John Benjamin "Ben" Thaxton

Male 1834 - 1905  (70 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Benjamin "Ben" Thaxton was born on 27 Dec 1834 in Georgia; died on 22 May 1905 in Grundy County, Tennessee; was buried in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Coffee County, Tennessee.

    John married Eliza Jane Hennessee on 3 Aug 1858 in Warren County, Tennessee. Eliza (daughter of James Hennessee and Jane McGee) was born on 29 Jul 1838 in Warren County, Tennessee; died on 9 Mar 1880 in Grundy County, Tennessee; was buried in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Coffee County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. William Miles Thaxton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Sep 1859 in Grundy County, Tennessee; died on 17 Feb 1934 in Grundy County, Tennessee; was buried in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Coffee County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. James Anderson Thaxton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Apr 1861 in Warren County, Tennessee; died in 1941.
    3. 4. Lavonia Ann Thaxton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Dec 1865 in Hubbard's Cove, Grundy County, Tennessee; died on 26 Apr 1947 in Delta County, Texas; was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, Cooper, Delta County, Texas.
    4. 5. Ira Thomas Thaxton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Mar 1869 in Warren County, Tennessee; died in 1964.
    5. 6. Dillard Winston Thaxton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Nov 1870 in Viola, Warren County, Tennessee; died on 2 Jan 1961 in Town Creek, Lawrence County, Alabama; was buried in Decatur City Cemetery, Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama.
    6. 7. Myrtle Thaxton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Oct 1873 in Grundy County, Tennessee; died on 26 Mar 1952 in Morrison, Warren County, Tennessee; was buried on 28 Mar 1952 in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Coffee County, Tennessee.
    7. 8. Nora Frances Thaxton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Aug 1877 in Warren County, Tennessee; died on 14 Sep 1959 in Miami, Florida; was buried in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Coffee County, Tennessee.

    John married Sarah Elizabeth Sain on 8 Apr 1881 in Grundy County, Tennessee. Sarah was born on 9 Aug 1859 in Hubbard's Cove, Grundy County, Tennessee; died on 28 Apr 1932 in Grundy County, Tennessee; was buried in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Coffee County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. George Tully Thaxton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Feb 1882 in Grundy County, Tennessee.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Miles Thaxton Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 30 Sep 1859 in Grundy County, Tennessee; died on 17 Feb 1934 in Grundy County, Tennessee; was buried in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Coffee County, Tennessee.

  2. 3.  James Anderson Thaxton Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 27 Apr 1861 in Warren County, Tennessee; died in 1941.

    James married Mary Elizabeth Cook on 4 Oct 1896 in Warren County, Tennessee. Mary was born on 23 Dec 1869. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Earline Thaxton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Sep 1897 in Warren County, Tennessee.
    2. 11. Ida Mae Thaxton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Jan 1899 in Warren County, Tennessee.

  3. 4.  Lavonia Ann Thaxton Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 29 Dec 1865 in Hubbard's Cove, Grundy County, Tennessee; died on 26 Apr 1947 in Delta County, Texas; was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, Cooper, Delta County, Texas.

    Family/Spouse: William Brackett Estes. William (son of Thomas Marion Estes and Jane Elizabeth Garretson) was born on 17 Oct 1862; died on 10 Jan 1941. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Ira Thomas Thaxton Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 5 Mar 1869 in Warren County, Tennessee; died in 1964.

    Ira married Minnie Flora Locke on 11 Sep 1889 in Warren County, Tennessee. Minnie (daughter of Jesse Burton Locke and Hannah Narcissus "Stella" Magness) was born on 24 Feb 1872 in McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee; died on 2 Jul 1935 in Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Mary Thaxton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Apr 1891 in (Warren County) Tennessee; died in 0Apr 1891 in Tennessee.
    2. 13. Will Annen Thaxton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jan 1893 in (Warren County) Tennessee; died on 21 Feb 1947.
    3. 14. Sarah E(lizabeth) Thaxton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1897 in (Warren County) Tennessee.
    4. 15. Flora Estella Thaxton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Mar 1901 in (Warren County) Tennessee.
    5. 16. Ada Eugenia Thaxton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Dec 1905 in (Warren County) Tennessee; died on 21 Nov 1906 in Tennessee.
    6. 17. Ellis Burton Thaxton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Oct 1907 in (Warren County) Tennessee; died on 12 Sep 1998.
    7. 18. Jesse Weldon Thaxton  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 19. Frances Thaxton  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 6.  Dillard Winston Thaxton Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 25 Nov 1870 in Viola, Warren County, Tennessee; died on 2 Jan 1961 in Town Creek, Lawrence County, Alabama; was buried in Decatur City Cemetery, Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama.

