Biographical Sketch of Lieut. John Buxton, Jefferson County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Lieut. John Buxton, teacher of instrumental music, notary public and 
pension agent at Cedar Hill, is a native of Manchester, England born
in 1835, and is the second son of John and Elizabeth (Ravenscroft)
Buxton, native of England, born in 1811 and 1812, respectively.  They
were married in 1831, and in 1855 came to the United States, locating
in Jefferson County, on Big River, in Meramec Township, where the 
father died in 1857.  He was a cotton spinner, but after coming to
Jefferson County engaged in agricultural pursuits.  He was a man of
education, and a member of the I. O. O. F.  In 1858 Mrs. Buston marri-
ed Mr. D. Pitzer, who was killed by bushwhackers in 1864.  The mother
is still living on the old farm near Cedar Hill.  Young John was edu-
cated in the Manchester schools, and came with his parents to Jefferson
County, where he farmed until the breaking out of the late war, when he 
enlisted in Company I, Thirteenth Volunteer Infantry, as a private, and
was mustered out as first lieutenant, in September, 1865, after over
four years of hardship and suffering.  He took part in the battles of
Forts Henry, Donelson, first Nashville battle, Shiloh, Corinth, and
through the siege of Vicksburg.  In July, 1862 his regiment was con-
solidated with the Twenty-second Ohio, and the Thirteenth Missouri was
no more.  He was discharged at Camp Chase, Ohio.  In 1866 he returned
to England, where he married Miss Sarah, daughter of James and Eliza-
beth Turner, and to them were born four sons: Frank J., Louis U.,
William J. and Edward.  The same year of his marriage Mr. Buxton re-
turned to Jefferson County, and settled at the mouth of Belew's Creek, 
where he lived until 1885, when he located at Cedar Hill, and devoted
his attention to music.  Since 1887 he has been notary public, and for
several years has been pension agent.  He is a Republican in politics,
and his first vote was cast for A. Lincoln, in 1860.  He is a member
of the G. A. R., of John D. Rahye Post, at Cedar Hill, of which he is
quartermaster.

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