Husband: William Claud Maxwell
Also known as: Claud Maxwell 1,2,3
Born: Jan-26-1887 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 4,2 (see note 1)
Died: Oct- 3-1946 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4,5
Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: drilling contractor, oil & gas 4,6
Military: Pvt, 119th Inf, 30th Div, U.S. Army, World War I 4,7
Father: Benjamin Franklin Maxwell (1856 - 1897)
Mother: Harriet Alverta "Vertie" McGowan (1864 - 1941)
Wife: Clara May Douglass 8,9
Married: Nov-22-1917 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 10
Born: Apr-14-1891 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,12,13,10
Died: Jan- -1973 11,13
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Resided: in Akron, Summit Co, OH 14
Resided: 1946 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 8
Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1917 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 10
Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: James Emery Douglass (1863 - 1965)
Mother: Flora Kniseley (1859 - 1926)
M Child 1: Claude Douglass Maxwell Also known as: Claud Douglass Maxwell, Jr. 4 Born: Sep- 1-1921 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Died: Sep- 5-1921 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15,5
F Child 2: Doras L. Maxwell Born: ca 1923 6 Census: 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 3: Rolla Williams Maxwell Born: Mar-14-1926 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1,16,7,11 Died: Nov- 4-1973 in Harrison Co, WV 17,7,11 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Resided: 1930, 1955 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6,16 Military: Aug 1944 - Mar 1946 Mach 3, U.S. Navy, World War II 18,19,20 Wife: Pauline Marie Gum b. Jun- 1-1928 Married: Jun-11-1955 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16
Sources: (1) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (3) Death record of son. (4) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (5) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (6) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (7) Headstone. (8) Death record of husband. (9) Obituary of grandson. (10) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (11) Social Security Death Index. (12) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (13) Headstone (year only) (14) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (15) Obituary. (16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (17) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (18) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) Cemetery marker. (20) Newspaper article. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date on headstone and on WW I Draft Registration is Jan 26 1886. But birth record shows it as Jan 26 1887. Death record and WW II Draft Registration state Jan 26 1887, and 1900 Census also has Jan 1887, age 13.