of Allen County, Ohio · documented from the public record
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Samuel M. Baxter b. 1846
parentsCurtis Baxter & Emily Johns
Samuel M. Baxter⚭ Mary J. Miller, Ella M. Cahill
childrenLester C. Baxter · Iva May Baxter · Jason E. Baxter · Fanny V. Baxter
Their story
What the record says
A Ohio biographical county history.
Ex-deputy sheriff and city marshal of Van Wert, Ohio.
Civil War cavalry veteran (Co. B, McLaughlin's squadron, later 5th Cavalry, Sherman's army).
Born May 26, 1846, Allen Co., OH.
Son of Curtis and Emily (Johns) Baxter.
First married March 22, 1865, Allen Co., to Mary J. Miller (b.
Oct 25, 1845, dau. of Isaac Miller.
Feb 23, 1879) - 4 children.
Second married March 22, 1880, Allen Co., to Mrs. Ella M. Cahill, widow of Abraham Cahill.
Came to Van Wert Co. 1882, bought 100 acres in Jackson twp.
Appointed deputy sheriff 1894.
Pensioner.
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