There are no markers in the Paxton family plot.
DEATH OF JOHN A. PAXTON.
On Friday, May 18th, Chas. Paxton of San Francisco, received a cablegram from Liverpool, England, bearing the sad news of his fathers death, on board of a steamship en route for Liverpool. The sad news, sudden and unexpected, completely overwhelmed the family with grief, and cast a gloom over this entire community, with whom Mr. Paxton has long resided, at his beautiful home on Madrona Knoll. John A. Paxton was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia, June 4, 1819, and died within less than a month of his 69th birthday. He was a "Pioneer" of this State, having arrived here in 1849, coming from his home via Cape Horn. Drifting toward the mining regions, he settled at Marysville, Yuba County, soon after his arrival in this State. Then, in the prime of life, full of activity, energy and business qualifications, characteristics of all his life, he was ever known as a leader in new enterprises and undertakings, especially in financering, toward which he ever had a natural tending. Soon after his arrival in Yuba County, he was elected County Treasurer, and from that he became the choice of the people to represent them in the Legislature of 1851, serving during the full term. While filling positions of public trust, he was actively engaged in mining interests, and also formed a Banking corporation at Marysville in 1856, under the name of Paxton, Jewett and Thornberg. Among his many old friends and business associates still living in this State, who will be pained to hear of his untimely death, are John H. Jewett, Morton Chesman of Sen Francisco, Peter Decker and Hon. N. D. Rideout, of Yuba County, and W. P. Harrington of Colusa County. With the rich discoveries and breaking out of the mining fever in Virginia City, Nevada, he followed the excitement, putting all his savings into Manhattan mining stock, the foundation of his immense fortune. He became largely interested in many of the rich mines being developed on the Comstock, making many successful deals from them and other mining interests throughout Nevada. In later days, he has became Interested in different industries and enterprises in this State and Washington Territory. At, the time of his death, he was associated with a large Banking corporation in Los Angeles, the Pacific Lumber Company of Humboldt County, extensive iron mines in Washington Territory, and Banking and Gas works in Santa Rosa. He being ranked as one of the wealthiest men of this State. He has carried on his business transactions from San Francisco for many years past, making that his business headquarters. In 1854 at Napa City, Cal. he married Hannah McClellan who now survives him, with two sons Chas. Paxton a broker of San Francisco, and Blitz, who is now in Europe, and was awaiting a glad welcome and visit from his father. Mr. Paxton was in good health when he left San Francisco, but wrote his family that he was not feeling well at the time of Ins departure from New York. A man of great business sagacity, generous impulses and many charitable deeds, with a friendship true as steel, devoted to home and family, ho passed from life, with all its beautiful surroundings honored and mourned by hosts of friends, the rich and poor alike who will never forget the life and many good deeds of John A. Paxton. The remains will arrive here by return steamer, when they will he laid to rest in the family vault, near his former beautiful home on Madrona Knoll.
Healdsburg Enterprise, Volume XII, Number 52, 23 May 1888
DEATH OF JOHN A. PAXTON.
