Axtell Family Information

 

Luther Axtell
[son of Luther Axtell and Hannah Condit]
born: 25 July 1783 - Morris County, New Jersey
died: 7 February 1868 - Washington County, Pennsylvania
1st marriage: 15 August 1804
1st wife: Chloe Clark
[daughter of Samuel Clark and ? ?]
born: 13 August 1782
died: 18 May 1809

Children of Luther Axtell and Chloe Clark Axtell:

1. Lurana "Lurany" Axtell
born: 24 May 1805
died: 10 December 1858
buried: Amity Methodist Cemetery - Amity, Washington County, Pennsylvania
married: 28 Arpil 1824
husband: Archibald McCracken
[son of Andrew McCracken and Sarah Jennison]
born: 23 May 1799
died: 31 August 1884
buried: Amity Methodist Cemetery - Amity, Washington County, Pennsylvania

Children of Lurana Axtell McCracken and Archibald McCracken:

1.1. Phebe McCracken
born: 22 August 1825
30 November 1909
buried: Amity Methodist Cemetery - Amity, Washington County, Pennsylvania
married: 1850
husband: John Iams

1.2. Elizabeth McCracken
born: 28 March 1827
died: 1914 or 1915
buried: Amity Methodist Cemetery - Amity, Washington County, Pennsylvania
married:1878
husband: William Watson

1.3. Andrew McCracken
born: 24 May 1829
died: 14 August 1909
married: 11 September 1860
wife: Jane H. Caldwell

1.4. Chloe McCracken
born: 5 August 1831
died: 11 December 1832
buried: Amity Methodist Cemetery - Amity, Washington County, Pennsylvania

1.5. Mary McCracken
born: 7 May 1834
married: 16 May 1855
husband: Samuel Smith

1.6. Luther Axtell McCracken
born: 9 March 1836
died: 4 March 1920
married: 11 September 1862
wife: Martha Adams

1.7. Sarah McCracken
born: 24 January 1841
died: 1917
married: 1873
husband: Stephen Miller

Children of Sarah McCracken Miller and Stephen Miller:

1.7.1. Clark H. Miller
born: 16 November 1875
died: 20 February 1931
buried: Amity Methodist Cemetery - Amity, Washington County, Pennsylvania
wife: Anna Carey

Children of Clark H. Miller and Anna Carey Miller:

1.7.1.1. Infant Son Miller
born: 1913
died: 1913
buried: Amity Methodist Cemetery - Amity, Washington County, Pennsylvania

1.7.1.2. Infant Son Miller
born: 1917
died: 1917
buried: Amity Methodist Cemetery - Amity, Washington County, Pennsylvania

1.8. Rachel Axtell McCracken
born: 25 January 1841
died: 2 October 1845
buried: Amity Methodist Cemetery - Amity, Washington County, Pennsylvania

1.9. Jonas Cooper McCracken
born: 11 June 1843
died: 21 November 1919
married: 1888
wife: Mary Ross

1.10. Martha Jane McCracken
born: 23 March or May 1845
died: 6 December 1853
buried: Amity Methodist Cemetery - Amity, Washington County, Pennsylvania

2. Phebe Axtell
born: 23 February 1807 - Washington County, Pennsylvania
died: March 1868
married: 20 June 1832
husband: Caleb W. Thrope

2nd marriage of Luther Axtell: 23 November 1809
2nd wife: Nancy McClain
[daughter of ? McClain and ? ?]
born: 27 June 1785
died: 9 February 1871

Children of Luther Axtell and Nancy McClain Axtell:

3. Chloe Axtell
born: 18 August 1810
died: 12 February 1842
married: 18 October 1832
husband: Ira Andrew
[son of ? Andrew and ? ?]
born: 18 January 1811 - Pennsylvania
died: 7 November 1877
buried: Bethel (Cumberland) Presbyterian Church Cemetery - near Prosperity, Washington County, Pennsylvania
[after Chloe died he married Eliza Ann Andrew]

4. John McClain Axtell
born: 17 August 1812
died:

5. Luvina Axtell
born: 24 August 1813
died:

6. Philip Axtell
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
born: 1 May 1815 - Morris Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
died: 3 September 1897 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
buried: Homewood Cemetery - Homewood, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
married: 14 September 1843
wife: Eliza Myers Gibbons
[daughter of ? Gibbons and ? ?]
born:
died:
buried:

