Jul-28-2018
Husband: James Maxwell
Born: Apr- -1837 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2,3,4,5 Died: Oct-19-1926 6,2 Buried: (Maxwell mausoleum) in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Resided: Church Street in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 8 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 5 Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 9,10,1 Father: Abner Maxwell (1784 - 1864) Mother: Judith Modisette (1791 - 1871) Other spouse 2 Other spouse 3 Notes
Wife: Abigail Ann Osborn Married: Sep-14-1859 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA 11
Born: 1835 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 12,13 Died: Sep-25-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 14 (see note 1) Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 15 Cause of death: consumption (tuberculosis) 14 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Resided: 1859 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA 3 Father: Jacob Osburn Mother: Rachel ___
F Child 1: Flora C. Maxwell Born: ca 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 16,10 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Albert L. Ward b. ca 1862 Married: Oct- 6-1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 16
M Child 2: Charles L. Maxwell Born: Oct-14-1860 12 Died: Jan-23-1861 17 Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 15
F Child 3: Amy Louisa Maxwell Also known as: Louise Maxwell 18 Born: Jan- -1862 in Market, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,19 Died: 1946 2 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 7 Census: 1940 in Washington, DC Resided: 1935 in Doddridge Co, WV 20 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910, 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Frederick Asa Fisher b. Mar- 3-1862 d. Apr-14-1939 Also known as: Fred Fisher 21,18 Married: Apr- 6-1886 in Doddridge Co, WV 22
M Child 4: John Boswell Maxwell Born: Nov-15-1864 in Doddridge Co, WV 17,1,23 Died: May-24-1903 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 24,25,17 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7,26 Cause of death: typhoid fever and complications 24 Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: sheriff 24 Occupation: farmer 1 Wife: Ida J. Stout b. Dec- -1865 d. May-19-1923 Married: Sep-13-1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 23
M Child 5: James A. Maxwell Born: Aug-23-1866 13 Died: Sep-25-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 14 Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 15
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (2) Headstone (year only) (3) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. (4) Elizabeth Estlack Mullett (compiler, 1981), Tyler County WV Marriages 1852-1890, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101. (5) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (6) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (7) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (8) Doddridge County Republican, 9/28/1916. (9) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (10) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp). (11) 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. (12) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (13) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (14) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (15) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (17) Headstone. (18) Death record of daughter. (19) Birth record of son. (20) 1940 Census. (21) Death record of son. (22) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Frederick A. Fisher, 24, b. Lewis Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Amy L. Maxwell, 24, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Apr 6 1886 "at the lower end of A. J. Lowther's farm, in the Co road in Doddridge Co, W. Va.", MR p. 72. (23) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (24) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 145, Line 1136 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5047954&Type=Death. (25) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (26) Findagrave.com. Event Notes Note (1) Age at death given as 31y 6m in death record, but 31y 28d on headstone.Name Index