Ancestry of
Bill Paxton

TV and Movie Actor

William "Bill" Paxton

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• • 1st Generation
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  • 1 
  • Father:
  • John Lane Paxton 
  • Mother:
  • Mary Lou Gray   
  • Birth Date:
  • 17 May 1955 
  • Birth Location:
  • Fort Worth, Texas 
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  • American Television and Movie Actor

    In 2015, Bill Paxton portrayed Sam Houston, his 2nd cousin 5 times removed, in the History Channel's miniseries Texas Rising.

    It is said that Bill Paxton was in the crowd outside John F. Kennedy's hotel on the day he was assassinated. There are photos of a boy held above the crowd that are allegedly the actor at the age of 8. His father is said to be the one holding him above the crowd.

• Marriages for William "Bill" Paxton

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  • Spouse:
  • Kelly Rowan
  • Marriage Date:
  • 2 Oct 1979
  • Marriage Location:
  • Ellis County, Texas

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  • Spouse:
  • Louise Newbury

• Sources for William "Bill" Paxton

  • ¹ Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011, Marriage record for William Paxton and Kelly L. Rowan.
  • ² Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997, Birth record for William Paxton.
  • ³ IMDb, "Bill Paxton Biography", (accessed 05/26/2015).
  • ⁴ Wikipedia, "Bill Paxton", (accessed 05/26/2015).

Bill Paxton photo by Gage Skidmore (CC BY 2.0)