Children of Philip Axtell and Eliza Myers Gibbons Axtell:

6.1. Ann Caroline Axtell
born: 6 September 1844
died:
buried:
married:
husband: James M. Garrison

6.2. Mary Emma Axtell
born: 20 August 1846
died:
buried:
married:
husband: John E. or R. Rush

6.3. James Wycliffe Axtell
born: 16 April 1852 - Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania
died: 23 December 1909 - Lincoln, Nebraska
buried:
married: 24 December 1872 or 1874
wife: Helen or Nellie Minor
[daughter of ? Minor and ? ?]
born:
died:
buried:

Children of James Wycliffe Axtell and Helen or Nellie Minor Axtell:

6.3.1. Clara Eliza Axtell
born: 4 February 1876 - Waynesburg, Green County, Pennsylvania
married: 3 September 1907 - Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
husband: Dr. Charles W. Poynter
[son of William A. Poynter and Mana J. ?]
born: 16 July 1875 - Eureka, Illinois

Child of Clara Eliza Axtell Poynter and Charles W. Poynter:

6.3.1.1. Helen Josephine Poynter
born: 17 April 1913 - Omaha, Nebraska
married: September 1940
husband: Harold Spiegel

6.3.2. Clay Miner Axtell
born: 26 September 1882
died: 3 April 1883

6.3.3. Philip Phillips Axtell
born: 25 January 1885 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
died: 6 March 1928
buried: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
married: 1912 - Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
wife: Valery Trudeau
[daughter of Valery Trudeau and Josephine Maxwell]

Children of Philip Phillips Axtell and Valery Trudeau Axtell:

6.3.3.1. ? Axtell

6.3.3.2. Philips Maxwell Axtell
born: December 1913
died: 1938

6.4. Lydia Frances Axtell
born: 17 August 1854
died:
buried:
married:
husband: Thomas D. Harman

6.5. John Ewing Axtell
born: 2 August 1856
died: 14 August 1856

7. Sarah Axtell
born: 26 January 1817 - Washington County, Pennsylvania
died: 23 August 1885
buried:
married: 3 November 1836
husband: Jonas Cooper
[son of Ephraim Cooper and Margaret Van Voorhees]
born: 30 May 1814 - Washington County, Pennsylvania
died: 30 May 1893
buried:

Children of Sarah Axtell Cooper and Jonas Cooper:

7.1. Daniel Cooper
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
born: 14 September 1837
died: 27 January 1875 - Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
buried:
married: 1870
wife: Jennie A. Bowman
[daughter of Rev. Joseph A. Bowman and Anne L. Wakeham]
born:
died:
buried:

7.2. Philip A. Cooper
born: 12 February 1839
died:
member of the 140th Pa. Vol., and was in the battle of Gettysburg
married: 4 January 1870
wife: Ellen Slusher
[daughter of Michael Slusher and ? ?]
born:
died:

7.3. Emeline Cooper
born: 8 July 1842
died: 29 March 1920 - Washington County, Pennsylvania
husband: Joseph Cook Riggs, Jr.
[son of Joseph Cook Riggs, Sr. and ? ?]

Children of Emeline Cooper Riggs and Joseph Cook Riggs:

7.3.1. James Judson Riggs
born: 15 September 1865 - Van Buren, Washington County, Pennsylvania

7.3.2. Alfred Marion Riggs
born: 27 November 1868 - Van Buren, Washington County, Pennsylvania

7.3.3. Osborn Foster Riggs
born: 22 February 1873 - Van Buren, Washington County, Pennsylvania

7.3.4. Charles Elverna Riggs
born: 18 July 1877 - Van Buren, Washington County, Pennsylvania

7.3.5. Sarah Jane Riggs
born: 5 April 1879 - Van Buren, Washington County, Pennsylvania

7.4. David Alva Cooper
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
born: 20 May 1844
died: 7 July 1936- Washington County, Pennsylvania
buried:
married: 16 September 1875 - Washington County, Pennsylvania
wife: Jennie Bell Noble
[daughter of ? Noble and ? ?]
born:
died:
buried:

