George Washington SAXTON
(believed to be the son of William SAXTON
III
and Diannah Ralph, brother of Alvin SAXTON)
b. 21-May-1833, d. 30-Oct-1907 in Darke Co., OH,
buried: 1-Nov-1907 Union City Cem., Union City, IN;
m. 27-May-1856 in Meigs Co., OH, to Malinda (Melinda) SHRY
b. 5-Jan-1837 (or ca25-Dec-1836) in OH, d. 1-Feb-1908 in Darke Co.,
OH,
buried: Union City Cem., Union City, IN.
(name listed as Matilda in death index for Darke Co., OH.)
George W. Saxton was in Co. G, 193th Ohio Infantry during the Civil War.
In the 1860 census for Rutland Twp., Meigs Co., OH, r1008, b1, p121b, 330/307:
(living next to his brother Thomas)
G.W. Saxon, 27yr, m, farmer, 0, 100, OH
Malinda Saxon, 22yr, f, OH
Caroline Saxon, 3yr, f, OH
George Saxon, 6/12yr, m, OH
In the 1870 census for Jackson Twp., Darke Co., OH, page 48, 342/341:
Saxton, George W., 37, m, w, day laborer, OH
Saxton, Malinda, 33, f, w, keeping house, OH
Saxton, Elizabeth C., 13, f, w, helps mother, OH
Saxton, George M., 10, m, w, attending school, OH
Saxton, Mary K., 8, f, w, OH
Saxton, John M., 5, m, w, OH
Saxton, William, 3, m, w, IN
Saxton, Laura M., 5/12, f, w, OH
In 1880 census for Jackson Twp., Darke Co., OH, film T9-1011, page 431D:
George W. Saxton, 47, deputy marshal, married, white, self, OH, VA, OH
Malinda Saxton, 43, keeps house, married, white, wife, OH, PA, MD
George M. Saxton, 20, works on streets, single, white, son, OH, OH, OH
Mary C. Saxton, 18, at home, single, white, daughter, IN, OH, OH
John M. Saxton, 15, works in tool factory, single, white, son, OH, OH, OH
William J. Saxton, 12, at home, single, white, son, OH, OH, OH
Laura May Saxton, 10, at home, single, white, daughter, OH, OH, OH
Louie Saxton, 7, at home, single, white, daughter, OH, OH, OH
Francis M. Saxton, 3, at home, single, white, son, OH, OH, OH
(listed along with Alvin (page 420B), Alvin J. (page 431C), and Wm. H. Saxton (page 225D).)
In the 1900 census for Jackson Twp., Darke Co., OH, roll 1262, book 2, page 21, 101/107:
Saxton, George W., head, w, m, May 1833, 67yr, married 44yr, OH, VA, MD, ?
Saxton, Malinda, wife, w, f, Dec 1836, 63yr, married 44yr, 8ch, 7h living, OH, PA, MD, tuft cutter
Saxton, John ,son, w, m, Sep 1864, 35yr, single, OH, OH, OH, day laborer
Saxton, Laura, daughter, w, f, Feb 1870, 30yr, single, OH, OH, OH, tuft cutter
Saxton, Frank, son, w, m, Oct 1876, 23yr, single, OH, OH, OH, laborer sawmill
Hepner, Purley, grandson, w, m, Feb 1886, 14yr, single, OH, OH, OH, at school
Children by Malinda SHRY:
I. Elizabeth Caroline (Callie) SAXTON,
b. 15-Jul-1856 in Meigs Co., OH;
d. 28-Jan-1932 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH.
II. George Martin SAXTON,
b. 9-Jan-1860 in IN;
d. 17-Jul-1911 in Union City, OH.
III. Mary C. SAXTON,
b. 28-Mar-1862 in Jay Co., IN;
d. 16-Mar-1938 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH.
IV. John Millein SAXTON,
b. 14-Sep-1864 in Union City, IN;
d. 23-Mar-1927 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH.
V. William J. SAXTON, b. ca 4-Jul-1867 in Darke Co., OH;
d. 8-May-1895 in Union City, OH.
VI. Laura May SAXTON,
b. 27-Feb-1870 in Union City, OH.
VII. Louie SAXTON,
b. 13-Apr-1873 in Jackson Twp., Darke Co., OH.
VIII. Francis Marion SAXTON,
b. Oct or Dec 1876 in Union City, OH.
(may have been named after his brother.)
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(one son died before 1907 as in his obit only 7 children listed, 4 girls and 3 boys,
I'm making it Wm. J. as he is in death index dying 8-May-1895.)
All dates for children from Mary Ellen Wilson's book
"John and Rebecca Sexton of Bath County, Virginia and Descendants of
Their Son William (and Dianna Relph) Saxton of Meigs County, Ohio"
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