Oda Buxton is Isaac Buxtons 2nd to youngest child. Oda was
born on May, 26 1884
according to his wife Eula Buxtons bible. Oda was still living at home at the
age for 16 and was listed as Farm Labor on the 1900 census. Oda like his father before him was a farmer
and also worked for the Scott County Stone Company. The 1930 census lists his
employment as State Highway.
Oda was known as a very friendly and helpful person in the community. . According to the Scott County Journal Oda
was to take over running his fathers farm in March of 1909. It is unclear at
this time what Odas exact living arrangements were. According to the Scott
Journal Leland Buxton was born on his grandfathers farm in Graham
Township, Leland was born on March 11, 1911. If Oda was living on
his fathers farm at that time I am not sure. According
to and old plate map ( no date on the map ) of Jefferson
County, IN. Oda owned a 80 acre
farm on Highway 256 in Republican Township.
We know Oda lived on his farm in Republican
Township for some time because
birth records for his son Loran indicate that he was born there. Loran was born
August 1, 1913. The census
records for 1910 thru 1930 place Oda in Graham
Township, Jefferson
County, IN. The farm in Republican
Township is right on the boarder of
the township so this could have cause some confusion
for the census takers at that time. Oda had two more sons Leo and Lenoid. Oda
died suddenly at home of a Hart Attack on December 13, 1946. Oda is burred with the rest of his
family at Scaffold Lick
Cemetery.