Child of David Alva Cooper and Jennie Bell Noble Cooper:

7.4.1. David Arthur Cooper
born: 3 November 1886
died: 3 January 1958

7.5. Sarah J. Cooper
born: 13 April 1848 - Decatur County, Kansas
died:
husband: Ira B. Baldwin

7.6. Jonas J. Cooper
born: 13 July 1853
died: c1863

8. Silas Axtell
born: 18 October 1818 - Pennsylvania
died: 20 November 1860 - Washington County, Pennsylvania
buried: West Finley Cemetery -
married: 15 November 1842
wife: Christy Iams

Children of Silas Axtell and Christy Iams Axtell:

8.1. William Allen Axtell
born: 26 September 1843 - Washington County, Pennsylvania
died: 12 April 1902
married: 21 September 1869
wife: Mary Ella Patterson

Children of William Allen Axtell and Mary Ella Patterson Axtell:

8.1.1. Homer Marion Axtell
born: 20 November 1870 - West Finley, Washington County, Pennsylvania
married: 4 October 1904
wife: Mary Hilton

Children of Homer Marion Axtell and Mary Hilton Axtell:

8.1.1.1. Allen Hilton
born: 1 August 1905 - Claysville, Pennsylvania
died: 5 November 1905

8.1.2. May Axtell
born: 7 June 1872 - Washington County, Pennsylvania
died: 1 April 1889

8.1.3. Gail Axtell
born: 1 August 1880 - Washington County, Pennsylvania

8.1.4. Jay Axtell
born: 1 July 1884 - Washington County, Pennsylvania
died: 1 November 1888

8.2. Sarah Ann Axtell
born: 14 March 1846 - Washington County, Pennsylvania
died: 16 March 1919 - Waynesburg, Pennsylvania

8.3. Emma Jane Axtell
born: 6 September 1848 - Green County, Pennsylvania
died: 28 January 1915 - Waynesburg, Pennsylvania

9. Luther P. Axtell
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
born: 11 December 1820 - Washington County, Pennsylvania
died: 23 March 1886 -
buried: Coal Center Cemetery - Coal Center, Washington County, Pennsylvania
married: 1 April 1847
wife: Sarah Lincoln
[daughter of ? Lincoln and ? ?]
born:
died:
buried:

Children of Luther P. Axtell and Sarah Lincoln Axtell:

9.1. Sebastian Massilion Axtell
born: 14 April 1848
died: 1861

9.2. Thomas Lincoln Axtell
born: 28 April 1850 - Washington County, Pennsylvania
died: August 1904 - Waterbury, Connecticut

9.3. Mary Eliza Axtell
born: 10 June 1852 - Jacktown, Greene County, Pennsylvania
died: 1 June 1937

9.4. Luther Melancthon Axtell
born: 9 January 1855 - Jacktown (now Wind Ridge), Greene County, Pennsylvania
died: 19 March 1891 - Washington County, Pennsylvania
buried: Howe Cemetery - near Coal Center, Washington County, Pennsylvania
married: 26 April 1886 - California, Pennsylvania
wife: Lillie May Gregg
[daughter of John Gregg and Sarah Conway]
born: 23 January 1865 - East Pike Run Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
died:

Child of Luther Melancthon Axtell and Lillie May Gregg Axtell:

9.4.1. Sarah Lincoln Axtell
born: 17 March 1889 - Coal Center, Pennsylvania
died:
married: 2 January 1921
husband: William S. Hall

Children of Sarah Lincoln Axtell Hall and William S. Hall:

9.4.1.1. Luther Axtell Richard Hall
born: 19 October 1924 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

9.4.1.2. John Knox Hall
born: 22 December 1929 - Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

10. Rachel Axtell
born: 26 August 1822
died: 20 April 1905

11. Hannah Axtell
born: 14 July 1824
died: 5 March 1833

12. Nancy Axtell
born: 21 October 1828
died:
1st marriage: 15 April 1851
1st husband: Rev. James H. Rial
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
born:
died: 1855

2nd marriage of Nancy Axtell (Rial): 13 August 1857
2nd husband: Silas Clark


Updated on July 11, 2006

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