Brief Life History of Lucy
When Lucy Buxton was born on 16 November 1877, in Louisiana, United States, her father, William Harrison Buxton, was 36 and her mother, Sarah Evelyn Howard, was 23. She had at least 2 sons and 5 daughters with William F Honeycutt. She lived in Ward Five, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States for about 20 years and Orange, Orange, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 24 April 1956, in Louisiana, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Starks, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Lucy Buxton in household of William H Buxton, "United States Census, 1880"
- Lucy Honeycutt in entry for Willie Buxton and Dessie Honeycutt, "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957"
- Lucy Honeycutt, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
Spouse and Children
1875–1925 Male
1877–1956 Female
Children (7)
1901–1978 Female
1903–1981 Female
1906–1987 Male
1908–2005 Female
1911–1994 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1842–1926 Male
1854–1935 Female
Siblings (9)
1877–1956 Female
1880–1950 Male
1882–1927 Male
1883–1910 Female
1884– Female
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway
Age 4
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 4
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 21
Name Meaning
English:
habitational name from Buxton in Derbyshire, which in Middle English was called Buchestanes, Bucstones (i.e. ‘bowing stones’, from Middle English b(o)ugen, Old English būgan ‘to bow’ + stanes ‘stones’). It is probably named for logan stones in the vicinity. (Logan stones are boulders so poised that they rock at a touch.)
less commonly, a habitational name from Buxton in Norfolk, which is named with the genitive case of the Old English personal name Bucc (see Buck 1) + Old English tūn ‘settlement, enclosure’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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