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THOMAS PAXSON was born in Wayne county, Indiana, August 3, 1841, and
worked on his father’s farm there up to the year 1857. At
the age of sixteen years he went to Muncie, Indiana, to
learn his trade—cabinet and chair-maker, which occupation
he has followed most of the time since. He served three
years apprenticeship at Muncie, and soon after his time was
out the late war of 1861-5 broke out, and found Tom both
ready and willing to enlist. He enlisted in Company A,
8th Indiana Volunteers in 1861, and was in the following
battles: Pea Ridge, Cotton Plant,and many other battles
and skirmishes. He was discharged on account of disability February 20, 1863, and returned to Muncie, Indiana,
and worked at his trade for two years, when he went to
Winchester, Indiana, remained a short time, then returned
to Muncie and started a furniture store there. On the 31st
day of December, 1868, he was married to Hannah
Thomas, of Wayne county, Indiana. The following are
their children’s names: Theodore A., born in 1870;
Charles, born in 1874; Elmer O., born in 1876, and Leslie
M., born in 1882. In March, 1878, Mr. Paxson moved to
Kansas, remaining there a short time, when he moved to
Los Vegas, New Mexico, where he lived up to 1879, when he returned to Indiana, settling at Anderson, where he now
resides, and is engaged in the furniture business. Mr.
Paxson is a member of I. O. O. F. Lodge, No. 74, at
Muncie, Indiana, and G. A. R. Post, No. 230, at Anderson,
Indiana, and a Republican in politics.
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