William Alexander Baxter^{[1, 2, 3]}

1878 - 1970  (92 years)

• Name	William Alexander Baxter
  Born	4 May 1878	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	District 5, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1940	District 8, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [5]
  Died	5 Jun 1970
  Buried	Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I102714	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Robert Harrison Baxter,   b. 27 Dec 1848, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Oct 1905  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Sarah Jane Huff,   b. 22 Aug 1846, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Mar 1946  (Age 99 years)
  Married	14 Mar 1871	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F37083	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Sarah Hicks,   b. Feb 1881, Tennessee ,   d. 1 May 1969  (Age ~ 88 years)
  Married	7 Sep 1902	Cocke County, Tennessee   [7]
  Children	+ 1. Viola "Ola" Baxter,   b. 30 Jun 1903, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Jan 1991  (Age 87 years) + 2. Alma Baxter,   b. 10 Jan 1906, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Mar 1968  (Age 62 years)   3. Edna Baxter,   b. Abt 1909, Tennessee  (Age ~ 115 years)   4. Willie Ruth Baxter,   b. Abt 1923, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 23 May 2001  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Family ID	F47856	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 May 1878 - Tennessee Married - 7 Sep 1902 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - - Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S83] Willis LaRue Funeral Home Records, (Cocke County, Tennessee). Sarah Jane Baxter obituary [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 5 Apr 1947. Minnie Finchum obituary [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 16 Aug 1943. David Crockett Hicks obituary [S112] Census, 1910. Name William Baxter Event Type Census Event Year 1910 Event Place Civil District 5, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 31 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Birth Year (Estimated) 1879 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE William Baxter Head M 31 Tennessee Sarah Baxter Wife F 28 Tennessee Viola Baxter Daughter F 6 Tennessee Alma Baxter Daughter F 4 Tennessee Edna Baxter Daughter F 1 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name W A Baxter Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 8, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 61 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Relationship to Head of Household Head Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1879 Last Place of Residence Same House HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE W A Baxter Head M 61 Tennessee Sarah Baxter Wife F 59 Tennessee Willie Ruth Baxter Daughter F 17 Tennessee Crockett Hicks Father-in-law M 87 Tennessee Jane Hicks Mother-in-law F 85 Tennessee "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-27880-18428-4?cc=2000219 : accessed 4 October 2015), Tennessee > Jefferson > Civil District 8 > 45-15 Civil District 8 E of Dandridge-Chestnut Hill Rd and State Highway 35 > image 29 of 30; citing NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012). [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 111857776). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Sarah Hicks Event Type Marriage Event Date 07 Sep 1902 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Spouse's Name W A Baxter Page 342