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Family of Eli W PAXSON and Elizabeth VESEY
Eli W PAXSON b. 18255404 at Indiana2074. d. 1907 Dec 42063 at Bristol, IN2063.
Elizabeth VESEY b. 1831 May 194655 at Orange Co., VT4655. d. 1883 Feb 222063 at South Bend, IN2063. bd. Oak Ridge Cem., Goshen, IN4655.
Married2072 1846 Nov 62072 at Elkhart Co., IN2072.
Eli's birthplace is indicated in most records as Indiana. Howard5404, in a biographical sketch of (son) Edward E Paxson, has Virginia, stating that Eli removed to Elkhart county in 1835.
Eli is absent from the 1850 census, likely due to his adventure with his brother-in-law, Benjamin W Vesey, as they hiked and rode horsecarts to California during the gold rush. After that, Eli was primarily a farmer, though, in 1880, he is listed2074 as grocer, and his sons John and Charles were also listed as grocer/clerk in grocery store. The obituary4655 for Mrs E W Paxon(sic) mentions that Mr and Mrs Paxon(sic) were married Nov 5, 1847; they lived in Jefferson Township until 1879, when they moved to South Bend. Following Elizabeth's death, Eli married2072 second Cecelia E Bliler, her second marriage. Hillman800 has her maiden name "Slick." In 1900, John Bliler, stepson, is living2077 in the household of Eli W and Cecelia E Bliler.
Elizabeth's birthdate and place are mentioned4655 in her obituary. That article also mentions that she came with her parents (from Vermont) to Elkhart Co. (IN).
Child 7. Edward
In a biographical sketch for Edward E Paxson, Howard5404 states that Edward Paxson attended public schools in South Bend, and graduated from high school in 1883. He attended the University of Michigan department of dentistry, and graduated in 1887. He returned to South Bend where he opened a dental office. He was a member of the Michigan State Dental Society and the South Western Michigan Dental Society.
Children of Eli W PAXSON and Elizabeth VESEY:
1. | Ella J PAXSON2075 b. 1848~2075 at Indiana2075. |
2. | William PAXSON2073 b. 1851~2073 at Indiana2073. |
3. | Clara PAXSON2073 b. 1854~2073 at Indiana2073. |
4. | John C PAXSON2073 b. 1855~2076 at Indiana2073. |
5. | Charles E PAXSON2073 b. 1859~2076 at Indiana2073. |
6. | Alice PAXSON2073 b. 1862~2073 at Indiana2073. |
7. | Edward PAXSON2073 b. 1864 Dec 115404 at Elkhart Co., IN5404. |
8. | Lydia PAXSON2073 b. 1868~2073 at Indiana2073. |