Dora Claxton1

#19360, (circa May 1860 - 2 May 1888)
Father*Edmund Claxton2 (c 1817 - )
Mother*Elizabeth L Rehn2 (c 1822 - 1889)

Family

Thomas Aquinas Edwards b. 1857, d. 1892
In the Laurel Hill Cemetery Register, the following burials are listed for Section 15, no. 453:
Catharine F Claxton, age 9m, 11 Aug 1862
Edmund H Claxton, age 21, 26 Aug 1865
Mary Louisa Claxton, age 3y 6m, 20 Nov 1865, rem'd from Monument Cem'y
Juliet S Claxton, age 31, 20 Nov 1865, rem'd from Monument Cem'y
Francis C Claxton, age 2y 7m, 20 Nov 1865, rem'd from Monument Cem'y
Julia Elizabeth Claxton, age 6m, 20 Nov 1865, rem'd from Monument Cem'y
Albert H Claxton, age 6, 09 May 1869
Dora Claxton Edwards, age 27, 05 May 1888; res. 2121 Delancey Place
Elizabeth Lex Claxton, age 67, 30 Apr 1889; res. 1709 Summer St.
Edmund Claxton, age 74, 16 Sep 1891; res. 1709 Summer St.
Thomas A Edwards, age 34, 09 Mar 1892; res. 127 So. 18th St.3 
Dora Claxton was also known as Lynda.4 
Her married name was Edwards.1 
Birth*circa May 1860She was born circa May 1860 at PennsylvaniaG.4 
11 July 1860She appeared on the census of 11 July 1860 in the household of Edmund Claxton and Elizabeth L Rehn at 10th Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as Lynda, age 2 mos.5 
6 June 1870She appeared on the census of 6 June 1870 in the household of Edmund Claxton and Elizabeth L Rehn at 10th Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as Dorah, age 10.6 
Marriage*30 March 1880She married Thomas Aquinas Edwards, son of George W Edwards and Elizabeth R Whelan, on 30 March 1880 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.1 
5 June 1880She appeared on the census of 5 June 1880 in the household of Richard Stanislaus Edwards at 225 S. 17th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sister-in-law, age 20, b. and parents PA.7 
Death*2 May 1888She died on 2 May 1888 at Pennsylvania.8 
Burial*5 May 1888She was buried on 5 May 1888 at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.8,9 

Citations

  1. [S1763] Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940, online FamilySearch.com, Thomas Aquinas Edwards and Dora Claxton, marr. Philadelphia PA 30 Mar 1880; citing FHL Film 1769066.
  2. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census.
  3. [S1733] Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, online Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, img. 3262/4979.
  4. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census.
  5. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Edmd (35), b. PA, book store, realestate value $15000, personal estate value $20000; Lizzy (30), b. PA.
  6. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Edmund (53), b. PA, book publisher; Eliza (42), b. PA, keeping house. Also William Rehn, age 54, b. PA.
  7. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Richard (30), b. and parents b. PA, lawyer.
  8. [S1582] Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915, online FamilySearch.com, Film 4010368 > image 361/1150. Dora Claxton Edwards, b. Philadelphia, age 27, marr., d. at 2121 DeLancy Place, 2 May 1888, sarcoma of the uterus; bur. Laurel Hill Cemetery 5 May 1888.
  9. [S1628] FindAGrave.com, online findagrave.com, tall standing grave marker. Thomas Edwards / Dora Claxton Edwards (dates not legible in photo). Narrative: Capt. Thomas Aquinas Edwards, b. 18 Jul 1857, d. 6 Mar 1892; Dora Claxton Edwards, d. May 1888; Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia PA, sc. L, plot 453. Memorials 45346483, created by and photo added by Russ Dodge, and 170277534, created by and photo added by Mary Phalan.