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Notes for William Lippincott PAXSON
Daily Local News 16 March 1927
William L. Paxson
William Lippincott Paxson, the oldest resident of West Sadsbury Township, and oldest School Director in Chester County died at his home on the Lincoln Highway, in West Sadsbury Township, yesterday, after an illness of ten days. He was 90 years old and enjoyed perfect health up
until being taken ill ten days ago. He was a son of the late Timothy and Martha Lippincott Paxson and was born November 18, 1836.
The deceased died in the same house in which he was born. His entire life was spent on the farm which was the old Paxson homestead. The house in which he was born and died was built by his father a year before his birth.
He was a member of Sadsbury Grange, 1085, and the oldest member of Coatesville Y. M. C. A. and was a School Director of West Sadsbury township since 1887(*), with the exception of on year in 1886. He had been secretary of the Board fifty years up until the time of his death.
Mr. Paxson received his education in the public schools. He attended Ercildoun Academy, in 1852 under Prof. Richard Darlington; attended a private school at Fellowship, N. J. in 1853 and in 1854 and 1855 he attended Greenwood Dell School, under Jonathan Gause. He taught school one year at Old Moscow. After one year's teaching he took farming as his life work.
The deceased was twice married. His first wife was Rebecca Kling, of Intercourse, Lancaster County. His widow, Hanna Wilson Paxson, now 86 years old, was the daughter of Joshua and Hanna Wilson, of East Fallowfield. Two children, Benjamin, unmarried, and Mareenha, wife of
Harvey D. Schnader, live at home. Another son, Joseph, died in infancy. All of the children were of his second marriage.
Mr. Paxson was the last of his family. A sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Moore, died at Chatham two months ago today, in the 86th year of her age. Mr. Paxson attended her funeral. There is also one first cousin, John Cooper, formerly of Parkesburg living at Streator, Ill. He is hale and hearty at the age of 96 years.
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