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Male David Clarkston Thaxton Click to view David Clarkston Thaxton in the family tree

David Clarkston was born in March 1816 in Prince Edward Co., VA.  David Clarkston's father was Samuel Thaxton and his mother was Lucy Brightwell.  His paternal grandparents were David Franklin Thaxton and Sarah Sheppard; his maternal grandfather was Reynold Brightwell and his maternal grandmother is Druscilla Allmand. He had five brothers and two sisters, named William B., James Joseph, Robert, Samuel, Jehu, Sarah A. and Catherine.  He died at the age of 91 in 1907 in Gallia Co., OH.


David Clarkston's family with Catherine Fuqua

‌David Clarkston and Catherine were married in a religious ceremony on January 25th, 1842 in Prince Edward Co., VA.  They had seven sons and three daughters, named Madison L., Benjamin M., Joseph H., Robert Samuel, David William, Charles J., Douglas, Martha J., Elizabeth and Nancy Ann.


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