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Early Thaxtons
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Henry C Thaxton was born in 1851. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Henry C Thaxton.
Clifford Thaxton of California was born on November 25, 1869, and died at age 94 years old in August 1964.
William Thaxton of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico was born on January 6, 1870, and died at age 98 years old in September 1968.
Mamie Thaxton of Hermitage, Davidson County, Tennessee was born on January 5, 1874, and died at age 105 years old in July 1979.
Luther B Thaxton of Rayle, Wilkes County, GA was born on July 17, 1875, and died at age 91 years old on March 15, 1967.
Lourania Thaxton of Ocean Springs, Jackson County, Mississippi was born on December 19, 1876, and died at age 95 years old in October 1972.
Sallie Bette Snow Thaxton was born in 1876. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sallie Bette Snow Thaxton.
Creig Thaxton of Greenbrier, Robertson County, Tennessee was born on October 7, 1876, and died at age 95 years old in December 1971.
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Tanya Thaxton 1974 Yearbook
This 1974 Dumas High School yearbook photo of Tanya Thaxton was written over by a classmate. It seems she was harassed in high school, which likely led to her legal issues with her children.
Additional details can be found on her bio at Tanya L (Thaxton) Reid
Additional details can be found on her bio at Tanya L (Thaxton) Reid
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Henry C Thaxton & Lavada Thaxton
Henry C. Thaxton b. 1851 With one of his children Lavada Thaxton b. 1897 Doniphan, Ripley Co Mo Henrys wife Josephine Hicks that I just listed
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Tanya Leigh Thaxton was born to John Allen Thaxton and Wanda Ruth Roden. She was 20 years old when she married 26 year old Raymond. Tanya was the mother of two who's infant daughter was initially thought to have supposedly died of SIDS, but turned out later, died from shaken baby syndrome. Her son had seizures and respiratory problems that can cause SIDS, but it was found out to be MBP (Munchausen By Proxy) and she insisted she was Innocent.
She was the subject of Gregg Olsen's "Cruel Deception: The true story of a Munchausen mom and her tiny victims" which tells the story of how she was charged and convicted with felony child abuse of her son. There was also an episode about her on Forensic Files. A copy of a news article about Tanya is at Tanya L (Thaxton) Reid killed her son .
On February 7, 1984, Deaf Smith County Emergency (EMS) personnel were summoned to the home of Tanya and Raymond Reid because their infant daughter, Morgan Reid, had suffered an apnea 2 episode. When the EMS personnel arrived, appellant was attempting to resuscitate Morgan.   After an initial visit to the hospital in Hereford, Morgan was taken to Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo.   Efforts to revive her were unsuccessful and, after it was learned the child was brain dead, she was removed from the ventilator and she died some fourteen hours later.   After an autopsy, her cause of death was determined, and is shown on her death certificate, as brain death secondary to cardiorespiratory arrest of undetermined etiology.
The Reids also had another child, Robert Matthew Reid, who had apnea episodes beginning in 1985 and continuing until March of 1988.   In March 1988 in Des Moines, Iowa, by court order, Matthew was adjudicated a child in need of assistance, removed from the Reid home, and placed in foster care.   After that time, Matthew suffered no further apnea episodes.
She was released from prison in 2008 and as of 2014 was working at McDonalds. An article from 1988 reviews the case at Nurse charged with cutting off son's air.
A more recent article (2021) is here: Tanya L (Thaxton) Reid killed her son .
And her conviction was overturned, after many years, according to a March 2024 article. See the article at Tanya Thaxton Reid's Conviction Overturned:.
Annie Ruth (Rawls) Thaxton was born on February 28, 1929 in Rockingham, North Carolina United States to Annie Ruth (Adams) Rawls and James Bunyan Rawls Sr., and had siblings James Bunyan Rawls Jr., Harry Lee Rawls, and William McClellan Rawls. Annie Thaxton died at age 81 years old on November 4, 2010 in Spartanburg, SC. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Annie Ruth (Rawls) Thaxton.
Sherman L Thaxton of Amityville, Suffolk County, NY was born on January 24, 1914, and died at age 81 years old on November 13, 1995. Sherman Thaxton was buried at Calverton National Cemetery
Section 17 Site 2400 210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton.