    Dillard married Willie Merle "Willie" King on 24 Jan 1895 in Warren County, Tennessee. Willie (daughter of Drury Woodson King and Tennessee Polk Bonner) was born on 24 Jul 1875 in (Warren County) Tennessee; died on 17 Nov 1902 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Tennie Lee Thaxton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 May 1897 in Viola, Warren County, Tennessee; died on 14 Nov 1976 in Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida; was buried in Florence Cemetery, Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama.
    2. 21. King Thaxton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jan 1901 in Morrison, Warren County, Tennessee; died on 18 Mar 1968 in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida.

    Dillard married Nancy Moore "Nannie" Summers on 16 Aug 1903 in Warren County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Thomas Summers and Victoria Moore) was born about 1886 in (Tennessee); died on 18 Feb 1928 in Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee; was buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Josephine Thaxton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Sep 1906 in (Warren County) Tennessee; died on 8 Dec 1908 in (Warren County) Tennessee; was buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee.
    2. 23. Billie Ruth Thaxton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 0___ 1912 in (Warren County) Tennessee.
    3. 24. Lucille Thaxton  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 25. Dillard Winston Thaxton, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 26. Joseph Thaxton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in (Warren County) Tennessee.
    6. 27. Robbie Thaxton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in (Warren County) Tennessee.
    7. 28. Mary Elizabeth Thaxton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee.
    8. 29. Katherine Thaxton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jul 1922 in (Warren County) Tennessee; died on 24 Jan 2002; was buried in Decatur City Cemetery,Decatur,Morgan Co.,AL.

  6. 7.  Myrtle Thaxton Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 10 Oct 1873 in Grundy County, Tennessee; died on 26 Mar 1952 in Morrison, Warren County, Tennessee; was buried on 28 Mar 1952 in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Coffee County, Tennessee.

    Myrtle married Charles W. Lawrence on 28 Nov 1895 in Grundy County, Tennessee. Charles (son of Joseph Lawrence and Mary Bridges) was born in 0___ 1869 in (Grundy County, Tennessee); died in 0Jul 1915; was buried in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Coffee County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Clyde T(haxton) Lawrence  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 0___ 1898 in (Coffee County, Tennessee).
    2. 31. John Audrie Lawrence  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 0___ 1901 in (Coffee County, Tennessee).
    3. 32. Joseph Thurman Lawrence  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 0___ 1903 in Coffee County, Tennessee.

  7. 8.  Nora Frances Thaxton Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 31 Aug 1877 in Warren County, Tennessee; died on 14 Sep 1959 in Miami, Florida; was buried in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Coffee County, Tennessee.

    Nora married Claude Gilbert Griswold on 8 Dec 1889 in Wesley Chapel Church, Grundy County, Tennessee. Claude (son of Anderson Griswold and Martha Warren) was born on 16 Jan 1875 in Grundy County, Tennessee; died on 13 May 1943 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried on 16 May 1943 in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Coffee County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. Winford Griswold  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 0___ 1906 in Warren County, Tennessee.
    2. 34. Elmer Griswold  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 0___ 1910 in Warren County, Tennessee.

  8. 9.  George Tully Thaxton Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 15 Feb 1882 in Grundy County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 10.  Earline Thaxton Descendancy chart to this point (3.James2, 1.John1) was born on 24 Sep 1897 in Warren County, Tennessee.

  2. 11.  Ida Mae Thaxton Descendancy chart to this point (3.James2, 1.John1) was born on 28 Jan 1899 in Warren County, Tennessee.

    Ida married George C. Harney(Texas). George was born on 12 Dec 1871 in Wisconsin; died on 18 Sep 1942 in (Grayson County, Texas); was buried in West Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Grayson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 35. Margaret B. Harney  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 36. George B. Harney  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 12.  Mary Thaxton Descendancy chart to this point (5.Ira2, 1.John1) was born on 21 Apr 1891 in (Warren County) Tennessee; died in 0Apr 1891 in Tennessee.

  4. 13.  Will Annen Thaxton Descendancy chart to this point (5.Ira2, 1.John1) was born on 8 Jan 1893 in (Warren County) Tennessee; died on 21 Feb 1947.

  5. 14.  Sarah E(lizabeth) Thaxton Descendancy chart to this point (5.Ira2, 1.John1) was born in 1897 in (Warren County) Tennessee.

  6. 15.  Flora Estella Thaxton Descendancy chart to this point (5.Ira2, 1.John1) was born on 4 Mar 1901 in (Warren County) Tennessee.

  7. 16.  Ada Eugenia Thaxton Descendancy chart to this point (5.Ira2, 1.John1) was born on 1 Dec 1905 in (Warren County) Tennessee; died on 21 Nov 1906 in Tennessee.

  8. 17.  Ellis Burton Thaxton Descendancy chart to this point (5.Ira2, 1.John1) was born on 11 Oct 1907 in (Warren County) Tennessee; died on 12 Sep 1998.

