PAXSON, Dr. Wm. H.

PAXSON, WOODS, WEST

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/2/2006 at 15:04:15

"Fairfield Ledger", June 3, 1859, Pg. 3, Col. 1

DEATH OF DR. WM. H. PAXSON: Many of our citizens will remember this gentleman, who resided in our city six or eight months. He is now dead, having found a watery grave.

By a letter from Joel WOODS to his wife in this city, we learn that on the 5th of May, the company which Dr. PAXSON was in made a raft on which to cross the north fork of the Blue River, and having got nearly all their things over they were crossing for the last time when Dr. P. and a man named WEST fell overboard, and were drowned. The body of Mr. WEST was recovered, and buried the next day. The body of Dr. P. was not found. This occurrence cast a gloom over the company, and, together with the bad news from Pike's Peak, was quite disheartening. Dr. PAXSON was much liked and respected in our city, and leaves a number of friends to mourn his loss.

*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s) mentioned.