(1) Name: General John T. CROXTON
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Birth: 1829 Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky
Death: 1872 Bolivia Age: 43
Occupation: Major-General In Civil War; Minister To Bolivia
Father: Henry CROXTON (1807-1868)
Mother: Anne K. REDMON (1816-1878)

Misc. Notes
GEN. JOHN T. CROXTON, [1] deceased; lawyer and soldier; P. O. Paris. Among the citizens of Bourbon County who are worthy of an honorable mention, is the above named gentleman, who was born near Paris in 1829; son of Henry and Ann K. (Redmon) Croxton; Henry was a native of Virginia, and, upon his migration to this State, located at Houston Dale, on the farm now owned by James Hall; his son, John T., was educated at Yale College, graduating with honors in 1857; afterwards began the study of law under James Robinson; after his license was granted he went South, where he engaged in teaching in Mississippi for a short time, when he returned to Paris, and in 1859 began the practice of his profession; upon the outbreak of the war he raised a regiment of men, known as the 4th Kentucky Infantry, which he commanded; he continued in service until the close of the war, serving with distinction, and rose from one rank to another until he was brevetted Major-General. After the close of the war he went South and was made Provincial Governor. He afterwards engaged in the culture of' cotton; upon his return to Bourbon County he engaged in the practice of his profession and carried on farming; he practiced in the Federal Courts, and was a successful lawyer; the confinement of his office and his close application to his profession conduced to impair his health, and in order to recuperate, he accepted the position as Minister to Bolivia, and removed his family there in 1872, and died the following year. He was a staunch Republican, and stood. firmly by its principles, and was one of the pillars of the party in Kentucky, and worthy of any honor within the gift of the Republican Commonwealth, he being possessed of all the qualifications that pertain to a truly first-class gentleman, and a member of the Masonic fraternity of high order. In April, 1860, he married Carrie R. Rogers, daughter of Nathaniel and Nancy (Moran) Rogers. Mrs. Croxton resides on her farm near Paris; by Mr. Croxton she had two children: Henry Rogers and Annie Barres Deguerra.


Spouses
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1: Caroline A. ROGERS
Birth: July 13, 1833
Father: Nathaniel Purviance ROGERS (1807-1863)
Mother: Nancy A. MORAN (1813-1846)

Misc. Notes
Caroline A. Rogers, born July, 1833, was a woman of wonderful gentleness and dignity of character. She married, April, 1860, John T. Croxton (son of Henry and Ann (Redman) Croxton), who was graduated with honor from Yale College in 1857; studied law under Governor James Robinson, and began the practice of his profession in Paris, Kentucky, in 1859; was commissioned by President Lincoln Lieutenant Colonel of the Fourth Kentucky, United States Army; served with distinction throughout the Civil War, and rose from one rank to another until he was brevetted Major General; was appointed by President Grant, in 1872, Minister to Bolivia, dying there in 1873. [2]

Marriage: April 1860
Children: Henry Rogers
Annie Barres Deguerra


Sources
1. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & County, Chicago, 1882, pp. 457-458
2. The Clay Family, p. 213.

(2) Name: Joseph Henry CROXTON
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Birth: April 4, 1846 Bourbon County, Kentucky
Death: October 5, 1916 Clark County, Kentucky Age: 70
Father: Henry CROXTON (1807-1868)
Mother: Anne K. REDMON (1816-1878)

Misc. Notes
Mr. Jos. H. Croxton died at his home on the Lexington Pike in this county Thursday morning October 5th after a long illness due to grief over the death of his daughter a few months ago coupled with the infirmities of age. He was born in Bourbon County in 1841, the son of Henry and Ann Redmon Croxton, but had made his home in this county since boyhood. Hejoined the Confederate army and was with Gen. Morgan when he was captured and shared his captivity. His wife was Miss Eliza Wornall of this county and they were the parents of four children, the late Miss Annie Bright Croxton, Miss Leila Croxton, Mr. Jos. Croxton of Mississippi, and Mrs. Hayden Clement of North Carolina. He was buried Friday in the local cemetery after services at the home conducted by Dr. Wm. Cumming of the Presbyterian church of which he was a lifelong member.


Spouses
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1: Eliza Walker WORNALL
Birth: December 24, 1845
Death: January 31, 1919 Age: 73
Father: James Ryon WORNALL (1813-1879)
Mother: Anne Elizabeth MOORE (1823-1898)
Children: Anna Bright
Robert Lee
Joseph Henry
Clay Wornall
Ann Clay