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David James MAXWELL 1846–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Feb 1846

Birth Location: West Virginia

Death Date: 1 Aug 1926

Death Location: Wilsonburg, West Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas MAXWELL

Mother: Rebecca Starkey

Spouse(s): Louise CUNNINGHAM

Children(s): Benjamine Maxwell, Stella Maxwell, Oliver Maxwell, Harvey Maxwell, Nancy Maxwell, Bertha Maxwell, Arley Maxwell, C Maxwell, Elva Maxwell, george maxwell, Ida Maxwell, Jessie Maxwell, Buckey Maxwell

In 1846, David James MAXWELL entered the world in West Virginia, born to Thomas Maxwell And Rebecca Catherine Starkey. In 1875, David James MAXWELL established residence. In 1880, David James MAXWELL resided in Ten Mile, Harrison, West Virginia, USA. David James MAXWELL married Louise Jane Cunningham, and had children including Arley O Maxwell, Benjamine E Maxwell, Bertha Maxwell, Buckey Maxwell, C Maxwell, Elva E Maxwell, George Maxwell, Harvey Maxwell, Ida B Maxwell, Jessie Lee Maxwell, Nancy Rebecca Maxwell, Oliver C Maxwell, Stella Maxwell. David James MAXWELL passed away in 1926 in Wilsonburg, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1846, David James MAXWELL entered the world in West Virginia, born to Thomas Maxwell And Rebecca Catherine Starkey.
  • In 1875, David James MAXWELL established residence.
  • In 1880, David James MAXWELL resided in Ten Mile, Harrison, West Virginia, USA.
  • David James MAXWELL married Louise Jane Cunningham, and had children including Arley O Maxwell, Benjamine E Maxwell, Bertha Maxwell, Buckey Maxwell, C Maxwell, Elva E Maxwell, George Maxwell, Harvey Maxwell, Ida B Maxwell, Jessie Lee Maxwell, Nancy Rebecca Maxwell, Oliver C Maxwell, Stella Maxwell.
  • David James MAXWELL passed away in 1926 in Wilsonburg, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas MAXWELL
1822–1895
Birth Location: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States
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Rebecca Starkey
1831–1925
Birth Location: Wetzel, West Virginia, United States
RS

Spouses(s)

Louise CUNNINGHAM
1849–1926
Birth Location: West Virginia
LC

Children(s)

Benjamine Maxwell
1873–1903
Birth Location: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA
BM
Stella Maxwell
1879–1945
Birth Location: West Virginia
SM
Oliver Maxwell
1871–1945
Birth Location: West Virginia
OM
Harvey Maxwell
1883–
Birth Location: , Harrison, West Virginia, USA
HM
Nancy Maxwell
1882–1942
Birth Location: , Harrison, West Virginia, USA
NM
Bertha Maxwell
1889–1948
Birth Location: West VA
BM
Arley Maxwell
1891–
Birth Location: , Harrison, West Virginia, USA
AM
C Maxwell
1894–
Birth Location: –
CM
Elva Maxwell
1887–1955
Birth Location: West VA
EM
george maxwell
1879–1949
Birth Location: West Virginia, United States
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Ida Maxwell
1875–1965
Birth Location: West Virginia
IM
Jessie Maxwell
1893–1957
Birth Location: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
JM
Buckey Maxwell
1882–
Birth Location: West Virginia
BM

David MAXWELL's Ancestors

Self
David MAXWELL
1846–1926
Birth Place: West Virginia
Parents
Thomas MAXWELL
1822–1895
Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States
Rebecca (Catherine) Starkey
1831–1925
Wetzel, West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
David (J.) Maxwell
1778–1824
Kent, Delaware, USA
Catherine (Mary) Williams
1777–1860
Doddridge, West Virginia, USA
Samuel Starkey
1791–1868
Rebecca (Jane) Edgell
1795–1883
Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
David Maxwell
1750–1820
Susannah White
1751–1792
James (5GGF)
1775–1810
Mary Ice
1774–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Maxwell
1719–1769
Joannah
1720–1764
William Ice
1730–1826
Margaret Higginbotham
1749–1801

