James M. BAXTER^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1821 - 1866  (45 years)

• Name	James M. BAXTER
  Born	12 Aug 1821	, Rutherford, North Carolina   [1, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Misc	1 Sep 1845	Murray County, Georgia   [8]
  	James was named as guardian to Andrew B. Baxter. Andrew Baxter Guardianship Bond
  Census	1850	Murray County, Georgia   [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.
  Census	1860	Militia District 1011, Murray, Georgia   [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
  Died	14 Oct 1866	Murray County, Georgia   [3, 5, 9]
  Notes
  Person ID	I2658	Kendrick-Hemphill
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2014

  
  

  Father	Andrew BAXTER,   b. Abt 1793, , Rutherford, North Carolina ,   d. 16 Jun 1845, Murray County, Georgia  (Age ~ 52 years)
  Mother	Sarah C. HORTON,   b. Abt 1803, , , Virginia
  Married	15 Feb 1818	, Rutherford, North Carolina
  Family ID	F883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elisabeth LOWERY,   b. Abt 1833, , , Tennessee
  Married	14 Dec 1851	Murray County, Georgia   [10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  	G. T. Baxter's parents are reported as Jim Baxter and Betsey Lowery on his death certificate. James Baxter Married Elisabeth Lowery – Treasure Chest Thursday
  		James Baxter and Elisabeth Lowery Marriage License
  Children	1. Mary Jane BAXTER,   b. 16 Jul 1852, Murray County, Georgia ,   d. 4 Aug 1917, Ocoee, , Tennessee  (Age 65 years)   2. George Taylor BAXTER,   b. 31 Oct 1854, Murray County, Georgia ,   d. 19 May 1943, Old Fort, Polk, Tennessee  (Age 88 years)   3. John A. BAXTER,   b. 12 Oct 1858, Murray County, Georgia ,   d. 25 Jul 1940, Murray County, Georgia  (Age 81 years)   4. William H. BAXTER,   b. Jun 1860, Murray County, Georgia ,   d. Abt 1900, , , Tennessee  (Age ~ 39 years)   5. Sarah C. BAXTER,   b. Abt 1864, Murray County, Georgia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. James R. BAXTER,   b. 20 May 1866, Murray County, Georgia ,   d. 16 Jan 1904, Murray County, Georgia  (Age 37 years)
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2015
  Family ID	F885	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S91] Family Stories Notebook - Polk Co News, Rosine Chable, The Baxter Line, 1997; (Reliability: 3). [S438] 1860 Census. Georgia. Murray County, pop. sch., Militia District 1011; p. 113 (penned); dwelling 805, family 762; James Baxter household; accessed; 10 March 2012 (Reliability: 3). [S322] 1880 Census. Georgia. Murray County, pop.sch., 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). [S439] 1850 Census. Georgia. Murray County, pop. sch., p. 216 (penned); dwelling 1480, family 1480; James Baxter household; accessed; 10 March 2012 (Reliability: 3). [S561] Descendants of David Baxter - provided by Clement, 2 (Reliability: 3). [S438] 1860 Census. Georgia. Murray County, pop. sch., Militia District 1011; p. 113 (penned); dwelling 805, family 762; James Baxter household; accessed; 10 March 2012 (Reliability: 2). [S439] 1850 Census. Georgia. Murray County, pop. sch., p. 216 (penned); dwelling 1480, family 1480; James Baxter household; accessed; 10 March 2012 (Reliability: 2). [S484] Georgia. Murray County. Administration and guardian bonds 1844-1896 @ FamilySearch, 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). [S355] 1870 Census. Georgia. Murray County, pop. sch., 1011th District G. M.; p. 11 (penned); dwelling 77, family 77; Elizabeth Baxter household; accessed; 19 April 2012 (Reliability: 2). [S269] Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955, 3 September 2010; entry for G. T. Baxter, 20 May 1943; FHL microfilm 2137337 (Reliability: 2). [S223] Sudie Clemmer Notebooks, Baxter p. 2, (Reliability: 3). Sudie Clemmer reports the children of James Baxter as: Mary Jane married Mart O'Neal Sallie married Newton Kirby [S91] Family Stories Notebook - Polk Co News, Rosine Chable, The Baxter Line, 1997; (Reliability: 3). "The two brothers [Jim and Andy Baxter] later met and married the two Lowery sisters - Betsy and Pollie. [S275] Murray County Marriage Books-Georgia Archives, accessed; 10 March 2012; Marriage Book 1843-1852, p. 86; James Baxter-Elizabeth Lowry; 1851 (Reliability: 3). [S561] Descendants of David Baxter - provided by Clement, 5 (Reliability: 3).