CLAXTON, James Orville

1913 - 1920  (7 years)   Has more than 100 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

CLAXTON, Luther Martin

1883 - 1971  (87 years)

Birth	7 Dec 1883	Scott County, Tennessee, USA
Died	8 Sep 1971	Veterans Administration Hospital, Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, USA
	Cause: Lung Cancer
	Address: Veterans Administration Hospital Kerrville, Texas USA
Buried	Roselawn Memorial Park, McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, USA
	Address: Roselawn Memorial Park McAllen, Texas USA
Father	CLAXTON, William Henry Sr.,   b. 1855, Scott County, Tennessee, USA
Mother	MOORE, Mary Ann,   b. Jul 1864, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Family 1	RAE, Elizabeth,   b. 6 Apr 1894, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Married	5 Nov 1912	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Divorced	5 Jul 1919	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Children	1. CLAXTON, James Orville,   b. 13 Jan 1913, Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA + 2. CLAXTON, Rev. Elizabeth Rae,   b. 27 Oct 1915, Luther & Elizabeth Claxton Residence, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA   3. CLAXTON Miss,   b. 23 Dec 1916, Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA + 4. CLAXTON, Rosa Lee,   b. 13 Sep 1918, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Family 2	MOYNAHAN, Gladys,   b. 1900 or 1901, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Married	24 Dec 1919	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Children	+ 1. CLAXTON, Martin Luther Jr.,   b. 9 Feb 1921, Jewish Hospital, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

RAE, Elizabeth

1894 - 1925  (30 years)

Birth	6 Apr 1894	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Died	14 Feb 1925	Woodford Memorial Hospital, Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, USA
	Address: Woodford Memorial Hospital Versailles, Kentucky USA
Buried	16 Feb 1925	Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
	Address: Lexington Cemetery 833 W. Main St. Lexington, Kentucky USA 859-255-5522 https://lexcem.org/
Father	RAE, James Gourlay,   b. 3 Oct 1863, Whitecroft Lodge, Carrutherstown, Dumfries, Scotland, UK
Mother	DOUGHTY, Rosa Lee,   b. 9 Feb 1870, Laurel County, Kentucky, USA
Family 1	CLAXTON, Luther Martin,   b. 7 Dec 1883, Scott County, Tennessee, USA
Married	5 Nov 1912	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Divorced	5 Jul 1919	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Children	1. CLAXTON, James Orville,   b. 13 Jan 1913, Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA + 2. CLAXTON, Rev. Elizabeth Rae,   b. 27 Oct 1915, Luther & Elizabeth Claxton Residence, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA   3. CLAXTON Miss,   b. 23 Dec 1916, Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA + 4. CLAXTON, Rosa Lee,   b. 13 Sep 1918, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Family 2	RABE, William Alfred Sr.,   b. 25 Oct 1881, Kentucky, USA
Married	1 Oct 1921	Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA

• Name	CLAXTON, James Orville  [1, 2]
  Birth	13 Jan 1913	Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA   [1]
  	Born in the 1st Ward of Somerset, KY. Address unknown.
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	77265839
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77265839
  Death	31 Jul 1920	Mr. & Mrs. James G. Rae Residence (1), Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA   [3, 4]
  	Cause: Emphysema & Unknown Infection
  	Address: Mr. & Mrs. James G. Rae Residence (1) 308 S. Broadway Park Lexington, Kentucky USA
  Age	7 years
  Burial	2 Aug 1920	Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA   [2, 3, 5]
  	Address: Lexington Cemetery 833 W. Main St. Lexington, Kentucky USA 859-255-5522 https://lexcem.org/
  	Lexington Cemetery: Section C-1, Lot O, Grave 67. Funeral Director: Kerr Brothers. There is no grave marker. Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #77265839.
  Person ID	I45	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	CLAXTON, Luther Martin,   b. 7 Dec 1883, Scott County, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Sep 1971, Veterans Administration Hospital, Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, USA (Age 87 years)
  Mother	RAE, Elizabeth,   b. 6 Apr 1894, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA d. 14 Feb 1925, Woodford Memorial Hospital, Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, USA (Age 30 years)
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 13 Jan 1913 - Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA Death - Cause: Emphysema & Unknown Infection,Address: Mr. & Mrs. James G. Rae Residence (1) 308 S. Broadway Park Lexington, Kentucky USA - 31 Jul 1920 - Mr. & Mrs. James G. Rae Residence (1), Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Burial - Address: Lexington Cemetery 833 W. Main St. Lexington, Kentucky USA 859-255-5522 https://lexcem.org/ - 2 Aug 1920 - Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S61] Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Health, Birth Certificate - KY, 24 Jan 2010, birth certificate 4785 (1913), James Orville Claxton. Certified Copy #2503392. Certified by the State Registrar on 9 July 2009. Birth Certificate - James Orville Claxton [S77] The Lexington Cemetery Co., Lexington, KY, Cemetery Records - Lexington, KY Cemetery, (htpp://www.lexcem.org, Copyright 2000-2009), 26 Jan 2010, 30 Nov 2003, database entry #21952 for James Orville Claxton (1913-1920). Cemetery Record - James Orville Claxton [S87] Commonwealth of Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services, Death Certificate - KY, 24 Jan 2010, death certificate 17898 (1920), James Orville Claxton. Death Certificate - James Orville Claxton [S138] Kentucky. Lexington., Newspaper Article - Lexington Herald (Genealogy Bank), 5 Mar 2010, "Deaths And Funerals," 2 Aug 1920, p. 12, col. 6; digital images, GenealogyBank.com (htpp://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 21 Jan 2010), Historical Newspapers. The Lexington Herald, pg 12 [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 11 Mar 2013, accessed 11 Mar 2013<, Memorial #77265839, James Orville Claxton. Creekmores - Jellico Creek, KY