BIOGRAPHY

GEORGE W. HAXTON - OF OAKFIELD, NY

Haxton, George W., P.O. Oakfield, N. Y., was born in Oakfield, January 2, 1851, the oldest son of Samuel and Eliza Haxton. His father was a native of New England and died in Genesee County in 1873. George W. Haxton was educated at Cary Collegiate Seminary and taught school for eight years. He then became engaged in the insurance and produce business, and is now a large farmer and dealer in stock and beans. He is a progressive business man, of sterling integrity and has always taken an active part in promoting the best interests of his town. In 1878 he married Ella A. Koppeof West Middlebury; their children are S. Fred, G. Sherwin and Florence G.

Source: Our County and its people, A descriptive work on Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890