Robert Rowan Claxon^[1]

1848 -

• Name	Robert Rowan Claxon
  Born	1847/1848	,,Kentucky, United States
  Gender	Male
  AFN	HWLQ-4X
  Physical Description	Riverboat captain
  _UID	D30467018B88A24D9123DE92A0B68FC10B8C
  Notes	Middle name "Rowan" from World Connect data base (rootsweb.com) NEWSPAPER (The Carrollton Democrat, Carrollton KY) 15 Mar 1879: "Robert Claxon, who formerly lived here, arrived by the last trip of the Vigo with license as an engineer and took a position as such on the Hiram A." 7 Feb 1880: "On the 20th of last month Robert Claxon, who for some months has been about town and who formerly lived here, hired at R. B. Powell's livery stable, James T. Fisher's black mare for ten days, saying that he wanted to go to Moorfield, Ind., and would return by the time named. On last Saturday twelve days having passed without a return of the mare, Mr. Powell in company with Joseph Myrick, set out to hunt her. They first went to Madison, where they found her in the livery stable of R. R. Rea who had purchased her two or three days previously from Claxon, paying him $30 and a gold watch. Mr. Powell made affidavit as to the ownership of the animal, gave bond and brought her home. Claxon has not been found and Mr. Rea is minus his money and watch." CARON'S LOUISVILLE CITY DIRECTORY 1892 Robert L. Claxon, engineer, resident at 1104 20th St. with Harry L. Claxon (is this father and son?). CENSUS 1850 Carroll Co Ky, Dist 1, p. 161a(321), age 2, b. KY, with parents. !BIRTH: 1850 census, Carroll Co Ky !PARENTS: 1850 census. !MARRIAGE: Date estimated. Wife's name from records of Kristina (Claxon) Stearley.
  Person ID	I11901	7B William Bassett of Cross Plains, Indiana
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2007

  
  

  Father	Henderson Claxon,   b. 7 Jul 1811, ,,Kentucky, United States ,   d. 10 Jun 1854, Carrollton, Carroll, Kentucky, United States  (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Catherine Marshall,   b. 25 Jun 1824, ,,Ohio, United States ,   d. 1 Mar 1883  (Age 58 years)
  Married	24 Nov 1842	,Jefferson, Indiana, United States
  Family ID	F621	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth Culver,   b. Abt 1848, KY? ,   d. Abt 1874  (Age ~ 26 years)
  Married	Abt 1870	KY?
  Children	+ 1. Harry Lester Claxon,   b. 1 Oct 1870, Pleasureville, Henry Co., KY? ,   d. 20 Sep 1960, Huntingburg, Dubois, Indiana, United States  (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F5491	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998).