Wendell W Thaxton of Fostoria, Seneca County, Ohio was born on June 20, 1918, and died at age 65 years old in April 1984.
Vernon V Thaxton of Kent, Portage County, OH was born on November 28, 1914, and died at age 72 years old on November 2, 1987.
Lewis R Thaxton of Burlington, Alamance County, NC was born on October 25, 1924, and died at age 72 years old on March 22, 1997.
Carl C Thaxton of Charleston, Kanawha County, WV was born on March 6, 1912, and died at age 94 years old on January 24, 2007.
Harry Jr Thaxton of Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY was born on September 2, 1920, and died at age 84 years old on July 17, 2005.
Earl E Thaxton of Williamstown, Wood County, WV was born on January 17, 1919, and died at age 73 years old in November 1992.
Howard T Thaxton of Jacksonville, Morgan County, IL was born on November 6, 1924, and died at age 80 years old on November 7, 2004.
Howard D Thaxton of Roswell, Fulton County, GA was born on October 30, 1923, and died at age 71 years old on March 22, 1995.
Frank R Thaxton of Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia was born on February 4, 1925, and died at age 58 years old in June 1983.
Warren H Thaxton of Ravenswood, Jackson County, WV was born on June 23, 1919, and died at age 81 years old on February 26, 2001.
Jack Gaines Thaxton of Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas was born on April 23, 1919, and died at age 90 years old on August 7, 2009.
Ira W Thaxton of Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia was born on January 23, 1916, and died at age 63 years old in September 1979.
Noah A Thaxton of Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia was born on May 25, 1916, and died at age 64 years old in May 1980.
Ernest L Thaxton of Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia was born on May 21, 1908, and died at age 79 years old in August 1987.
Damon L Thaxton of Amanda, Fairfield County, OH was born on April 24, 1920, and died at age 73 years old on August 21, 1993.
Harvey Thaxton of Rhodell, Raleigh County, WV was born on September 23, 1910, and died at age 86 years old on November 18, 1996.
Popular Thaxton Biographies
Tanya Leigh Thaxton was born to John Allen Thaxton and Wanda Ruth Roden. She was 20 years old when she married 26 year old Raymond. Tanya was the mother of two who's infant daughter was initially thought to have supposedly died of SIDS, but turned out later, died from shaken baby syndrome. Her son had seizures and respiratory problems that can cause SIDS, but it was found out to be MBP (Munchausen By Proxy) and she insisted she was Innocent.
She was the subject of Gregg Olsen's "Cruel Deception: The true story of a Munchausen mom and her tiny victims" which tells the story of how she was charged and convicted with felony child abuse of her son. There was also an episode about her on Forensic Files. A copy of a news article about Tanya is at Tanya L (Thaxton) Reid killed her son .
On February 7, 1984, Deaf Smith County Emergency (EMS) personnel were summoned to the home of Tanya and Raymond Reid because their infant daughter, Morgan Reid, had suffered an apnea 2 episode. When the EMS personnel arrived, appellant was attempting to resuscitate Morgan.   After an initial visit to the hospital in Hereford, Morgan was taken to Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo.   Efforts to revive her were unsuccessful and, after it was learned the child was brain dead, she was removed from the ventilator and she died some fourteen hours later.   After an autopsy, her cause of death was determined, and is shown on her death certificate, as brain death secondary to cardiorespiratory arrest of undetermined etiology.
The Reids also had another child, Robert Matthew Reid, who had apnea episodes beginning in 1985 and continuing until March of 1988.   In March 1988 in Des Moines, Iowa, by court order, Matthew was adjudicated a child in need of assistance, removed from the Reid home, and placed in foster care.   After that time, Matthew suffered no further apnea episodes.
She was released from prison in 2008 and as of 2014 was working at McDonalds. An article from 1988 reviews the case at Nurse charged with cutting off son's air.
A more recent article (2021) is here: Tanya L (Thaxton) Reid killed her son .
And her conviction was overturned, after many years, according to a March 2024 article. See the article at Tanya Thaxton Reid's Conviction Overturned:.
