Sarah Elizabeth GIVENS

1870 - 1908  (~ 37 years)

• Name	Sarah Elizabeth GIVENS
  Born	Oct 1870	Monroe Co, OH   [1, 2]
  	Birth date on headstone is 1868.
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
  Died	1908  [3, 4]
  Buried	Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV   [5]
  Person ID	I58297	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	John William GIVENS,   b. 24 Jun 1845, Monroe Co, OH ,   d. 3 Apr 1897, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Martha Jane AUMBOWERS,   b. 22 Feb 1842, Ohio ,   d. 4 Jan 1912, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F36906	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lewis M. MAXWELL,   b. 21 Feb 1843, Bluestone, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 22 Oct 1934, Bluestone, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 91 years)
  Married	1886  [3]
  Notes	1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 6 1900: Lewis Maxwell, 57, b. Feb 1842 in W.Va., farmer, married 9 yrs (corrected from 40 yrs); wife Sarah E, 29 (corrected from 30), b. Oct 1870 in Ohio, both parents b. in Ohio, married 9 yrs, mother of 5 children (all still living); dau Susie P, 19, b. Jun 1881; son Edwin, 10, b. Aug 1889; son Everet, 8, b. Jul 1891; son Howard, 6, b. Aug 1893; dau Isabel, 5, b. Mar 1895; dau Mary E, 2, b. Dec 1897; servant Jesse Tempol, black female, 19, b. Jun 1880 in W.Va., single, day laborer. NOTE: Jessie May Temple was born Jun 12 1879 in Marion County, the illegitimate daughter of Julia Ann Union. She was listed as 2-year-old mulatto Jessie Union in the 1880 Census of Fairmont with her mother, who was a cook in a hotel. Julia Union married former slave Philip Sirer Temple (aka Quill Temple, born 1858) in West Union on Apr 13 1882. Quill Temple & Julia had four children together, but he was an abusive husband and father and eventually abandoned the family, moving to Ohio. 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on May 12 1910: Lewis Maxwell, 66, widowed, farmer; son Edwin L, 20; son Evert W, 18; son Howard, 16; dau Isabelle, 14; dau Mary, 12; son Hugh, 9; dau Ruth, 7; son Leeman, 2; housekeeper Susie Smith, 22, single; sister-in-law Susie Givens, 31. 1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District): Lewis Maxwell, 75, widowed; sister-in-law Susie Givens, 44, single; dau Mary, 22, single. 1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Apr 29 1930 at Arnolds Creek Road: Lewis Maxwell, 87, widowed; son Leeman Maxwell, 22, married, age 20 at time of first marriage; dau-in-law Sallie, 18, age 17 at first marriage; servant Susie Givens, 50, single, b. Ohio; boarder Jane Collins, 45, married; boarder Emma Collins, 15, single. [2, 6]
  Children	+ 1. Edwin Lewis MAXWELL,   b. 14 Aug 1889, Doddridge Co, (W)VA ,   d. 1955  (Age 65 years)   2. Everett William MAXWELL,   b. 7 Jul 1891,   d. 9 Jun 1963, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 71 years) + 3. John Howard MAXWELL,   b. 21 Aug 1893, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 24 Jun 1973, Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 79 years)   4. Isabel Martha MAXWELL,   b. Mar 1895   5. Mary Elizabeth MAXWELL,   b. Dec 1897   6. Hugh Jarvis MAXWELL,   b. 29 Jun 1900, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 26 Apr 1942, McKeesport, Allegheny Co, PA  (Age 41 years) + 7. Ruth Virginia MAXWELL,   b. 22 Jul 1902, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 28 Aug 1979, Easton, Talbot Co, MD  (Age 77 years) + 8. Leeman MAXWELL, III,   b. 18 Apr 1908, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 10 Jun 1969, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F24100	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). [S1599] Birth record of son. [S110] Obituary of husband. [S638] Headstone (year only). [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)). [S1570] Obituary of son.