1.  Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900:

Claxton, Horace

Stroub, Charlotte

05/30/1872

Book D, p. 32

De Kalb Co.

2.  1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #9 of 32):  Malta P.O., Malta, [Malta Twp.,] DeKalb Co., IL, p. 451B, PN 9, enumerated 15 Sep 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

1870:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	19
58	58	Tindall Thomas	30	M	W	Farmer	12080	3630	MI			/
		[Thomas's wife and child, et al.]
		Stroub Lottie	20	F	W	Domestic Servant			Canada	/	/

3.  1880 Census Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #6 of 26):  Malta, [Malta Twp.,] DeKalb Co., IL, Roll 202 (Book 1), p. 114D, PN 8, SD 2, ED 33, enumerated 10 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

1880:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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77

77

Claxton Horace

W

M

36

/

Watchman

Eng

Eng

Eng

_______ Lottie

W

F

29

Wife

/

Keeping House

Can

Can

Eng

_______ Alice

W

F

7

Dau

/

At School

/

Ill

Eng

Can

_______ John R

W

M

2

Son

/

"

Ill

Eng

Can

Listed next to Charlotte's sister, Annie (STRAUB) CLAXTON, who is listed next to Elizabeth (__?__) STRAUB. 

4.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

5.  1900 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #23 of 25):  Malta Village, Malta Twp., DeKalb Co., IL, Roll 296 (Book 2), p. 167A, PN 12A, SD 2, ED 10, enumerated 25 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

1900:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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27

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264

Claxton Horase

Head

W

M

Jun 1844

55

M

28

England

England

England

1855

45

Day laborer

0

Y

Y

Y

O

H

_______ Charlett

Wife

W

F

Sep 1849

50

M

28

3

3

Canada

Canada (Eng)

England

Y

Y

Y

_______ Ray

Son

W

M

Jun 1873

26

S

Illinois

England

Canada

Salesman

0

Y

Y

Y

_______ Ray

Son

W

M

Apr 1878

22

S

Illinois

England

Canada

Day laborer

0

Y

Y

Y

_______ Harry

Son

W

M

May 1889

11

S

Illinois

England

Canada

At School

9

Y

Y

Y

Surely the eldest child is Alice (see 1880) and the enumerator screwed up when transferring his field notes to the census forms.  Listed next to Horace's presumed brother, David CLAXTON, who is married to Charlotte's presumed sister, Anna STRAUB.
 

.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).

.  Messages posted to the CLAXTON Surname Board (online at Ancestry.com).