Husband: Irby Adolph Maxwell
Census name: Erby A. Maxwell 1
Born: Feb-17-1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,3,4
Died: Dec-28-1952 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 2
Buried: in Montgomery Memorial Park, London, Kanawha Co, WV 2
Resided: in Cabin Creek, Kanawha Co, WV 2
Resided: in Chelyan, Kanawha Co, WV 5
Occupation: gang foreman, Hope Natural Gas Co. 2
Father: Porter Maxwell (1864 - 1934)
Mother: Rosa Belle Adams (1872 - 1917)
Other spouse 2
Wife: Blanche Vallie Gray
Also known as: Vallie Blanche Gray 6
Married: Aug-15-1915 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,4
Born: Feb-18-1897 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 8,2
Died: Dec-24-1920 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 9
Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 10
Father: David Wilson Gray (1840 - 1928)
Mother: Martha Ellen Leggett (1857 - 1912)
M Child 1: Harold Nelson Maxwell
Born: Feb-28-1920 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 11,10
Died: Jan-11-1952 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 12,2,10
Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 13,10
Cause of death: gunshot wound to head (suicide) 2,13
Resided: in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 13
Census: 1930, 1940 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1)
Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1939)
Military: Jun-15-1943 - Apr-15-1949 S/Sgt, US Army, HQ Sp Trp 8, World War II 14,2,15 (see note 2)
Never married: 2
Notes 13
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 9, p. 420. (4) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (5) Obituary of son. (6) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (7) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Irby A. Maxwell, 22, b. Doddridge Co; and Blanche V. Gray, 21, b. Doddridge Co. Ceremony held Aug 15 1915 "at the Bride's home in Doddridge Co, W. Va.", MR Bk 9, p. 420. (8) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, The entry is for an unnamed female Gray, b. Feb 18 1897 at Oxford, dau of D. W. Gray & Martha Leggett. This conforms to the birth information contained in the death record of Blanche Vallie Gray Maxwell. Headstone incorrectly states birth as 1896, date not specified. BR Bk 3, p. 78. (9) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). There are two death certificates on file. One, filed under Register No. 430, identifies the deceased as Blanche V. Maxwell, married female, age 23y 10m 6d, b. Feb 18 1897 at Oxford, dau of David W. Gray & Martha E. Leggett, d. Dec 24 1920 at New Milton, Doddridge Co, informant A. J. Osborne, West Union (thought to be the undertaker). The other death certificate, filed under Register No. 8170, identified her as Blanche Vallie Maxwell, married female, age 23, b. 1897 at Oxford, dau of David Gray & (blank), d. Dec 24 1920 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg, Wood Co WV, cause of death goitre, buried at West Union WV on Dec 25 1920, undertaker Carney Jackson & Enoch of Parkersburg, informant (illegible), M. D. (10) Headstone. (11) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) Obituary - Veterans Administration Hospital. (13) Obituary. (14) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (15) Military Grave Marker. Event Notes Note (1) Listed as a nephew in household of Stokes A. and Ruby (Maxwell) Hurst. Note (2) Dates of military service, as contained in his VA Hospital records, are stated in his death record as Jun 15 1943 to Jan 7 1946, and Apr 10 1946 to Apr 15 1949.