CLAXTON, Martin Luther Jr.

1921 - 1996  (75 years)   Has 61 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

MOYNAHAN, Gladys

1901 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1900 or 1901	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	MOYNAHAN, James William,   b. 1875
Mother	ARMSTRONG, Anna,   b. 1878
Family	CLAXTON, Luther Martin,   b. 7 Dec 1883, Scott County, Tennessee, 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

FELL, Ramona Mary

Family	CLAXTON, Martin Luther Jr.,   b. 9 Feb 1921, Jewish Hospital, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Married	11 Jul 1945	Our Lady of the Gulf Church, Bay Saint Louis, Hancock, Mississippi, USA
	Address: Our Lady of the Gulf Church Bay St. Louis, Mississippi USA

—?—, Joella M.

1925 - 1998  (72 years)

Birth	18 Mar 1925	Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Died	1998
Buried	Roselawn Memorial Park, McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, USA
	Address: Roselawn Memorial Park McAllen, Texas USA
Family 1	HOFFMEISTER Mr.
Married	Bef 1950
Family 2	CLAXTON, Martin Luther Jr.,   b. 9 Feb 1921, Jewish Hospital, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Married	24 Sep 1950	Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA

• Name	CLAXTON, Martin Luther  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	9 Feb 1921	Jewish Hospital, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA   [1, 3]
  	Address: Jewish Hospital Abraham Flexner Way Louisville, Kentucky USA
  	His marriage license with Joella M. HOFFMEISTER in 1950 lists his birth year as 1923, which is not compatible with his birth certificate.
  Gender	Male
  Education	- The Citadel, Charleston, SC - Centre College in Danville, KY - Tulane University Law School, New Orleans, LA in 1945 - University of Georgia Law School, Athens, GA
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	24870607
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24870607
  Fraternity	Beta Theta Phi Fraternity  [4]
  Occupation	1962	McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, USA   [3]
  	Realtor
  Death	25 Dec 1996	Oregon, USA   [3]
  	Oregon death certificate # 96-28378.
  Age	75 years
  Burial	Roselawn Memorial Park, McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, USA   [5]
  	Address: Roselawn Memorial Park McAllen, Texas USA
  	Grave location: Block 28, Veterans Section Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #24870607.
  		Gravestone - Martin Luther Claxton, Jr. & Joella Claxton Roselawn Cemetery, Block 28, Veterans Section, McAllen, TX http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=claxton&GSiman=1&GScid=6474&GRid=24870607&
  Person ID	I84	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Aug 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	MOYNAHAN, Gladys,   b. 1900 or 1901, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F65	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	FELL, Ramona Mary
  Residence	1945	Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA   [4]
  Marriage	11 Jul 1945	Our Lady of the Gulf Church, Bay Saint Louis, Hancock, Mississippi, USA   [4]
  	Address: Our Lady of the Gulf Church Bay St. Louis, Mississippi USA
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years and 5 months - She : ??.
  Marriage Status	Divorced
  Family ID	F66	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2025

  
  

  Family 2	—?—, Joella M.,   b. 18 Mar 1925, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA d. 1998 (Age 72 years)
  Residence	1950	Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA   [6]
  Marriage	24 Sep 1950	Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA   [3, 6]
  	Both Martin Luther CLAXTON, Jr. and Joella M. HOFFMEISTER were previously married and divorced. Hoffmeister is probably the surname of Joella's first husband. [6]
  Age at Marriage	He : 29 years and 7 months - She : 25 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F50	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Address: Jewish Hospital Abraham Flexner Way Louisville, Kentucky USA - 9 Feb 1921 - Jewish Hospital, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Residence - 1945 - Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA Marriage - Address: Our Lady of the Gulf Church Bay St. Louis, Mississippi USA - 11 Jul 1945 - Our Lady of the Gulf Church, Bay Saint Louis, Hancock, Mississippi, USA Residence - 1950 - Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Marriage - 24 Sep 1950 - Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Occupation - Realtor - 1962 - McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, USA Death - 25 Dec 1996 - Oregon, USA Burial - Address: Roselawn Memorial Park McAllen, Texas USA - - Roselawn Memorial Park, McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S61] Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Health, Birth Certificate - KY, 16 Feb 2010, birth certificate 7465 (1921), Martin Luther Claxton, Jr. Certified Copy #2656482. Certified by the State Registrar on 11 February 2010. Birth Cert - Martin Luther Claxton, Jr. [S749] U. S. Social Security Administration, Social Security Records - Death Index (FamilySearch), (FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1202535 : ongoing)), 17 Feb 2010, entry for Martin Luther Claxton, Jr., 1996, SS no. 404-18-1069, accessed 28 January 2010. [S139] Newspapers - Obituaries - Transcriptions (GenealogyBank), ((http://www.genealogybank.com)), 25 Mar 2016, accessed 25 March 2016), "Martin Luther Claxton Jr."; The Oregonian (Portland, OR), 4 January 1996, Edition: Sunrise, P C6. Obit - Martin Luther Claxton, Jr. [S137] Louisana. New Orleans., Newspaper Article - Times-Picayune New Orleans States [LA] (Genealogy Bank), 15 Feb 2010, "Weddings and Engagements," 15 Jul 1945, p. 4, section 3, col. 2 & 3; digital images, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 28 Jan 2010), Historical Newspapers. Wedding Announcement - Claxton, ML Jr. & Fell, RM The Times-Picayune New Orleans States [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 17 Feb 2010, accessed 28 Jan 2010<, Memorial #24870607, gravestone of Martin L. Claxton, Jr. and Joella Claxton, Roselawn Cemetery, Block 28, Veterans Section, McAllen, TX. Gravestone - Martin L. Claxton, Jr. & Joella Claxton Roselawn Cemetery, Block 28, Veterans Section, McAllen, TX http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=claxton&GSiman=1&GScid=6474&GRid=24870607& [S142] Missouri. Jackson County., Marriage Records - MO - Jackson County - License, 17 Feb 2010, # B33404, Claxton-Hoffmeister, 1950. Web address: http://records.jacksongov.org/imgcache/marriage429643-1-2.pdf. Accessed 7 Feb 2010. Marriage Lic - Claxton, M.L. Jr. & Hoffmeister, J., Pg. 1 of 2 http://records.jacksongov.org/imgcache/marriage429643-1-2.pdf Marriage Lic - Claxton, M.L. Jr. & Hoffmeister, J., Pg. 2 of 2 http://records.jacksongov.org/imgcache/marriage429643-1-2.pdf