Husband: Abner Maxwell
Born: Oct- 3-1784 in Pennsylvania 1,2
Died: Jan-11-1864 near West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3,4
Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 5
Resided: in Doddridge Co, WV 4
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Resided: until 1840s in Harrison Co, (W)VA 4
Military: Captain, War of 1812 4
Father: Thomas Maxwell ( - 1796)
Mother: Jane Lewis (1767 - )
Other spouse 1
Wife: Judith Modisette 4
Also known as: Judah Maxwell 6,3
Born: Dec-23-1791 7
Died: Jun-23-1871 3
Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 5
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father:
Mother:
Notes
F Child 1: Frances Jane Maxwell Also known as: Jane Maxwell 8,6 Born: Oct-28-1828 9 (see note 1) Died: 1902 5 (see note 2) Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Glendale, near Pike at Twin Oaks (Co Rd 50-13), Ritchie Co, WV 5 Resided: in Goose Creek, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Archibald Lowther b. Feb-26-1826 d. Oct-20-1899 Married: Nov- 9-1848 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 10,4,11
M Child 2: Lewis M. Maxwell Also known as: Lewis Maxwell, Junior 12 Born: May-18-1831 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 13,14 Died: aft 1910 13 Resided: in Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV 13 Resided: formerly at Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 13 Census: 1870, 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1856, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 14,15 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 16 Wife: Dorothy Jane Keister b. Jul- 2-1838 d. Jan-20-1860 Married: Oct-20-1856 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA 14 Wife: Margaret Mitchell b. ca 1834 d. aft 1910 Married: Dec-25-1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 13,17
M Child 3: Charles Maxwell Born: May-24-1832 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 9,11 (see note 3) Died: Jan-17-1923 in Bladen Co, NC 18 Resided: 1916 in Asheville, Buncombe Co, NC 19 Census: 1910 in Asheville, Buncombe Co, NC Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Resided: in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Wife: Penelope Chapman b. Jan- -1852 d. Jan-26-1930 Married: Jan- 2-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
F Child 4: Ama Marian Maxwell Also known as: Amy M. Maxwell Born: Mar-21-1833 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 3,11 (see note 4) Died: Jul-15-1902 3 Buried: in Mt. Carmel Cemetery (Twin Oaks, Co Rd 50/10), Glendale (Cairo), Ritchie Co WV 20 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Asa Coplin b. Mar- 4-1839 d. Oct-24-1898 Also known as: Asa Copeland 11 Married: May- 7-1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 21
M Child 5: Abner M. Maxwell Also known as: A. M. Maxwell 3 Born: Oct-18-1834 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 22,23 (see note 5) Died: Nov- 5-1909 in Doddridge Co, WV 24 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 25 Census: 1870, 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 23 Wife: Lydia Jane P. Woofter b. Aug- 1-1842 d. May-21-1903 Also known as: Jane Woofter 6,26 Married: 1862 13,23
M Child 6: James Maxwell Born: Apr- -1837 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 23,27,14,28,29 Died: Oct-19-1926 9,27 Buried: (Maxwell mausoleum) in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 30 Resided: Church Street in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 31 Census: 1910, 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880, 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1873 in Ritchie Co, WV 29 Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 14 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 32,33,23 Wife: Abigail Ann Osborn b. 1835 d. Sep-25-1866 Married: Sep-14-1859 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA 34 Wife: Priscilla Doak b. ca 1849 d. Sep-12-1870 Married: Nov-14-1869 in Tyler Co, WV 35,33 Wife: Rachel Ann Lambert b. Jan- -1839 d. Jun-12-1930 Married: Sep- 1-1873 in Ritchie Co, WV 36
M Child 7: Robert Maxwell Born: Nov-12-1838 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 7,37 Died: Jul- 2-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 24,3 Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Catherine Louisa Osborn b. Apr- -1847 Married: Aug- 9-1864 in Gilmer Co, WV 37
Sources: (1) Headstone - Birth date not specified, but calculated from stated age at death, History of Ritchie County, p. 601, gives birthdate as 1785. (2) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (3) Headstone. (4) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 601. (5) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (6) Death record of son. (7) Headstone - Birth date not specified, but calculated from stated age at death. (8) Birth record of son. (9) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 1, p. 7. (11) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (12) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 16. (13) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 602. (14) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. (15) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (16) 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union Twp). (17) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as L. M. Maxwell, widowed, age 29, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Abner & Judith; and M. Mitchell, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of William & Margaret. Married Dec 25 1860. Minnie Kendall Lowther's "History of Ritchie County," p. 602, incorrectly reports marriage date as 1861. (18) Death Record - Online. (19) Obituary of daughter. (20) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: Ama M. Coplin. (21) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Asa Copeland, 23, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of John & Prudence; and Amy M. Maxwell, 24, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Abner & Judith. Married May 7 1862. (22) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (23) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (24) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (25) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. III, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (26) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 261. (27) Headstone (year only) (28) Elizabeth Estlack Mullett (compiler, 1981), Tyler County WV Marriages 1852-1890, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101. (29) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (30) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (31) Doddridge County Republican, 9/28/1916. (32) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (33) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp). (34) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV, Identified as James Maxwell, 22, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Abigail Ann Osborn, 20, b. Barbour Co, res. Gilmer Co. Married Sep 14 1850 by Eli M. Gaston. MR p. 6 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11732&Type=Marriage. (35) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, Identified as James Maxwell, widowed, 31, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of James & Julia; and Prescilla Doak, single, 20, b. & res. in Tyler Co, dau of Robert & Mary. Married Nov 14 1869. (Note: Basis for James Maxwell's parents being identified as James & Julia is not known. They are known from other records to be Abner & Judith (or Judy).), MR p. 24 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12038910&Type=Marriage. (36) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as James Maxwell, widowed, 35, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Abner & Judy (?); and Rachel A. Lambert, single, 33, b. Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Isaac & Sarah D. Married Sep 1 1873. MR p. 28 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11537834&Type=Marriage. (37) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) "Ritchie County Cemeteries through 1993" reports birth date as 1826. But age 21 at 1850 Census would put birth date at about 1829, and 50 at 1880 Census would put it at about 1830. Note (2) "History of Ritchie County," p. 601, states death date as 1904, but "Ritchie County Cemeteries" reports date on headstone as 1902. Other researchers report July 22 1892. Note (3) Birth date given in 1900 Census as May 1831. Note (4) Age 24 given at time of marriage would put birth in about 1838. But 1850 Census shows age as 17, putting birth in about 1833. Note (5) 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.