| | Paxton was born and reared in Madison Parish, one of four sons and two daughters of Albert Henry Paxton, Sr. (1922-2015), and the former Valeria Logue, who predeceased her husband. The senior Paxton, a native of Warren County, [[Mississippi]], served in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]]. He owned and operated Paxton Quarter Horses and LaClede Plantation in Tallulah in Madison Parish. He was a nationally known breeder of quarter horses, having served as the first president of the Mississippi Quarter Horse Association. A lifetime member of the American Quarter Horse Association, he was inducted in 2002 into the National Cutting Horse Hall of Fame.<ref name=father>{{cite news|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=albert-henry-paxton&pid=175044481&fhid=20713#sthash.kcnVprru.dpuf|title=Albert Henry Paxton, Sr.|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=June 10, 2015}}</ref> | | Paxton was born and reared in Madison Parish, one of four sons and two daughters of Albert Henry Paxton, Sr. (1922-2015), and the former Valeria Logue, who predeceased her husband. The senior Paxton, a native of Warren County, [[Mississippi]], served in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]]. He owned and operated Paxton Quarter Horses and LaClede Plantation in Tallulah in Madison Parish. He was a nationally known breeder of quarter horses, having served as the first president of the Mississippi Quarter Horse Association. A lifetime member of the American Quarter Horse Association, he was inducted in 2002 into the National Cutting Horse Hall of Fame.<ref name=father>{{cite news|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=albert-henry-paxton&pid=175044481&fhid=20713#sthash.kcnVprru.dpuf|title=Albert Henry Paxton, Sr.|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=June 10, 2015}}</ref> |
| | Like his father, Paxton graduated from [[Mississippi State University]] in Starkville, Mississippi. While the senior Paxton studied [[engineering]],<ref name=father/> Jim Paxton received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1985. In 1988, he obtained his law degree from [[Louisiana State University]] Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=sixthda/> | | Like his father, Paxton graduated from [[Mississippi State University]] in Starkville, Mississippi. While the senior Paxton studied [[engineering]],<ref name=father/> Jim Paxton received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1985. In 1988, he obtained his law degree from [[Louisiana State University]] Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=sixthda/> |
| | Paxton and his wife, the former Chris Caffey, reside in St. Joseph in Tensas Parish, with their three children:<ref name=sixthda/> Annabelle Parker Paxton (born 2001), Samuel Henry Paxton (born 2003), and Kathleen Carlyle Paxton (born 2005).<ref name=father/> | | Paxton and his wife, the former Chris Caffey, reside in St. Joseph in Tensas Parish, with their three children:<ref name=sixthda/> Annabelle Parker Paxton (born 2001), Samuel Henry Paxton (born 2003), and Kathleen Carlyle Paxton (born 2005).<ref name=father/> |