Husband: Leeman Maxwell
Born: Nov-30-1840 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,2,3,4
Died: Sep- 6-1920 1
Buried: in Franklin Maxwell Cemetery, Maxwell Ridge, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV
Resided: 1887 in Harrison Co, WV 3
Census: 1880 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Franklin Maxwell (1814 - 1892)
Mother: Frances Jane Reynolds (1819 - 1897)
Wife: Mary Columbia Bassel 5
Also known as: Columbia Bassell 6
Married: Nov- 9-1887 in Harrison Co, WV 3
Born: Jan-18-1856 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2,3
Died: Sep-22-1930 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,1
Buried: in Franklin Maxwell Cemetery, Maxwell Ridge, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Census: 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV
Father: Henry Bassel ( - 1927)
Mother: Mary Ann Davis (1835 - 1927)
M Child 1: Leeman Bassel Maxwell Also known as: L. Bassell Maxwell 8,9,10 Born: Aug-22-1888 at Good Hope, Harrison Co, WV 11,12,13 (see note 1) Died: May-28-1956 in Salem, WV 14,13 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 14,15 Resided: in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 14,12 Census: 1930, 1940 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 at Coburns Fork (Jarvisville), Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1917 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: farmer and stockman 14 Wife: Esta Beulah Cox b. Dec- 1-1894 d. Jun-28-1922 Married: Jan- 4-1917 in Doddridge Co, WV 16 Wife: Blonda Elaine Mason b. Jun-30-1905 d. Apr- -1978 Married: Jul- 3-1923 in Doddridge Co, WV 8
M Child 2: Franklin Henry Maxwell
Born: Jun-20-1891 1,2
Died: Apr-17-1911 1
Buried: in Franklin Maxwell Cemetery, Maxwell Ridge, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Cause of death: suicide by firearm
Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV
F Child 3: Mary Frances Maxwell
Born: Apr-20-1894 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV 17,1,2
Died: Jun-28-1909 in Doddridge Co, WV 18,1
Buried: in Franklin Maxwell Cemetery, Maxwell Ridge, Doddridge Co, WV
Cause of death: suicide by hanging 19
Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV
Notes
F Child 4: Jane Columbia Maxwell 8 Also known as: C. Jane Maxwell 20 Born: Oct-18-1896 in Harrison Co, WV 14,1,8 Died: Apr- 3-1956 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14,1 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 14,21 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Education: Southern College, Petersburg, Va. 22 Husband: Louis Adams Henderson b. Sep- 2-1890 d. Jan- 6-1946 Also known as: Lewis Adams Henderson 14 Married: Oct-15-1914 at Bluestone, Doddridge Co, WV 22,23
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (3) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 201. (4) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (5) Death record of daughter. (6) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (7) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (8) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (9) Death record of son. (10) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (11) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (12) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (13) Headstone (year only) (14) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (15) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (16) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Leeman Bassell Maxwell, 28, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Esta Beulah Cox, 22, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Jan 4 1917. (17) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (18) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Mary F. Maxwell, white female, single, age 15y 2m, born in Harrison County; died Jun 28 1909, cause of death "hung herself." Informant: C. S. Pease, undertaker. (NOTE: Death date on headstone is Jun 24 1909.), DR p. 99 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5045651&Type=Death. (19) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (20) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (21) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (22) Newspaper wedding announcement, Doddridge County Republican, 10/22/1914. (23) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Louis A. Henderson, 24, b. Barbour Co, res. Harrison Co; and C. Jane Maxwell, 17, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Oct 15 1914 "at residence of bride's parents" by John T. Hickman, a "Minister of M. E. Church." Informants for marriage license: Louis A. Henderson & L. Maxwell. MR p. 332. Event Notes Note (1) Birthplace given in death record as Duck Creek, but both the WW I and WW II Draft Registration cards state Good Hope.