks; Polk County News Office, Benton, TN, Baxter p. 2,.
      Sudie Clemmer reports the children of James Baxter as:
      Mary Jane married Mart O'Neal
      Sallie married Newton Kirby

    10. [S193] Family Stories Notebook; Polk County News Office, Benton, TN, Rosine Chable, The Baxter Line, 1997;.
      "The two brothers [Jim and Andy Baxter] later met and married the two Lowery sisters - Betsy and Pollie.

    11. [S391] Murray County, Georgia, Marriage Books, Murray County Ordinary Court, , , ; digital images, Georgia Archives, Georgia's Virtual Vault (http://cdm.sos.state.ga.us/index.php : accessed )., accessed; 10 March 2012; Marriage Book 1843-1852, p. 86; James Baxter-Elizabeth Lowry; 1851 (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S386] Tennessee "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/ : accessed ), ..



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