The Ancestry of Jack E. Wise:Information about Jesse Willis Baxter
Jesse Willis Baxter (b. 11 Feb 1826, d. 09 Jun 1885)
Notes for Jesse Willis Baxter:
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According to the 1850 Cocke County Federal Census, Jesse was marriedto a
woman named "Mary" in 1850 both age 24.They had two children, Willis 3,
and James K 7 months.It is not known yet what happened to Jesse's
obvious first wife and children.It is known that he married Sarah
Sallie Matthews, daughter of Robert and Leah Dobbins and sister to Thomas
J, in 1855.
More About Jesse Willis Baxter:
Burial: Unknown, Robert Matthews Cem. Sevier Co. TN.
Children of Jesse Willis Baxter and Sarah Sallie Matthews are:
- S. J. Baxter, b. 06 Jan 1855, d. 15 Jan 1855.
- Mary Ann Baxter, b. 30 Aug 1857, d. 19 Dec 1916, Knoxville, TN.
- +Oliver Perry Baxter, b. 11 Mar 1858, Nashville, Cocke Co. TN, d. 1906, McAlester, Pittsburg Co., Oklahoma.
- Lydia Baxter, b. 22 Jan 1859, d. 26 Dec 1949, Knoxville, TN.
- Martha Elizabeth Baxter, b. 21 Oct 1859, TN, d. 31 Mar 1928, Sevier Co. TN.
- +Lewis Scott Baxter, b. 04 May 1861, Cocke Co. TN, d. 21 Dec 1941, Van Buren, Crawford Co. AR.
- Robert Anderson Baxter, b. 04 May 1862, Cosby, TN, d. 02 Apr 1896, Bokoshe, Ind. Terr. OK.
- Jesse Preston Baxter, b. 02 Aug 1864, Cosby, TN, d. 05 Apr 1923, Sevier Co. TN.