Dew Buxton, Rapides Parish Louisiana Submitted by Judith Greer Date: November 19, 2007 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Allen-Calcasieu-Rapides County Louisiana Archives Court Dew Buxton November 11, 1912 Source: Parish Of Calcasieu Affidavits Written: November 11, 1912 No. 492 Bk. 135 Affidavit of Dew Buxton State of Louisiana, Parish of Calcasieu. Personally came and appeared before me Wm. R. Hargrove, the undersigned Notary Public, in and for said Parish and State, duly comissioned and qualified, Dew Buxton, a resident of Allen Parish, Louisiana, who being duly sworn deposed and said, that he was well acquainted with Valentine B Buxton. who on the May, 10th, 1892, sold to J.B.Watkins the South West Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Sec. 10 Township 3, South, Range Three, West, Louisiana Meridian, by deed recorded in Book Z of Conveyances on Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, Page 142; that the said Valentine B Buxton died on or about the ...day of...A.D. 1907; that at the time of the edecution of said deed on May 10th, 1892 the martial status of the said Valentine B Buxton was as follows: He, Valentine B Buxton was married to his first wife Sophie Strother, with whoom he was at that time living; his said wife Sophie Strother died in the later part of same year i.e. Sept or Oct, 1892. (Signed) Dew (his X mark) Buxton. Attest: Jno. W. Monroe, T.J. Hargrove. Sworn to and subscribed to before me at my office at Oakdale, Louisana, on this 23 day of September, A.D. 1912. (Signed) Wm. R. Hargrove, Notary Public. (Seal) Filed: November 11th, 1912. No. 20161. Recorded: November 15th, 1912 J. Asa Derouen: DEPUTY CLERK AND EX OFFICIO. Additional Comments: Valentine B "Tine" Buxton /Buckston married 1st wife, Rapides parish # 210 on 6-22-1872, Sophie Strother & married 2nd wife, Opelousas Ct Hse #14789 1/2 on 12-17-1887, Polly Ann Johnson. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/allen/court/buxton357gwl.txt