Claxon, Neville, 1915-1998

Baptist missionaries, originally from Russellville, Kentucky, Emma and Neville Claxon were first posted to the Gold Coast (now Ghana) in 1948 and later stationed in Nigeria, Burkina Faso, and Dahomey (now Benin). In the 1970s the Claxons studied French in France before moving to French-speaking Benin. After retirement in 1981, Emma and Neville spent their first few months in their original home town of Russellville, Kentucky, did some mission work in Florida, and then moved to Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, where they lived for eleven years. In 1992 they sold their home in Kentucky and moved to Bloomington, Indiana, where daughter Carol (Claxon) Polsgrove was a faculty member in Indiana University's School of Journalism.

From the description of Papers, 1937-2000. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 707937949

From the description of Papers, 1947-1993. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 702664261

Emma (Osborne) Claxon, 1912-2008, and her husband (William) Neville Claxon, 1915-1998, were first posted to the Gold Coast (now Ghana) in 1948 and were later stationed in Nigeria, Burkina Faso, and Dahomey (now Benin). Upon their original departure from the United States, the Claxons were accompanied by their then three-year-old daughter, Carol Ann; son William Neville, Jr. was born while the family was stationed in Nigeria. In the 1970s the Claxons studied French in France before moving to French-speaking Benin. After retirement in 1981, Emma and Neville spent their first few months in their original home town of Russellville, Kentucky, did some mission work in Florida, and then moved to Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, where they lived for eleven years. In 1992 they sold their home in Kentucky and moved to Bloomington, Indiana, where daughter Carol was a faculty member in Indiana University’s School of Journalism.

From the guide to the Claxon mss., 1947-1993, (Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington))

The Claxons, originally from Kentucky, spent more than thirty years of their lives pursuing Baptist missionary work in West Africa. The materials in this collection date to before, during, and after their tenure as missionaries abroad.

From the guide to the Claxon mss. II, 1937-2000, (Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington))