Sylvester Handy Thaxton

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Sylvester Handy Thaxton

Sylvester Handy was born on December 11th, 1865 in Kanawha Co., WV. Sylvester Handy's father was James David Thaxton and his mother was Mary Elizabeth Miller. His paternal grandparents were Robert Clarkson Thaxton and Sarah Fore; his maternal grandfather was Joseph H. Miller and his maternal grandmother is Rebecca Fisher. He had eight brothers and a sister, named Albert B., Nelson Rife, Lang Burn, Walter Cephes, Joseph Robert, Paul Manuel "Mann", Silas Manuel, Flint Perry and Martha Alice. He was the third oldest of the ten children. He died at the age of 83 on January 10th, 1949 in Kanawha Co., WV.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- James X Thaxton ^*
  - b.1731 in Goochland, VA d.<  1799 in Prince Edward, VA
  
  David Franklin Thaxton
  - b.07 Feb 1756 in , Goochland, Virginia d.>01 Apr 1815 in ,Prince Edward, Virginia
  
  Elizabeth Clarke ^*
  - b.16 Mar 1740 in Goochland, Virginia d.1799 in Prince Edward, VA
  
  David Franklin Thaxton
  - b.1791 in , Prince Edward, Virginia d.Mar 1877 in Kanawha Co.,West Virginia
  
  Sarah Sheppard
  - b.<  1760 in , Goochland, Virginia d.1828 in , Goochland, Virginia
  
  Robert Clarkson Thaxton
  - b.1813 in , Prince Edward, Virginia d.07 Jul 1892 in Union District, Kanawha, WV
  
  John Hurt
  
  Martha Hurt
  - b.1788 in , Prince Edward, Virginia d.<  1870 in Kanawha Co.,West Virginia
  
  Nelly McTaggert
  
  James David Thaxton
  - b.03 May 1838 in Campbell Co.,Virginia d.26 Jun 1921 in Kanawha Co.,West Virginia
  
  John FOURE ^*
  - b.~  1696 d.~  1736 in Goochland, VA
  
  Peter Fore
  - b.~  1728 in VA d.~  1815 in Charlotte County VA
  
  Anne RENNO ^*
  - b.~  1700
  
  James Fore
  - b.02 Feb 1782 in Virginia
  
  Lucy Fore
  - b.~  1730
  
  Sarah Fore
  - b.1802 in , Prince Edward, Virginia d.08 Mar 1883 in Kanawha Co.,West Virginia
  
  John Hurt
  
  Sarah Elizabeth HURT
  - b.~  1786 in Prince Edward, VA
  
  Nelly McTaggert
  
  Sylvester Handy Thaxton
  - b.11 Dec 1865 in Kanawha Co., WV d.10 Jan 1949 in Kanawha Co., WV
  
  Joseph H. Miller
  - b.10 Dec 1810 in ,Kanawha,W. Virginia d.04 Oct 1900
  
  Mary Elizabeth Miller
  - b.22 Dec 1839 in , Kanawha, VA d.29 Oct 1923 in Kanawha, WV
  
  William Fisher
  - b.1760 in ,,Germany
  
  John Fisher
  - b.1784 in Philadelphia,,Pennsylvania d.1872 in , Kanawha, WV
  
  Rebecca Fisher
  - b.14 Jul 1812 in Tuppers Creek,Kanawha,W. Virginia
  
  Ruben Harrison ^*
  - b.1731 in Lewes,,Delaware d.07 Apr 1807 in Smith Creek,Rockingham,Virginia
  
  Rueben Harrison
  - b.1771 in ,Rockingham,Virginia
  
  Lydia Donnell
  
  Lucretia Harrison
  - b.20 Aug 1793 in ,Augusta,Virginia d.Abt 1875/1895 in ,Kanawha,W. Virginia
  
  Moses Higginbotham ^*
  - b.~  1730 in Second Creek,Monroe,Virginia d.29 Nov 1804 in ,Monroe,W. Virginia
  
  Mary Higginbotham
  - b.1772/1773 in ,Botetourt/August,Virginia d.<  1850 in ,Jackson,Virginia
  
  Mary Black
  - b. in ,Monroe,Virginia
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

Sylvester Handy Thaxton

Ancestor Pedigree Chart