of Poweshiek County, Iowa · from England · documented from the public record
The family in the record
Edwin Buxton
Edwin Buxton⚭ Emma Weeks
childrenHannah Buxton
Source: Portrait and biographical record of Johnson, Poweshiek and Iowa counties, Iowa
Their story
What the record says
Appears to be the father of the (unnamed) sketch subject.
Born in England.
Soldier in the Queen's Guards, fought through the Crimean War as a Sergeant, wounded by a bayonet at Balaklava.
Awarded a medal for bravery.
Later emigrated to America.
Farmer residing at Deep River, Poweshiek County, Iowa.
Age 82 at time of writing.
Honored member of the Baptist Church.
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