On Friday, May 18th, Chas. Paxton of San Francisco, received a cablegram from Liverpool, England, bearing the sad news of his fathers death, on board of a steamship en route for Liverpool. The sad news, sudden and unexpected, completely overwhelmed the family with grief, and cast a gloom over this entire community, with whom Mr. Paxton has long resided, at his beautiful home on Madrona Knoll. John A. Paxton was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia, June 4, 1819, and died within less than a month of his 69th birthday. He was a "Pioneer" of this State, having arrived here in 1849, coming from his home via Cape Horn. Drifting toward the mining regions, he settled at Marysville, Yuba County, soon after his arrival in this State. Then, in the prime of life, full of activity, energy and business qualifications, characteristics of all his life, he was ever known as a leader in new enterprises and undertakings, especially in financering, toward which he ever had a natural tending. Soon after his arrival in Yuba County, he was elected County Treasurer, and from that he became the choice of the people to represent them in the Legislature of 1851, serving during the full term. While filling positions of public trust, he was actively engaged in mining interests, and also formed a Banking corporation at Marysville in 1856, under the name of Paxton, Jewett and Thornberg. Among his many old friends and business associates still living in this State, who will be pained to hear of his untimely death, are John H. Jewett, Morton Chesman of Sen Francisco, Peter Decker and Hon. N. D. Rideout, of Yuba County, and W. P. Harrington of Colusa County. With the rich discoveries and breaking out of the mining fever in Virginia City, Nevada, he followed the excitement, putting all his savings into Manhattan mining stock, the foundation of his immense fortune. He became largely interested in many of the rich mines being developed on the Comstock, making many successful deals from them and other mining interests throughout Nevada. In later days, he has became Interested in different industries and enterprises in this State and Washington Territory. At, the time of his death, he was associated with a large Banking corporation in Los Angeles, the Pacific Lumber Company of Humboldt County, extensive iron mines in Washington Territory, and Banking and Gas works in Santa Rosa. He being ranked as one of the wealthiest men of this State. He has carried on his business transactions from San Francisco for many years past, making that his business headquarters. In 1854 at Napa City, Cal. he married Hannah McClellan who now survives him, with two sons Chas. Paxton a broker of San Francisco, and Blitz, who is now in Europe, and was awaiting a glad welcome and visit from his father. Mr. Paxton was in good health when he left San Francisco, but wrote his family that he was not feeling well at the time of Ins departure from New York. A man of great business sagacity, generous impulses and many charitable deeds, with a friendship true as steel, devoted to home and family, ho passed from life, with all its beautiful surroundings honored and mourned by hosts of friends, the rich and poor alike who will never forget the life and many good deeds of John A. Paxton. The remains will arrive here by return steamer, when they will he laid to rest in the family vault, near his former beautiful home on Madrona Knoll.
Healdsburg Enterprise, Volume XII, Number 52, 23 May 1888
There are no markers in the Paxton family plot.
DEATH OF JOHN A. PAXTON.
On Friday, May 18th, Chas. Paxton of San Francisco, received a cablegram from Liverpool, England, bearing the sad news of his fathers death, on board of a steamship en route for Liverpool. The sad news, sudden and unexpected, completely overwhelmed the family with grief, and cast a gloom over this entire community, with whom Mr. Paxton has long resided, at his beautiful home on Madrona Knoll. John A. Paxton was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia, June 4, 1819, and died within less than a month of his 69th birthday. He was a "Pioneer" of this State, having arrived here in 1849, coming from his home via Cape Horn. Drifting toward the mining regions, he settled at Marysville, Yuba County, soon after his arrival in this State. Then, in the prime of life, full of activity, energy and business qualifications, characteristics of all his life, he was ever known as a leader in new enterprises and undertakings, especially in financering, toward which he ever had a natural tending. Soon after his arrival in Yuba County, he was elected County Treasurer, and from that he became the choice of the people to represent them in the Legislature of 1851, serving during the full term. While filling positions of public trust, he was actively engaged in mining interests, and also formed a Banking corporation at Marysville in 1856, under the name of Paxton, Jewett and Thornberg. Among his many old friends and business associates still living in this State, who will be pained to hear of his untimely death, are John H. Jewett, Morton Chesman of Sen Francisco, Peter Decker and Hon. N. D. Rideout, of Yuba County, and W. P. Harrington of Colusa County. With the rich discoveries and breaking out of the mining fever in Virginia City, Nevada, he followed the excitement, putting all his savings into Manhattan mining stock, the foundation of his immense fortune. He became largely interested in many of the rich mines being developed on the Comstock, making many successful deals from them and other mining interests throughout Nevada. In later days, he has became Interested in different industries and enterprises in this State and Washington Territory. At, the time of his death, he was associated with a large Banking corporation in Los Angeles, the Pacific Lumber Company of Humboldt County, extensive iron mines in Washington Territory, and Banking and Gas works in Santa Rosa. He being ranked as one of the wealthiest men of this State. He has carried on his business transactions from San Francisco for many years past, making that his business headquarters. In 1854 at Napa City, Cal. he married Hannah McClellan who now survives him, with two sons Chas. Paxton a broker of San Francisco, and Blitz, who is now in Europe, and was awaiting a glad welcome and visit from his father. Mr. Paxton was in good health when he left San Francisco, but wrote his family that he was not feeling well at the time of Ins departure from New York. A man of great business sagacity, generous impulses and many charitable deeds, with a friendship true as steel, devoted to home and family, ho passed from life, with all its beautiful surroundings honored and mourned by hosts of friends, the rich and poor alike who will never forget the life and many good deeds of John A. Paxton. The remains will arrive here by return steamer, when they will he laid to rest in the family vault, near his former beautiful home on Madrona Knoll.
