Husband: Porter Maxwell
Born: Mar-18-1864 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,3
Died: Dec- 6-1934 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1,3
Buried: in Mt. Union Cemetery, Straight Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 4,1,5
Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1892 in Ritchie Co, WV 2
Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: farmer, stockman 1
Father: Abner M. Maxwell (1834 - 1909)
Mother: Lydia Jane P. Woofter (1842 - 1903)
Wife: Rosa Belle Adams
Census name: Belle Adams
Married: Sep-18-1892 in Ritchie Co, WV 2
Born: Sep-18-1872 in West Virginia 1,2,3
Died: May- 9-1917 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 1,6,3
Buried: in Mt. Union Cemetery, Straight Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 1,5
Cause of death: infected gall bladder, appendicitis 1,6
Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Father: William Adams II (1839 - 1916)
Mother: Malissa A. Pearcy (1841 - 1913)
M Child 1: Irby Adolph Maxwell Census name: Erby A. Maxwell 7 Born: Feb-17-1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,8,9 Died: Dec-28-1952 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 1 Buried: in Montgomery Memorial Park, London, Kanawha Co, WV 1 Resided: in Cabin Creek, Kanawha Co, WV 1 Resided: in Chelyan, Kanawha Co, WV 10 Occupation: gang foreman, Hope Natural Gas Co. 1 Wife: Blanche Vallie Gray b. Feb-18-1897 d. Dec-24-1920 Also known as: Vallie Blanche Gray 11 Married: Aug-15-1915 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,9 Wife: Lena Creasey
F Child 2: Zella D. Maxwell Born: Oct-12-1895 13 Died: Aug- 6-1978 in Cuyahoga Falls, Summit Co, OH 14,13 Resided: in Uniontown, Stark Co, OH 13,15 Resided: 1934 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 16 Resided: 1917 in Salem, WV 17 Husband: Samuel Everett Swiger b. Apr-16-1895 d. May-21-1969 Also known as: Everett Swiger 18
M Child 3: Blake Edward Maxwell Born: Mar- 7-1899 in Leopold, Doddridge Co, WV 19,20,7 Died: May-30-1939 in Lexington, Fayette Co, KY 21 Buried: in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH 21 Cause of death: automobile accident 22 Resided: in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH 21 Census: 1930 in Franklin Co, OH Census: 1920 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1918 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 20 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: president of finance company 21 Occupation: 1930 salesman for retail grocery 23 Wife: Thelma C. Caldwell b. May-29-1905 d. Dec-15-1993
F Child 4: Ruby Isabelle Maxwell Born: Jul-25-1901 in Market, Doddridge Co, WV 24,13,4 Died: Dec-17-1986 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 25,13,4 Buried: in Mt. Union Cemetery, Straight Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 4,24 Resided: in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 24,13 Census: 1930, 1940 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Husband: Stokes Andrew Hurst b. Feb-24-1895 d. Jul-10-1990 Married: Mar-22-1921 26,4
F Child 5: Bonnie Brooks Maxwell Born: Dec-16-1905 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 19,15,13,4,27 Died: Feb-28-1992 in Newark, Licking Co, OH 15,13,4 Buried: in Mt. Union Cemetery, Straight Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Resided: in Newark, Licking Co, OH 15,28 Census: 1930 in Granville, Licking Co, OH Resided: 1926 in Salem, WV 27 Census: 1920 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Husband: Dale Harold Hankinson b. Apr-13-1903 d. Oct- 8-1996 Married: Dec-31-1926 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 27 Husband: ___ Corder d. bef Feb 1992
M Child 6: Burlin A. Maxwell
Born: Dec-16-1905 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 19,4
Died: May-28-1975 4
Buried: in Mt. Union Cemetery, Straight Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Census: 1920 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV
Military: Pvt, US Army (at Fort Lawton, Seattle Washington, in 1930 Census) 5,23
M Child 7: Brooks Maxwell Born: Dec-16-1905 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 29,30 Died: Jul-27-1960 in San Francisco, CA 29,30 Buried: in Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo Co, CA 31 Military: CH PHAR US Navy Korea 31
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Headstone. (5) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (6) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5045635&Type=Death. (7) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 9, p. 420. (9) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (10) Obituary of son. (11) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (12) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Irby A. Maxwell, 22, b. Doddridge Co; and Blanche V. Gray, 21, b. Doddridge Co. Ceremony held Aug 15 1915 "at the Bride's home in Doddridge Co, W. Va.", MR Bk 9, p. 420. (13) Social Security Death Index. (14) Death Record - Online, Ohio Death Index, Certificate 069898. (15) Death Record - Online. (16) Death record of father. (17) Death record of mother. (18) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 259. (19) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (20) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (21) Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Kentucky Health Data Branch. (22) Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Kentucky Health Data Branch, Newspaper article Cleveland Plain Dealer, Wednesday, May 31 1939, in its entirety: Auto Crash Kills Ohioan Lexington, Ky., May 30 -- (AP) Blake E. Maxwell, 41, president of a loan company at Columbus, O., was injured fatally today in an automobile which struck a bridge abutment on the Winchester Road, three miles from here. He died in an ambulance. (23) 1930 Census. (24) Obituary. (25) Obituary - At home. (26) Obituary of wife. (27) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (28) Obituary of sister. (29) California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online), Ancestry.com and California Dept of Health Svcs, Center for Health Statistics. (30) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in California before 1951. (31) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com)