Brief Life History of John Thomas
When John Thomas Axton was born on 28 July 1870, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, John Thomas Axton, was 24 and his mother, Matilda Loretta Webb, was 20. He married Jane Bean on 28 August 1891, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey, United States in 1919 and United States in 1934. He registered for military service in 1902. He died on 20 July 1934, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (28)
- John T Asciton in household of John Asciton, "United States Census, 1880"
- John T. Axton, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- John T Axton in entry for John T Axton, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
Spouse and Children
1870–1934 Male
1869–1958 Female
Children (4)
1893–1958 Male
1895–1983 Female
1897–1987 Female
1902–1976 Female
Parents and Siblings
1846–1926 Male
1849–1886 Female
Siblings (7)
1867–1887 Female
1870–1934 Male
1872–1873 Female
1874–1959 Female
1877–1917 Female
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World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Age 2
1874 · Secrete Service Headquarters
Age 4
1887 · Monotype Type-Casting Machine
Age 17
Name Meaning
English:
habitational name from Axton in Kent, named from the Old English personal name Acca + Old English stān ‘stone’.
(Buckinghamshire): possibly a variant of Axtell , or alternatively a habitational name from a metathesized form of a placename such as Ashton in Bainton, Northamptonshire, which is recorded as Axton in 1253.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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