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Born 1820, Cuyahoga County
From The history of Buchanan County, Missouri (1881)
JAMES SAXTON, farmer and stock raiser, section 11, postoffice Saxton, was born January 2, 1820, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, but his parents were natives of the Green Mountain State. He was raised in his native county, and spent his boyhood days on a farm, there receiving his education. He has made agricultural pursuits his chief occupation through life, and emigrated to Racine County, Wisconsin, in 1841; remained there twelve years, then moved to Waupaca County, where he resided, until 1864, engaged in farming and the lumber business. From there he came to Buchanan County, Missouri, and settled on the place he now occupies- He owns 214 acres of rich land, improved and well stocked. Mr. S. has taken a great interest in educational matters; he organized the school district in which he lives, had the first school house built, and has filled the position of school director several terms. June 2, 185 1, he was married to Miss Milissa M. Crego, a native of York State. She was born December 31, 1828. They have had six children, five of whom are now living: Josephine (now Mrs. J. S. Chandler), Louisa (now Mrs. David Louden), Eugenie (now Mrs. Z. Garrett), Cyrus J. and Edwin.
As printed in The history of Buchanan County, Missouri (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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