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James MAXWELL

James MAXWELL

Male 1837 - 1926  (~ 89 years)

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  • Name James MAXWELL 
    Born Apr 1837  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1859  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1873  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1880, 1900  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910, 1920  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1, 6, 7] 
    Residence CHURCH STREET  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Died 19 Oct 1926  [2, 9] 
    Buried (MAXWELL MAUSOLEUM)  Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 13 1860:
      J. Maxwell (male), 23, farmer; A. A. Maxwell (female), 21; D. C. Stout (male), 24, farmer; S. Stout (female), 61; H. M. Stout (female), 26; E. A. Stout (female), 24.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Aug 5 1870:
      James Maxwell, 33, farmer, value of real estate $6,000, value of personal estate $3,340, married in Nov 1869; Priscilla, 21, married in Nov 1869; Flora C, 10; Ama L, 8; John B, 5.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Jun 29 1880:
      James Maxwell, 43, b. WVa, father b. Pa, farmer; wife Rachel A, 41; dau Flora C, 19; dau Aba (?) L, 18; son John D, 15; dau Olive M, 5; dau Jennie B, 3; dau (unnamed infant), 1.
      (Note: The next enumerated household was that of James' brother Abner.)

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated Jun 29, 1900:
      James Maxwell, 63, b. Apr 1837, farmer, married 26 yrs (corrected from 35 yrs); wife Rachel, 61, b. Jan 1839, married 26 yrs, mother of 3 children (all still living); dau Olive M, 25, b. Apr 1874, single; dau Jennie B, 23, b. Apr 1877, single; dau Cora G, 21, b. Apr 1879, single.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union Independent District, Town of West Union), enumerated on Jun 18 1910:
      James Maxwell, 71, farmer, married 35 yrs; wife Rachel A, 69, married 35 yrs, mother of 3 children (all still living); dau Byrd, 28, single; dau Cora G, 26, single.

      Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Sep 28 1916, in its entirety:
      "Miss Cora Maxwell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Maxwell of Church Street, left Monday morning for Buckhannon, where she will attend the West Virginia Wesleyan this year."

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union Independent District, Town of West Union), enumerated on Jan 21 1920:
      James Maxwell, 82, b. WVa, father b. Pa, mother b. WVa, no occupation; wife Rachel A, 80; dau Cora, 30, single; dau Byrd, 33, single.
    Person ID I57867  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2018 

    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 Abigail Ann OSBORN,   b. 1835, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1866, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years) 
    Married 14 Sep 1859  Gilmer Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Children 
     1. Flora C. MAXWELL,   b. CA 1860, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Charles L. MAXWELL,   b. 14 Oct 1860,   d. 23 Jan 1861  (Age 0 years)
    +3. Amy Louisa MAXWELL,   b. Jan 1862, Market, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1946  (Age ~ 83 years)
    +4. John Boswell MAXWELL,   b. 15 Nov 1864, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1903, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     5. James A. MAXWELL,   b. 23 Aug 1866,   d. 25 Sep 1866, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F23918  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Priscilla DOAK,   b. CA 1849, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1870, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 21 years) 
    Married 14 Nov 1869  Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 12] 
    Family ID F23919  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Rachel Ann LAMBERT,   b. Jan 1839, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1930, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 91 years)  [13] 
    Married 1 Sep 1873  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Children 
    +1. Olive Maude MAXWELL,   b. 11 Oct 1874, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1950, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     2. Jennie Byrd MAXWELL,   b. 15 Apr 1877,   d. 5 Dec 1949, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     3. Cora Gay MAXWELL,   b. 18 Apr 1879,   d. 31 Jan 1961, Meadowbrook, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F41166  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2077] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

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

    4. [S1994] Tyler County WV Marriages 1852-1890, Elizabeth Estlack Mullett (compiler, 1981), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101).

    5. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV.

    6. [S1890] 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    7. [S493] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp).

    8. [S2601] Doddridge County Republican, 9/28/1916.

    9. [S1907] One World Tree, (www.ancestry.com).

    10. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    11. [S1889] Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV, MR p. 6 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11732&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as James Maxwell, 22, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Abigail Ann Osborn, 20, b. Barbour Co, res. Gilmer Co. Married Sep 14 1850 by Eli M. Gaston.

    12. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, MR p. 24 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12038910&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as James Maxwell, widowed, 31, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of James & Julia; and Prescilla Doak, single, 20, b. & res. in Tyler Co, dau of Robert & Mary. Married Nov 14 1869. (Note: Basis for James Maxwell's parents being identified as James & Julia is not known. They are known from other records to be Abner & Judith (or Judy).)

    13. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    14. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, MR p. 28 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11537834&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as James Maxwell, widowed, 35, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Abner & Judy (?); and Rachel A. Lambert, single, 33, b. Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Isaac & Sarah D. Married Sep 1 1873.