William Alexander Baxter^{[1, 2]}

1823 - 1883  (59 years)

• Name	William Alexander Baxter
  Born	19 Jul 1823	Cocke County, Tennessee   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Jun 1883
  Buried	Matthews-Baxter Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [7]
  Person ID	I4524	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	James Baxter,   b. 1792/1793, Georgia ,   d. 1 Feb 1866, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Rhoda Giles,   b. 1796, North Carolina ,   d. 1878, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 82 years)
  Married	2 May 1816	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F27580	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Matthews,   b. 12 Sep 1824, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Aug 1894  (Age 69 years)
  Children	+ 1. James M. Baxter,   b. Abt 1847, Tennessee + 2. Robert Harrison Baxter,   b. 27 Dec 1848, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Oct 1905  (Age 56 years) + 3. Jesse Baxter,   b. 26 Jan 1851, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Dec 1935, Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, Tennessee  (Age 84 years) + 4. C. Holloway Baxter,   b. 10 Oct 1855, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Jun 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 78 years)   5. William F. Baxter,   b. Abt 1858, Tennessee   6. Thomas V. Baxter,   b. Abt 1860, Tennessee   7. Elizabeth Baxter,   b. Abt 1861, Tennessee   8. Daniel R. Baxter,   b. Abt 1864, Tennessee   9. James P. Baxter,   b. Abt 1865, Tennessee
  Family ID	F1716	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 19 Jul 1823 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - - Matthews-Baxter Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  W. A. Baxter Born Died

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 19. [S61] 1870 Census, Sevier County, Tennessee, Dist. 1, page 4, 27 Jul 1870. House # Name Sex/Race Age Occupation Property Val Personal Prop Bithplace 5 BAXTER, William A. MW 47 farmer $600 $470 TN Elizabeth FW 45 TN Jessee MW 19 farm laborer TN Hollowaway MW 14 farm laborer TN William MW 12 TN Thomas N. MW 10 TN Daniel MW 6 TN Elizabeth FW 9 TN Jessee P. MW 5 TN [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 329a, 26 Jul 1870. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/sevier/census/1870/0329a.gif [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, family 26, page 385b, line 39, 14 Aug 1850. ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/census/tn/sevier/1850/pg0384a.txt [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 311. http://sevierlibrary.tripod.com/page51880.html [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 311D, 1880. Census Place: Jones Cove, Sevier, Tennessee Source: FHL Film 1255277 National Archives Film T9-1277 Page 311D Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Alex BAXTER Self M M W 56 TN Occ: Farmer Fa: TN Mo: TN Elisabeth BAXTER Wife F M W 55 TN Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN William F. BAXTER Son M S W 22 TN Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: TN Mo: TN Thomas N. BAXTER Son M S W 20 TN Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: TN Mo: TN Daniel R. BAXTER Son M S W 16 TN Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: TN Mo: TN [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 546.