Healdsburg Enterprise, Volume XII, Number 52, 23 May 1888
DEATH OF JOHN A. PAXTON.
On Friday, May 18th, Chas. Paxton of San Francisco, received a cablegram from Liverpool, England, bearing the sad news of his fathers death, on board of a steamship en route for Liverpool. The sad news, sudden and unexpected, completely overwhelmed the family with grief, and cast a gloom over this entire community, with whom Mr. Paxton has long resided, at his beautiful home on Madrona Knoll. John A. Paxton was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia, June 4, 1819, and died within less than a month of his 69th birthday. He was a "Pioneer" of this State, having arrived here in 1849, coming from his home via Cape Horn. Drifting toward the mining regions, he settled at Marysville, Yuba County, soon after his arrival in this State. Then, in the prime of life, full of activity, energy and business qualifications, characteristics of all his life, he was ever known as a leader in new enterprises and undertakings, especially in financering, toward which he ever had a natural tending. Soon after his arrival in Yuba County, he was elected County Treasurer, and from that he became the choice of the people to represent them in the Legislature of 1851, serving during the full term. While filling positions of public trust, he was actively engaged in mining interests, and also formed a Banking corporation at Marysville in 1856, under the name of Paxton, Jewett and Thornberg. Among his many old friends and business associates still living in this State, who will be pained to hear of his untimely death, are John H. Jewett, Morton Chesman of Sen Francisco, Peter Decker and Hon. N. D. Rideout, of Yuba County, and W. P. Harrington of Colusa County. With the rich discoveries and breaking out of the mining fever in Virginia City, Nevada, he followed the excitement, putting all his savings into Manhattan mining stock, the foundation of his immense fortune. He became largely interested in many of the rich mines being developed on the Comstock, making many successful deals from them and other mining interests throughout Nevada. In later days, he has became Interested in different industries and enterprises in this State and Washington Territory. At, the time of his death, he was associated with a large Banking corporation in Los Angeles, the Pacific Lumber Company of Humboldt County, extensive iron mines in Washington Territory, and Banking and Gas works in Santa Rosa. He being ranked as one of the wealthiest men of this State. He has carried on his business transactions from San Francisco for many years past, making that his business headquarters. In 1854 at Napa City, Cal. he married Hannah McClellan who now survives him, with two sons Chas. Paxton a broker of San Francisco, and Blitz, who is now in Europe, and was awaiting a glad welcome and visit from his father. Mr. Paxton was in good health when he left San Francisco, but wrote his family that he was not feeling well at the time of Ins departure from New York. A man of great business sagacity, generous impulses and many charitable deeds, with a friendship true as steel, devoted to home and family, ho passed from life, with all its beautiful surroundings honored and mourned by hosts of friends, the rich and poor alike who will never forget the life and many good deeds of John A. Paxton. The remains will arrive here by return steamer, when they will he laid to rest in the family vault, near his former beautiful home on Madrona Knoll.
Healdsburg Enterprise, Volume XII, Number 52, 23 May 1888
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