Husband: Lewis M. Maxwell 1
Born: Feb-21-1843 at Bluestone, Doddridge Co, WV 2,3,4,5 (see note 1)
Died: Oct-22-1934 at Bluestone, Doddridge Co, WV 2,3,4
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6,3,4
Resided: at Bluestone, Doddridge Co, WV 2
Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1880, 1900 10 20 30 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer, cattle man 3,5
Occupation: 1867 cattle merchant 7
Father: Franklin Maxwell (1814 - 1892)
Mother: Frances Jane Reynolds (1819 - 1897)
Other spouse 1
Wife: Sarah Elizabeth Givens 5,8 Also known as: Sadie Givens 5 Married: 1886 9
Born: Oct- -1870 in Monroe Co, OH 10,5 (see note 2) Died: 1908 9,11 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: John W. Givens (1845 - 1897) Mother: Martha Jane Aumbowers (1842 - 1912) Notes
M Child 1: Edwin Lewis Maxwell Census name: Edward Maxwell Born: Aug-14-1889 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 10,11,12 Died: 1955 11 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6,13 Census: 1940 in Buckeye Run, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Resided: 1934 in Baltimore, MD 15 Census: 1930 in Ellicott City, Howard Co, MD Resided: 1929 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 buyer for South Philadelphia Beef Co 14 Occupation: 1930 farmer 17 Education: Staunton Military Academy 18 Wife: Mary Elizabeth Farr b. May-19-1887 d. Jan-26-1913 Married: Nov-14-1911 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Wife: Nell Rae Hacker b. Dec- 5-1898 d. May-19-1929 Also known as: Nelle Rae Hacker Married: Nov-29-1916 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Wife: Alice Hoover b. Feb-22-1902 d. Jul- -1987
M Child 2: Everett William Maxwell Born: Jul- 7-1891 4,10,12 Died: Jun- 9-1963 in Doddridge Co, WV 19,4 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Resided: 1934 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Ruby Theresa Farr b. Jul-22-1890 d. May-24-1985 Married: Nov- 9-1912 in Doddridge Co, WV 12
M Child 3: John Howard Maxwell 2,12 Also known as: J. Howard Maxwell 2,12,15,4 Born: Aug-21-1893 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2,4,10 Died: Jun-24-1973 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 20,4 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6,2 Resided: at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 2 Wife: Virginia Eleanor Hickman b. Oct-22-1892 d. Jul-21-1980 Married: Sep- 2-1915 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,9
F Child 4: Isabel Martha Maxwell Born: Mar- -1895 10 Resided: 1934 in Maryland 15 Census: 1900 in Doddridge Co, WV Husband: H. Robert Young Married: 1919
F Child 5: Mary Elizabeth Maxwell Born: Dec- -1897 10 Resided: 1934, 1973 in Chevy Chase, Montgomery Co, MD 15,21 Census: 1900, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: William Jackson Harper Married: Jan- -1921 in Washington, DC (see note 3)
M Child 6: Hugh Jarvis Maxwell Born: Jun-29-1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 22,23 Died: Apr-26-1942 in McKeesport, Allegheny Co, PA 24 Cause of death: lobar pneumonia 24 Resided: 18 years in Duquesne, Allegheny Co, PA 24 Resided: 1934 at Bluestone, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: laborer for Carnegie-Illinois at Duquesne 24 Education: St. Johns military school, Syracuse NY 25 (see note 4) Never married: 24
F Child 7: Ruth Virginia Maxwell Born: Jul-22-1902 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,26,4,27 Died: Aug-28-1979 in Easton, Talbot Co, MD 2,4,26 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6,2 Resided: in Oxford, Talbot Co, MD 15,26,2 Resided: 1934 in Duquesne, Allegheny Co, PA 15 Census: 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: John Rhys Davies b. ca 1883 Married: Sep-28-1921 in Doddridge Co, WV 28 Husband: George Allen Pierce, Jr. b. Jan-27-1903 d. Apr-21-1996 Married: Apr- 5-1943 29
M Child 8: Leeman Maxwell III Born: Apr-18-1908 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 27,30 Died: Jun-10-1969 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 31 Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 31,32 Resided: 1934 at Bluestone, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 31 Military: (enlisted 4/25/1941) U.S. Army, World War II 33 Wife: Edna Elaine Rinehart b. Aug-16-1913 d. Mar- 9-1964 Married: Oct-24-1945 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 27
Sources: (1) Death record of son. (2) Obituary. (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) Headstone. (5) Birth record of son. (6) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (7) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 152, Line 5 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791516&Type=Marriage. (8) Obituary of son. (9) Obituary of husband. (10) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (11) Headstone (year only) (12) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (13) Findagrave.com. (14) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (15) Obituary of father. (16) Death record of wife. (17) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (18) West Union Herald, 1/3/1907. (19) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (20) Obituary - At home. (21) Obituary of brother. (22) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (23) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (24) Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (25) Doddridge County Republican, 10/5/1916. (26) Social Security Death Index. (27) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (28) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as John Rhys Davies, 38, b. in (blank), res. Allegheny Co PA; and Miss Ruth Virginia Maxwell, 19, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Sep 28 1921 "at the home of the Bride's father.", MR p. 82. (29) Obituary of wife. (30) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (31) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (32) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (33) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given as Feb 1842 in 1900 Census, but Feb 21 1843 is on headstone, death record and obituary. Note (2) Birth date on headstone is 1868. Note (3) at St. John's Episcopal Church Note (4) Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Oct 5 1916, reprinted from "Clarksburg Telegram," in its entirety: "Hugh Jarvis Maxwell, son of Lewis Maxwell, of Willow Bend Estate near West Union, passed through Clarksburg his week on his way to Syracuse, N.Y., to enter St. John's military school. Everett Maxwell accompanied him to New York."