James "Big Jim" Baxter^{[1, 2]}

1852 - 1933  (~ 81 years)

• Name	James "Big Jim" Baxter
  Nickname	Jim
  Born	Mar 1852	Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	District 12, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	11 Oct 1933	Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Buried	12 Oct 1933	Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I74428	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2012

  
  

  Father	Holloway Baxter,   b. 1829, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Nov 1863  (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Margaret Green,   b. 27 Dec 1822, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Sep 1922  (Age 99 years)
  Family ID	F15546	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Nancy Williamson,   b. 3 Nov 1852, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Nov 1928  (Age 76 years)
  Children	+ 1. Margaret Elizabeth Baxter,   b. 30 Sep 1874, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Oct 1951  (Age 77 years) + 2. David G. Baxter,   b. 16 Dec 1877, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Feb 1954  (Age 76 years)   3. Ben Baxter,   b. Mar 1879, Tennessee   4. John A. Baxter,   b. Sep 1881, Tennessee + 5. Pleasant "Ples" Baxter,   b. 6 Jul 1884, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Mar 1942, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 57 years) + 6. Stephen Baxter,   b. 27 May 1886, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Mar 1922, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 35 years)
  Family ID	F27595	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy Alice Smith,   b. 9 Oct 1887, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Feb 1962  (Age 74 years)
  Children	1. Creed Baxter + 2. Rhoda Baxter,   b. 27 Jan 1909,   d. 6 May 1975  (Age 66 years) + 3. Eula Jeanette Baxter,   b. 19 Feb 1916, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Jan 2012, Fairpark Healthcare Center  (Age 95 years)   4. Johnnie Baxter + 5. Beecher Artimas Baxter,   b. 28 Jul 1911, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Jul 1983  (Age 71 years) + 6. Milford William Baxter,   b. 6 Nov 1918, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Apr 1946  (Age 27 years)   7. Holliway Baxter,   b. 1921,   d. 1922  (Age 1 years)
  Family ID	F27596	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Eliza Jane Phillips,   b. 1858, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Married	NOT MARRIED
  Family ID	F101458	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Mar 1852 - Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee Died - 11 Oct 1933 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 12 Oct 1933 - Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 19, 245. [S84] E-Mail, Randy K. Phillips [ransue1@swbell.net], 27 Aug 2009. [S92] Cocke County, Tennessee Census, 453C, 1880. Census Place: Upper Cosby, Cocke, Tennessee Source: FHL Film 1255248 National Archives Film T9-1248 Page 453C Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Jas. BAXTER Self M M W 27 TN Occ: Laborer Fa: TN Mo: NC Nancy BAXTER Wife F M W 26 TN Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN Margaret BAXTER Dau F S W 6 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN David BAXTER Son M S W 3 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Ben BAXTER Son M S W 1 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN [S112] Census, 1900. Name: James Baxter Titles & Terms: Residence: Civil District 12, Cocke, Tennessee Birth Date: Mar 1852 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Self Spouse: Nancy Baxter Spouse's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Birthplace: Tennessee Father: Father's Titles & Terms: Father's Birthplace: Mother: Mother's Titles & Terms: Mother's Birthplace: Race or Color (expanded): White Head-of-household Name: James Baxter Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Years Married: 30 Estimated Marriage Year: 1870 Mother How Many Children: Number Living Children: Immigration Year: Enumeration District: 0169 Page: 6 Sheet Letter: A Family Number: 99 Reference Number: 12 Film Number: 1241562 Image Number: 00532 Household Gender Age Birthplace Self James Baxter M Tennessee Wife Nancy Baxter F Tennessee Son Benage Baxter M Tennessee Son John A Baxter M Tennessee Son Pleasant Baxter M Tennessee Son Stephen Baxter M Tennessee Adopted Sarah B Valentine F Tennessee Adopted May A Valentine F Tennessee [S87] Death Certificate. Name: James Baxter Event: Death Event Date: 11 Oct 1933 Event Place: Jones Cove, Sevier, Tennessee Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Race or Color: White Age: 80 Estimated Birth Year: Birth Date: 1853 Birthplace: Tenn Spouse: Nancy Baxter Father: Father's Birthplace: Mother: Margaret Baxter Mother's Birthplace: Occupation: Farmer Street Address: Residence: Jones Cove Cemetery: Huff Burial Place: Sevier County, Tenn. Burial Date: 12 Oct 1933 Informant: Additional Relatives: X Digital Folder Number: 4184150 Image Number: 1900 Film Number: 1876807 Volume/Page/Certificate Number: cn 26888 [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 474.