Annie Ruth (Rawls) Thaxton was born on February 28, 1929 in Rockingham, North Carolina United States to Annie Ruth (Adams) Rawls and James Bunyan Rawls Sr., and had siblings James Bunyan Rawls Jr., Harry Lee Rawls, and William McClellan Rawls. Annie Thaxton died at age 81 years old on November 4, 2010 in Spartanburg, SC. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Annie Ruth (Rawls) Thaxton.
George C Thaxton of Galveston County, TX was born circa 1963. George Thaxton was married to Tammy L. (Taber) Thaxton on September 21, 2010 in Galveston County, TX. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember George C. Thaxton.
Sallie Bette Snow Thaxton was born in 1876. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sallie Bette Snow Thaxton.
Tammy L Thaxton of TX was born circa 1976. Tammy Thaxton was married to George C. Thaxton on September 21, 2010 in Galveston County, TX. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Tammy L. (Taber) Thaxton.
Henry C Thaxton was born in 1851. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Henry C Thaxton.
Dolorosa Esperanza (Folse) Thaxton was born in 1954 in Louisiana United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Dolorosa Esperanza (Folse) Thaxton.
Lavada Thaxton was born in 1897. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lavada Thaxton.
Bobby R Thaxton of 22596 Cuttler Rd, in New Caney, Montgomery County, Texas USA was born circa 1961. He married Elizabeth A. (Brown) Thaxton on May 28, 1977 in Nueces County, TX and they later separated on July 12, 1979. He married Rhonda Higley. Bobby Thaxton died at age 60 years old circa May 25, 2022 at Home.
Paul Thaxton II was born on October 2, 1972 in Columbia, Missouri United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Paul Thaxton II.
Luther D Thaxton of Williamson, Mingo County, WV was born on July 22, 1932, and died at age 63 years old on August 21, 1995.
Thomas Thaxton of Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee was born on June 9, 1898, and died at age 86 years old in October 1984.
Willie Thaxton was born on October 14, 1911, and died at age 56 years old in October 1967. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Willie Thaxton.
Felix Thaxton of Austin, Travis County, Texas was born on April 14, 1896, and died at age 81 years old in December 1977.
William Thaxton was born on August 24, 1896, and died at age 61 years old in April 1958. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Thaxton.
Yuvette Thaxton of TX was born circa 1947. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Yuvette (Wagers) Thaxton.
Mark W Thaxton of Dallam County, TX was born circa 1974. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mark W. Thaxton.
Thaxton Death Records & Life Expectancy
The average age of a Thaxton family member is 72.0 years old according to our database of 1,778 people with the last name Thaxton that have a birth and death date listed.
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Oldest Thaxtons
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Grace M Thaxton of Winchester, Clark County, KY was born on June 18, 1891, and died at age 114 years old on July 6, 2005.
Lilla C Thaxton of Lexington, Oglethorpe County, GA was born on August 1, 1894, and died at age 104 years old on July 8, 1999.
Mamie Thaxton of Hermitage, Davidson County, Tennessee was born on January 5, 1874, and died at age 105 years old in July 1979.
Lumma Thaxton of Palisade, Mesa County, Colorado was born on July 24, 1884, and died at age 103 years old in July 1987.
Henry Thaxton of Allison, Fayette County, PA was born on September 24, 1890, and died at age 102 years old on March 11, 1993.
Julia Thaxton of Petersburg, Petersburg City County, Virginia was born on August 28, 1884, and died at age 103 years old in August 1987.
Macy M Thaxton of Dayton, Montgomery County, OH was born on May 29, 1895, and died at age 101 years old on May 15, 1997.
Lelia Thaxton of Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg City County, Virginia was born on July 18, 1881, and died at age 100 years old in January 1982.
Annie Thaxton of Spring Valley, Rockland County, NY was born on March 24, 1891, and died at age 101 years old on June 25, 1992.
Mary L Thaxton of Littlefield, Lamb County, TX was born on November 18, 1902, and died at age 100 years old on January 1, 2003.
Mollie Thaxton of Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma was born on August 24, 1877, and died at age 100 years old in July 1978.
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