Herschel Roscoe “Dick” PaxtonAge: 62 years1879–1941
- Name
- Herschel Roscoe “Dick” Paxton
- Given names
- Herschel Roscoe
- Surname
- Paxton
- Nickname
- Dick
 Birth | April 2, 1879 18 22 |
 Census | June 23, 1880 (Age 14 months) |
 Birth of a brother | Harry Estell Paxton October 30, 1885 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mayme Nell Paxton December 15, 1887 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Maybelle Ann Paxton February 11, 1891 (Age 11 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Marriage | Maud M Coursey — View this family October 9, 1899 (Age 20 years) |
| Census | June 5, 1900 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Franklin Driskill April 18, 1902 (Age 23 years) |
| Census | April 26, 1910 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | William Scott Paxton June 16, 1912 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 36 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 37 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 38 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Adoption of a son | William Scott Paxton before 1920 (Age 40 years) Adoption: Adopted by both parents |
| Death of a father | Thomas Larkin Paxton 1920 (Age 40 years) |
| Census | January 4, 1920 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 50 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 2, 1930 (Age 51 years) |
 Death | July 28, 1941 (Age 62 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas Larkin Paxton Birth: May 1860 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1920 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Barbara Jane Driskill Birth: October 23, 1856 28 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 11, 1942 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: March 26, 1878 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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1 year himself |
Herschel Roscoe “Dick” Paxton Birth: April 2, 1879 18 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 28, 1941 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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7 years younger brother |
Harry Estell Paxton Birth: October 30, 1885 25 29 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 23, 1970 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Mayme Nell Paxton Birth: December 15, 1887 27 31 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 28, 1976 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Maybelle Ann Paxton Birth: February 11, 1891 30 34 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 1, 1972 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Maud M Coursey |
| himself |
Herschel Roscoe “Dick” Paxton Birth: April 2, 1879 18 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 28, 1941 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Maud M Coursey Birth: April 20, 1882 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 23, 1955 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: October 9, 1899 — Jefferson, Indiana, United States |
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13 years son |
William Scott Paxton Adoption: before 1920 40 37 Birth: June 16, 1912 33 30 — Washington, Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Larkin Paxton - Household
Myers, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Herschel Roscoe Paxton - Household
Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Herschel Roscoe Paxton - Household
127 Railroad Street Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Herschel Roscoe “Dick” Paxton - Household
Main Street Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Herschel Roscoe “Dick” Paxton - Household
North Main Street Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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