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Lewis M. MAXWELL

Lewis M. MAXWELL

Male 1831 - Aft 1910  (79 years)

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  • Name Lewis M. MAXWELL 
    Born 18 May 1831  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1856, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Census 1870, 1880  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [4] 
    Residence Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence FORMERLY  Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died Aft 1910  [1] 
    Person ID I32357  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 28 Aug 2014 

    Father Abner MAXWELL,   b. 3 Oct 1784, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1864, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Judith MODISETTE,   b. 23 Dec 1791,   d. 23 Jun 1871  (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F13445  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Dorothy Jane KEISTER,   b. 2 Jul 1838, Pendleton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1860  (Age 21 years) 
    Married 20 Oct 1856  Gilmer Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 13 1860:
      Lewis M. Maxwell, 34, farmer, value of real estate $1200, value of personal estate $200; Martha, 2; G. M. (male), 1.
    Children 
     1. Martha H. MAXWELL,   b. 23 Oct 1857,   d. 2 Oct 1860  (Age 2 years)
     2. George M. MAXWELL,   b. 15 Oct 1859,   d. 28 Jul 1860  (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F26624  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Margaret MITCHELL,   b. CA 1834, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1910  (Age ~ 77 years)  [5] 
    Married 25 Dec 1860  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Children 
     1. Amy Virginia MAXWELL,   b. 6 Mar 1862, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1943, Rosedale, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     2. Cordelia Jane MAXWELL,   b. CA 1864
     3. Irvin F. MAXWELL,   b. CA 1867
     4. Charles Lewis MAXWELL,   b. 10 Jan 1870, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1943, DeKalb, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     5. William E. MAXWELL,   b. CA 1871
     6. Sylvester S. MAXWELL,   b. CA 1873, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Melvil C. MAXWELL,   b. CA 1876
    Family ID F12569  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - FORMERLY - Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S293] History of Ritchie County, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 602.

    2. [S1889] Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV.

    3. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).

    4. [S1572] 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union Twp).

    5. [S293] History of Ritchie County, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 16.

    6. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).
      Identified as L. M. Maxwell, widowed, age 29, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Abner & Judith; and M. Mitchell, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of William & Margaret. Married Dec 25 1860. Minnie Kendall Lowther's "History of Ritchie County," p. 602, incorrectly reports marriage date as 1861.