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Male Elisha Franklin Paxton Click to view Elisha Franklin Paxton in the family tree

Elisha Franklin was born in 1828 in Rockbridge County.1   Elisha Franklin's father was Elisha Franklin Paxton and his mother was Margaret McNutt.  His maternal grandparents were Alexander McNutt and Rachael Grigsby. He had five brothers and a sister, named Andrew Jackson, James Gardiner, John Gallatin, Alex, William Hays and Rachel Grigsby.  He died at the age of 35 in 1863 in At Chancellorsville leading a "Stonewall" Jackson brigade..1 


Elisha Franklin's family with Elizabeth White

They had three sons named John Gallatin, Frank and Matthew White.

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Further source/citation:
American Civil War General Officers

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