U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Baxter, Felix Josephus (1830-1909) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia by John Davison Sutton Sutton, West Virginia, January, 1919 Page 349 Felix Josephus Baxter was the eldest child of William D. and Anna C. Baxter, and was born in or near Sutton, Aug. 10, 1830. In 1858, he was admitted to the bar and began the practice of law at Clay C. H. In 1861, being opposed to slavery, he joined the Union army, again locating at Clay C. H. after the termination of that, bloody conflict. In 1869, he married Miss Sarah Prudence Duffy of Nicholas county, and moved to Sutton where he resided until his death. His wife died, leaving three children, two of whom are still living — Mrs. Mary Augusta Dillon of Sutton, and Mrs. Rose T. Cunningham of Fayetteville. In 1894, he married Miss Margaret B. Berry, a well- known lady of this county, who survives him. The subject of this sketch was surveyor of this county from 1855 to 1858, was prosecuting attorney of Clay county and afterwards of Braxton county, and served one term in the state senate, having been elected in 1876. He was the first mayor of Sutton after the town was re-incorporated in 1873, and later served in that capacity. Until fifteen years before his death, he continued the practice of law in Braxton and adjoining counties. The date of his death was 1909. His remains rest in the Duffy cemetery at Sutton. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Register of Deaths, Braxton County, WV FULL-NAME: Felix J. Baxter DEATH-DATE: August 8, 1909 at age 75y-11m-29d DEATH-PLACE: Sutton MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: Atty CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Old Age INFORMANT: W. H. McCauley, Phy. Tombstone in Sutton Cemetery, Sutton, Braxton County, WV Felix J. Baxter Aug. 10, 1830 Aug. 8. 1909 ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Braxton County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/braxton/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------