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Isabel Martha MAXWELL

Isabel Martha MAXWELL

Female 1895 -

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  • Name Isabel Martha MAXWELL 
    Born Mar 1895  [1
    Gender Female 
    Census 1900  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1934  Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I58299  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 22 Jul 2016 

    Father Lewis M. MAXWELL,   b. 21 Feb 1843, Bluestone, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1934, Bluestone, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Sarah Elizabeth GIVENS,   b. Oct 1870, Monroe Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1908  (Age ~ 37 years) 
    Family ID F24100  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family H. Robert YOUNG 
    Married 1919 
    Notes 
    • Engagement announcement, "The Fairmont West Virginian," July 8 1919 (preprinted from Clarksburg Exponent), in its entirety:
      "Engagement Announced
      Mr. Lewis Maxwell, of "Willow Bend Estate," Doddridge county, has announced the engagement of his daughter, Miss Isabell Martha Maxwell, to
      Mr. H. Robert Young, of Pittsburgh, who has been attached to the supreme war council and American commission, to negotiate peace, Paris, France. No date has been set for tho wedding.
      Miss Maxwell is one of the popular society girls in this part of tho state, and is guite well known in Clarksburg. She is the granddaughter of the late Senator Franklin Maxwell, and is a descendant of one of the most prominent families of West Virginia."

      Local news item, "The Washington Times," Feb 2 1920, p. 5, in its entirety:
      "Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Young, who is returned from Paris on the Mauretania, Tuesday, spent a short time in Washington on their way to West Virginia. After a visit there they will return to Washington and spend several months at Somerset House. Mrs. Young was Miss Maxwell, of 'Willow Bend Estate,' Doddridge county, W.Va., and an early autumn bride. Mr. Young will be on duty at the State Department." [3]
    Family ID F39246  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    2. [S643] Obituary of father.

    3. [S1362] Obituary of wife's father.