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Okey Harlan MAXWELL

Okey Harlan MAXWELL

Male 1915 - 2004  (88 years)

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  • Name Okey Harlan MAXWELL 
    Born 27 Jun 1915  Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920, 1930  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1938  Auburn, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1940  Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation baker for Wonder Bread Co. (25 yrs, retired 1981) 
    Occupation Apr 1940 
    W.P.A. laborer 
    Occupation Oct 1940 
    employed by Mrs. D. C. Snider 
    Residence FORMERLY  Detroit, Wayne Co, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 1944  Troy, Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence SINCE 1996  Wooster, Wayne Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8] 
    Died 14 Mar 2004  Wooster, Wayne Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9] 
    Buried Apple Creek Cemetery, Apple Creek, Wayne Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I50202  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2020 

    Father Hiram MAXWELL,   b. 12 Jul 1878, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1967, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Dosia LIPSCOMB,   b. Jan 1881,   d. 8 Jan 1944, Auburn, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Family ID F20719  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Zella Marie CHADDOCK,   b. 14 Feb 1919, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 2005, Wooster, Wayne Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 23 Apr 1938  Auburn, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • 1940 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Cove District), enumerated on Apr 5 1940:
      Okey Maxwell, 24, W.P.A. laborer, resided 1935 in rural Ritchie County; wife Zella, 21, resided 1935 in rural Doddridge County; dau Ellen Yvonne, 3 months.
    Children 
     1. Ellen Yvonne "Vonnie" MAXWELL,   b. 25 Dec 1939, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 2018, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     2. Carolene C. "Carol" MAXWELL,   b. 3 Jan 1946, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 2017  (Age 71 years)
     3. Living
     4. Living
    Documents
    50202_OkeyMaxwell_ZellaChaddock_MarriageRecord_23Apr1938.jpg    		50202_OkeyMaxwell_ZellaChaddock_MarriageRecord_23Apr1938.jpg
    Family ID F51638  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Thelma A. ___,   b. 30 Jun 1918,   d. 9 Jan 1997  (Age 78 years)  [10] 
    Married 17 Oct 1970  [3] 
    Family ID F51631  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Jun 1915 - Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - FORMERLY - Detroit, Wayne Co, MI Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - SINCE 1996 - Wooster, Wayne Co, OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Mar 2004 - Wooster, Wayne Co, OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Apple Creek Cemetery, Apple Creek, Wayne Co, OH Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1809] Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2268192&Type=Birth.

    2. [S2395] Ohio Death Records 1908-1932, 1938-2018 (database online), (Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health).

    3. [S5] Headstone.

    4. [S2080] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).

    5. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11798235&Type=Marriage.

    6. [S14] Obituary.

    7. [S1671] Death record of mother.

    8. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    9. [S1700] Obituary - Nursing home.

    10. [S110] Obituary of husband.