Husband: Lamar Maxwell
Born: ca 1829 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1
Died: Jan- -1900 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 2
Buried: (no dates) in EUB Church Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 3
Cause of death: struck by train
Resided: 1891 in Ritchie Co, WV 1
Census: 1860 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA
Military: Co H, 6th WVa Inf, Civil War 4,5
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Mother:
Other spouse 2
Wife: Margaret E. Cottrill 6,7 Married: Jun-18-1851 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 8
Born: ca 1831 9 Died: bef Oct 1891 10 Census: 1860 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA Father: Mother: Notes
F Child 1: Sarah Elizabeth Maxwell Born: ca 1851 11,12 (see note 1) Died: Jan-17-1923 near League, Ritchie Co, WV 13 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Glendale, near Pike at Twin Oaks (Co Rd 50-13), Ritchie Co, WV 13 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: John Watson b. ca 1835 d. bef Jan 1888 Married: Mar-15-1874 in Doddridge Co, WV 14 Husband: Samuel R. Cottrill b. ca 1817 Married: Jan-11-1888 in Ritchie Co, WV 15 Husband: Eli C. Bowie b. Nov- -1845 d. Apr-23-1922 Married: Mar- 8-1894 in Ritchie Co, WV 16
F Child 2: Salina E. Maxwell Born: Oct-17-1856 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV 17 Died: Oct-26-1856 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV 18
F Child 3: Virginia Maxwell Born: ca 1857 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 19 Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 19 Husband: Christopher C. Lipscomb b. ca 1830 Married: Apr- 8-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 20
M Child 4: George W. Maxwell Born: ca 1862 21 (see note 2) Died: Oct-27-1931 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 13 Buried: in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1930 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1922 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 22 Census: 1910, 1920 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: Jun 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: Feb 1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Wife: Nancy Jane Lipscomb b. ca 1853 d. Mar-17-1922 Married: Feb- 9-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Julia Ann Stull b. Feb- -1866 Married: Nov-21-1922 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 23
Sources: (1) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (2) Doddridge County Republican, Local news item, Thursday, Jan 12 1900, in its entirety: "Lamar Maxwell was struck by the fast mail at Pennsboro one day last week and instantly killed." (3) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (4) Headstone (no dates given) (5) U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (6) Marriage record of son. (7) Marriage record of daughter. (8) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) (9) 1860 Census, Gilmer County, (W)VA. (10) Record of husband's remarriage. (11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (12) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (13) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as John Watson, 35, b. Barbour Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Sarah Maxwell, 23, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Mar 15 1874 in Doddridge County. (Note: Marital status not indicated. John Watson is presumed to have been widowed. He appears to have misstated his age to make it closer to that of his young bride.), MR p. 200. (15) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Samuel R. Cottrill, widower, occupation stone cutterr, age 70, b. Lewis Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Sarah Elizabeth Watson, widow, 32, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co. Married Jan 11 1888 in Ritchie County. MR p. 65. (16) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Eli C. Bowie, widower, 49, b. Noble Co Ohio, res. Ritchie Co; and Sarah E. Cottrill, widow, b. & res. in Ritchie Co. Married Mar 8 1894 in Ritchie County. MR p. 84. (17) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (18) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (20) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Christopher Lipscomb, widowed, age 50, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of John & Thursey; and Virginia Maxwell, 23, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Lamar & Margaret. Married Apr 8 1880. (21) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District) (22) Death record of wife. (23) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as G. W. Maxwell, 55, b. & res. in Ritchie Co; and Julia Stull, 52, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Nov 21 1922 in West Union. MR p. 181 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795763&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) Birthplace given as Doddridge County in 1874 marriage record, as Harrison County in 1888 marriage record, and as Ritchie County in 1894 marriage record. Note (2) Based on the ages given in the various records, George W. Maxwell was born anywhere from 1858 (age 52 in 1910 Census) to 1865 (1920 Census and death record). Other records put it at various years in between. Birthplace given in 1880 marriage record as Gilmer County, in 1922 marriage record as Ritchie County, and in death record as Doddridge County.