Jul-28-2018
Husband: Abner M. Maxwell Also known as: A. M. Maxwell 1
Born: Oct-18-1834 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 2,3 (see note 1) Died: Nov- 5-1909 in Doddridge Co, WV 4 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1870, 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 3 Father: Abner Maxwell (1784 - 1864) Mother: Judith Modisette (1791 - 1871)
Wife: Lydia Jane P. Woofter 6 Also known as: Jane Woofter 6,7 Married: 1862 8,3
Born: Aug- 1-1842 1,3 Died: May-21-1903 1 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1870, 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Lewis Co, (W)VA Father: James Woofter (1818 - 1891) Mother: Rebecca Ann Shannon (1821 - 1899) Notes
M Child 1: Porter Maxwell Born: Mar-18-1864 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,10,11 Died: Dec- 6-1934 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 9,11 Buried: in Mt. Union Cemetery, Straight Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 1,9,12 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1892 in Ritchie Co, WV 10 Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer, stockman 9 Wife: Rosa Belle Adams b. Sep-18-1872 d. May- 9-1917 Census name: Belle Adams Married: Sep-18-1892 in Ritchie Co, WV 10
F Child 2: Mary Frances Maxwell 8 Born: ca 1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,14 Resided: in Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV 8 Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Homer C. Griffin b. Apr-19-1861 Married: Dec- -1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 15
M Child 3: Levi Maxwell Born: Oct-27-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,11,16,17 Died: Oct- 3-1929 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 9,18,11 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 1,9,5 Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: merchant in Smithburg 19 Wife: Arminta "Mittie" Farnsworth b. 1867 d. May- 5-1912 Nickname: Mittie 4 Married: May-20-1891 in Gilmer Co, WV 16 Wife: Emma Frances Adams b. Dec-27-1877 d. Apr- 6-1957 Married: Jul-27-1913 in Doddridge Co, WV 20
M Child 4: Judah Maxwell Also known as: Juda Maxwell 17 Born: ca 1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 17,14 Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Ernest B. Griffin b. ca 1861 Married: Oct-31-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 17
F Child 5: Ella Jane Maxwell Born: Nov-24-1870 1,21 Died: Aug- 1-1906 1 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Resided: in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV 21 Husband: Calvin Earnest Wilson b. Jun-23-1872 d. Mar-17-1912 Census name: C. Ernest Wilson 21 Married: Jun-15-1896 in Doddridge Co, WV 17
F Child 6: Rebecca Blanche Maxwell 8 Born: Sep-26-1872 2,22 Died: Feb-12-1892 at Toms Fork, Porto Rico, Doddridge Co, WV 23 Buried: at Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Grove-Summers Rd (CR 19), Doddridge Co, WV 24,25 Cause of death: insanity and (illegible) scarlet fever (2 yrs), complication "disappointment in love affairs" (2 wks) 26 Census: 1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 22
M Child 7: James Alpha Maxwell Born: Jun-26-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 27,3,13 Died: Sep-10-1964 27 Buried: in Redemption Cemetery, Rt 18 S (btwn Toms Fork & Sand Fork), Doddridge Co, WV 27,12 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 8 Resided: 1902 in Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1880, 1900 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 22,3 Wife: Lillie Jane Crook b. Jul- 9-1875 d. Aug-14-1961 Also known as: Jane Crook 27 Married: Apr- 6-1902 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
M Child 8: William Bruce Maxwell Also known as: W. Bruce Maxwell 28,29 Born: Jul- 1-1881 at Market, Doddridge Co, WV 28,3 Died: Sep-30-1968 in Newark, Licking Co, OH 30 Buried: in Maple Grove Cemetery, Alexandria, OH 28 Resided: from 1948 in Alexandria, Licking Co, OH 28 Resided: 1922-1948 near Granville, Licking Co, OH 28 Resided: formerly in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 28 Resided: 1900 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Wife: Bessie R. Bode b. Aug- -1883 d. 1964 Married: 1904 in St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV 31
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (3) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (4) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (5) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. III, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (6) Death record of son. (7) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 261. (8) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 602. (9) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (10) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (11) Headstone (year only) (12) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (14) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp). (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Homer Griffin, age 23 as of Apr 19 1884, b. Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Mary F. Maxwell, 18, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. The marriage license was issued on Dec 9 1884, but the portion for the minister's entry to indicate the date and location of the ceremony was left blank. MR p. 349. (16) Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989) (17) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (18) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101, Identified as Levi Maxwell, son of Abner Maxwell & Lydia Jane Woofter. (19) Obituary of wife. (20) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Levi Maxwell, 45, of Doddridge Co; and Mrs. Emma F. Moran, 35, of Doddridge Co. Married Jul 27 1913. (21) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (22) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (23) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Rebecca Maxwell, white female, single, age 19y 4m 17d. Died Feb 12 1892 at Toms Fork, Doddridge Co WV. Cause of death: Insanity and (illegible) scarlet fever. Complication: Disappointment in love affairs. Duration of complication: 2 weeks. Duration of disease: 2 years. Burial at Grove, WV on Feb 14 1892. Certifying physician: A. Neely, M.D., Market, WV. DR p. 50 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5048181&Type=Death. (24) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (25) Findagrave.com. (26) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 50 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5048181&Type=Death. (27) Headstone, http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/doddridge/cemetery/cem0003.txt. (28) Obituary. (29) West Union Herald, 11/25/1915. (30) Obituary - Hospital. (31) Obituary of husband. Event Notes Note (1) 1900 Census gives birth date as Oct 1834, but death record states age as 74y 18d at time of death, putting birth date at Oct 18 1835.Name Index