James Levi Claxton
Abt 1844 - 1908 (64 years)-
Name James Levi Claxton Birth Abt 1844 Stewart Co., TN 
Gender Male Death Aug 1908 Cheatham Co., TN Person ID I254 MyTree Last Modified 15 Aug 2009
Father Joshua Claxton, b. Between 1790 and 1800, prob Sumner, Dickson City, TN d. Abt 1850, Dickson City, Sumner Co., TN (Age 60 years) Mother Delilah Hand, b. Between 1815 and 1820, Dickson Co., TN d. Abt 1870, Bowling Green, Stewart Co., TN (Age 55 years) Marriage 15 Oct 1838 Dickson City, Sumner Co., TN Family ID F4315 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Bridgett Mullins, b. 15 Nov 1845, Montreal, Canada d. 8 Jan 1910, Stewart Co., TN (Age 64 years) Marriage 24 Jan 1861 Montgomery Co., TN Family ID F4713 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 Jul 2017
Family 2 Elizabeth F. Groves, b. Mar 1837, Green Co., TN d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 28 Sep 1871 Cheatham Co., TN Family ID F4714 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 Jul 2017
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Notes - James Levi Claxton joined the Confederate Army when he was seventeen
years of age. He served in Company B, 50th Tennessee Infantry from
1861 to 1864. He was captured but escaped from the Union Army. After
his return from the Civil lWar he left his wife, Bridget, and moved to
Cheatham Co., TN. There he married Elizabeth Groves. On April 10,
1864 he was arrested by the United States Army Provost Marshall in
Stewart Co., TN, and charged with killing a Negro. He was never tried
for the crime.
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
about James L. Claxton
Name: James L. Claxton
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Tennesee
Regiment Name: 50 Tennessee Infantry.
Regiment Name Expanded: 50th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry
COMPANY: B
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M231 roll 8
- James Levi Claxton joined the Confederate Army when he was seventeen