    Ellis married Bonnie Lorena Camp(Dallas County) Texas. Bonnie was born on 19 May 1910 in Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 37. Charles Burton Thaxton  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 18.  Jesse Weldon Thaxton Descendancy chart to this point (5.Ira2, 1.John1)

  10. 19.  Frances Thaxton Descendancy chart to this point (5.Ira2, 1.John1)

  11. 20.  Tennie Lee Thaxton Descendancy chart to this point (6.Dillard2, 1.John1) was born on 30 May 1897 in Viola, Warren County, Tennessee; died on 14 Nov 1976 in Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida; was buried in Florence Cemetery, Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama.

    Tennie married Francis McLeod Bradley, Sr. on 24 May 1920 in Manchester, Coffee County, Tennessee. Francis was born on 13 Mar 1864 in Casa de Logo, Leon County, Florida; died on 7 May 1932 in Town Creek, Lawrence County, Alabama; was buried in Florence Cemetery, Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 38. Francis McLeod Bradley  Descendancy chart to this point

  12. 21.  King Thaxton Descendancy chart to this point (6.Dillard2, 1.John1) was born on 10 Jan 1901 in Morrison, Warren County, Tennessee; died on 18 Mar 1968 in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida.

  13. 22.  Josephine Thaxton Descendancy chart to this point (6.Dillard2, 1.John1) was born on 13 Sep 1906 in (Warren County) Tennessee; died on 8 Dec 1908 in (Warren County) Tennessee; was buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee.

  14. 23.  Billie Ruth Thaxton Descendancy chart to this point (6.Dillard2, 1.John1) was born in 0___ 1912 in (Warren County) Tennessee.

  15. 24.  Lucille Thaxton Descendancy chart to this point (6.Dillard2, 1.John1)

  16. 25.  Dillard Winston Thaxton, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (6.Dillard2, 1.John1)

  17. 26.  Joseph Thaxton Descendancy chart to this point (6.Dillard2, 1.John1) was born in (Warren County) Tennessee.

  18. 27.  Robbie Thaxton Descendancy chart to this point (6.Dillard2, 1.John1) was born in (Warren County) Tennessee.

  19. 28.  Mary Elizabeth Thaxton Descendancy chart to this point (6.Dillard2, 1.John1) was born in Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee.

    Mary married Ruse Anthony Tucker(Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee). Ruse was born in (Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 39. Ruthe Kay Tucker  Descendancy chart to this point was born in (Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee).

  20. 29.  Katherine Thaxton Descendancy chart to this point (6.Dillard2, 1.John1) was born on 23 Jul 1922 in (Warren County) Tennessee; died on 24 Jan 2002; was buried in Decatur City Cemetery,Decatur,Morgan Co.,AL.

  21. 30.  Clyde T(haxton) Lawrence Descendancy chart to this point (7.Myrtle2, 1.John1) was born in 0___ 1898 in (Coffee County, Tennessee).

  22. 31.  John Audrie Lawrence Descendancy chart to this point (7.Myrtle2, 1.John1) was born in 0___ 1901 in (Coffee County, Tennessee).

  23. 32.  Joseph Thurman Lawrence Descendancy chart to this point (7.Myrtle2, 1.John1) was born in 0___ 1903 in Coffee County, Tennessee.

  24. 33.  Winford Griswold Descendancy chart to this point (8.Nora2, 1.John1) was born in 0___ 1906 in Warren County, Tennessee.

  25. 34.  Elmer Griswold Descendancy chart to this point (8.Nora2, 1.John1) was born in 0___ 1910 in Warren County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 35.  Margaret B. Harney Descendancy chart to this point (11.Ida3, 3.James2, 1.John1)

  2. 36.  George B. Harney Descendancy chart to this point (11.Ida3, 3.James2, 1.John1)

  3. 37.  Charles Burton Thaxton Descendancy chart to this point (17.Ellis3, 5.Ira2, 1.John1)

  4. 38.  Francis McLeod Bradley Descendancy chart to this point (20.Tennie3, 6.Dillard2, 1.John1)

    Francis married Nancy Bown [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 40. Susan Wayles Bradley  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 41. Andrew Howell Bradley  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 42. Linda Ward Bradley  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 39.  Ruthe Kay Tucker Descendancy chart to this point (28.Mary3, 6.Dillard2, 1.John1) was born in (Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee).

    Ruthe married Dale Philpott(Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee). Dale was born in McMinn County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 43. Gretchen Philpott  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Knox County, Tennessee.


Generation: 5

  1. 40.  Susan Wayles Bradley Descendancy chart to this point (38.Francis4, 20.Tennie3, 6.Dillard2, 1.John1)

  2. 41.  Andrew Howell Bradley Descendancy chart to this point (38.Francis4, 20.Tennie3, 6.Dillard2, 1.John1)

  3. 42.  Linda Ward Bradley Descendancy chart to this point (38.Francis4, 20.Tennie3, 6.Dillard2, 1.John1)

  4. 43.  Gretchen Philpott Descendancy chart to this point (39.Ruthe4, 28.Mary3, 6.Dillard2, 1.John1) was born in Knox County, Tennessee.