Thomas Franklin Baxter

Brief Life History of Thomas Franklin

When Thomas Franklin Baxter was born on 19 November 1861, in Alexandria, Monroe Township, Madison, Indiana, United States, his father, James Edgar Baxter, was 31 and his mother, Caroline Githens, was 24. He married Cora Luthera Starr on 27 March 1888, in Brown, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Grant Township, Keith, Nebraska, United States in 1870 and Johnstown, Brown, Nebraska, United States for about 35 years. He died on 28 January 1948, in Ainsworth, Brown, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Ainsworth Cemetery, Ainsworth, Brown, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Franklin Baxter
1861–1948
Cora Luthera Starr
1872–1944
Marriage: 27 March 1888
Nettie Ester Baxter
1892–1991
Byron Leroy Baxter
1894–1976
Franklin Alvin Baxter
1897–1978
Edna Pearl Baxter
1899–1977

Sources (17)

  • Thomas Baxter in household of James Baxter, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Thomas Franklin Baxter, "Nebraska, Marriages, 1855-1995"
  • Thomas Franklin Baxter, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1870

Historical Boundaries: 1870: Nebraska, United States 1873: Keith, Nebraska, United States 1887: Perkins, Nebraska, United States

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name from Middle English baxter ‘baker’ (from Old English bæcestre ‘baker’, earlier ‘female baker’, the feminine equivalent of bæcere). Compare Baker .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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