Pleasant "Ples" Baxter^{[1, 2]}

1884 - 1942  (57 years)

• Name	Pleasant "Ples" Baxter
  Born	6 Jul 1884	Tennessee   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	District 12, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1910	District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Census	1920	Cocke County, Tennessee   [6]
  Census	1930	District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee   [7]
  Died	6 Mar 1942	Cocke County, Tennessee   [8]
  Buried	8 Mar 1942	Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee   [9]
  Person ID	I76777	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	James "Big Jim" Baxter,   b. Mar 1852, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Oct 1933, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Mother	Nancy Williamson,   b. 3 Nov 1852, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Nov 1928  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F27595	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Latisha "Tish" McGaha,   b. 30 Oct 1886, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Aug 1960  (Age 73 years)
  Married	28 Aug 1904	Cocke County, Tennessee   [10]
  Children	+ 1. Renie Baxter,   b. Abt 1908, Tennessee   2. Garfield Baxter,   b. 14 Sep 1910, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Mar 1928, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 17 years) + 3. Oku Albert Baxter,   b. 14 May 1914, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Jan 1971  (Age 56 years)   4. Ethel J. Baxter,   b. Abt 1919, Tennessee  (Age ~ 105 years)   5. Bruce O. Baxter,   b. 10 May 1920, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Sep 1987  (Age 67 years) + 6. Verlin "Shug" Baxter,   b. 3 Feb 1923, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Dec 1988  (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F28388	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Jul 1884 - Tennessee Married - 28 Aug 1904 - Cocke County, Tennessee Census - 1910 - District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Cocke County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee Died - 6 Mar 1942 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 8 Mar 1942 - Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 20. [S83] Willis LaRue Funeral Home Records, (Cocke County, Tennessee), 11 Nov 1928. Nancy Baxter obituary [S83] Willis LaRue Funeral Home Records, (Cocke County, Tennessee), 193, 22 Mar 1928. Garfield Baxter obituary [S112] Census, 1900. Name: Pleasant Baxter Titles & Terms: Residence: Civil District 12, Cocke, Tennessee Birth Date: Jul 1884 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Son Spouse: Spouse's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Birthplace: Father: James Baxter Father's Titles & Terms: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother: Nancy Baxter Mother's Titles & Terms: Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Race or Color (expanded): White Head-of-household Name: James Baxter Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Years Married: Estimated Marriage Year: Mother How Many Children: Number Living Children: Immigration Year: Enumeration District: 0169 Page: 6 Sheet Letter: A Family Number: 99 Reference Number: 16 Film Number: 1241562 Image Number: 00532 Household Gender Age Birthplace Self James Baxter M Tennessee Wife Nancy Baxter F Tennessee Son Benage Baxter M Tennessee Son John A Baxter M Tennessee Son Pleasant Baxter M Tennessee Son Stephen Baxter M Tennessee Adopted Sarah B Valentine F Tennessee Adopted May A Valentine F Tennessee [S112] Census, 1910. Name: Pleas Baxter Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Self Residence: Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee Marital Status: Married Race : White Gender: Male Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Family Number: 171 Page Number: 10 Household Gender Age Pleas Baxter M 26y Spouse Tishie Baxter F 23y Child Rena Baxter F 2y Child Gar Baxter M y 8m Oscar Mcgaha M 18y [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Pleas Baxter Residence: , Cocke, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1885 Age: 35 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Self Gender: Male Race: White Marital Status: Married Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Film Number: 1821733 Digital Folder Number: 4390325 Image Number: 00393 Sheet Number: 1 Household Gender Age Pleas Baxter M 35y Spouse Mary L Baxter F 33y Child Renie Baxter F 11y Child Garfield Baxter M 9y Child Ocie Baxter M 5y Child Ethel J Baxter F 1y7m [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Ples Baxter Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 09, Cocke, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 47 Marital Status: Married Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1883 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Head Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0018 Family Number: 91 Sheet Number and Letter: 5B Line Number: 51 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2238 Film Number: 2341972 Digital Folder Number: 4548152 Image Number: 00399 Household Gender Age Ples Baxter M 47 Spouse Tish Baxter F 44 Child O Q Baxter M 16 Child Ethel Baxter F 12 Child Bruce Baxter M 10 Child Verlin Baxter M 8 [S87] Death Certificate. Name: Ples Baxter Event Type: Death Event Date: 06 Mar 1942 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Race: White Age: 65 Birth Year (Estimated): Birth Date: 06 Jul 1876 Birthplace: Tenn. Spouse's Name: Tisha Mcgoha Father's Name: James Baxter Father's Birthplace: Tenn Mother's Name: Nancy Williamson Mother's Birthplace: Tenn Occupation: Farmer Address: Residence Place: Cosby, Cocke, Tenn Cemetery: Ogles Burial Place: Cosby Burial Date: 08 Mar 1942 Informant's Name: Additional Relatives: Digital Folder Number: 004184473 Image Number: 02349 GS Film number: 1876908 Reference ID: cn 4552 [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 10513744). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Groom's Name: Ples Baxter Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Tishia Mcgaha Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 28 Aug 1904 Marriage Place: Tennessee Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride's Father's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03274-0 System Origin: Tennessee-EASy Source Film Number: 1928642 Reference Number: 170