[The Paxtons of Giles County]

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Paxton Family Queries

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Subject: Thomas Bernard, Sept 8,1865-June 14,1956 - My husband's great grandfather came up to Canada during the gold rush in approx. 1860. It is believed he came from California where he had also been searching for gold. He built a huge ranch called ONWARD in the Cariboo near William's Lake, BC. He had one son,Thomas Bernard, (Sept 8,1865-June 14,1956) who married Agnes Haggerty (could be Flagarty) Nov 27,1888 @ 100 Mile House, BC Canada Any help would be greatly appreciated in searching out this lineage.
Barb Paxton
Edson, Alberta Canada
4/17/99

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Subject: Reynolds-Paxton Connections - My g grandmother, Cornelia A. (Reynolds) Sarver, wife of John E. Sarver of Giles Co., Va., was said to have been the product of a Reynolds-Paxton marriage. Her parents are unknown, but their dates of birth could be 1820-1840, as Cornelia was born 1856. Your help will be appreciated.
Tom Steele
St. Albans, W.Va.

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