David MAXWELL's Descendants

1.
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David (James) MAXWELL (19 Feb 1846–1 Aug 1926) m. Louise (Jane) CUNNINGHAM (10 Oct 1849–23 Feb 1926)
  1. 1. Benjamine (E.) Maxwell 1873–1903
  2. 2. Stella Maxwell 1879–1945
  3. 3. Oliver (C.) Maxwell 1871–1945 m. Georgie (Ann) Gerrard 1875–1907
    1. 1. Benjamin (Henry) Maxwell 1900–1982
    2. 2. John (David) Maxwell 1906–1986
    3. 3. William (O.) Maxwell 1897–1959
    4. 4. Ralph (W.) Maxwell 1902–1974
  4. 4. Harvey Maxwell 1883–
  5. 5. Nancy (Rebecca) Maxwell 1882–1942 m. Isaac (Newton) Gerrard 1879–1958
    1. 1. James (William) Gerrard 1922–1958 m. Ann (Laura) Cross 1922–
    2. 2. Besse (Lea Gerrard) Garcia 1910–1951
  6. 6. Bertha Maxwell 1889–1948
  7. 7. Arley (O) Maxwell 1891–
  8. 8. C Maxwell 1894–
  9. 9. Elva (E) Maxwell 1887–1955
  10. 10. george maxwell 1879–1949 m. Grace (Virginia) GERRARD 1884–1974
    1. 1. Opal (Irene) Maxwell 1922–1996 m. Ernest (Edward) Baker 1918–
    2. 2. Maynard (Aldeen) Maxwell 1928–2002
    3. 3. Roscoe (Adam) Maxwell 1910–1994 m. Della (Gay) TICHENOR 1909–1996
      1. 1. Evelyn (June) Maxwell 1927–1997 m. Clair Martin 1922–2003
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) Wolfe 1930–1995 m. Charles (William) Long 1923–2019
    4. 4. Charles Maxwell 1903–1994
      1. 1. Earl ((Buzzy)) Maxwell 1933–1987
    5. 5. Frank (Warren) Maxwell 1904–1980
      1. 1. Larry Maxwell 1949–2011
    6. 6. Carl Maxwell 1908–1985 m. Jettie (Pearl) Tichenor 1911–1973
      1. 1. Robert ((Blinker)) Maxwell 1936–2004
      2. 2. Edward (Eugene) Maxwell 1927–1944
      3. 3. Betty (Jaunita) Maxwell 1929–2002 m. William (Peter) Shumiloff 1923–1987 m. Charles (Ivan) Shields 1926–1976
      4. 4. Jackie (Edward Maxwell) Sr. 1932–1968 m. Nancy (Carol) Bayles 1935–1994
    7. 7. Bessie (Mildred) Maxwell 1913–1999
      1. 1. Wanda (Jean) Hyatt 1932–2000 m. John (Joseph) Patrick 1932–2022
    8. 8. Robert (Cecil) Maxwell 1915–1984
    9. 9. Raymond (Edward) Maxwell 1919–1993 m. Margie (Etta) Allen 1924–2016
  11. 11. Ida (B.) Maxwell 1875–1965
  12. 12. Jessie (Lee) Maxwell 1893–1957 m. Huey (Jefferson) Ash 1889–
  13. 13. Buckey Maxwell 1882–

David MAXWELL's Timeline

6 Records

1846
19 Feb 1846
Birth of David James MAXWELL in West Virginia
West Virginia
1875
1875
Age 29
David James MAXWELL resided here
None
1880
1880
Age 34
David James MAXWELL resided here in Ten Mile, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Ten Mile, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 54
David James MAXWELL resided here in Coal, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Coal, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 74
David James MAXWELL resided here in Coal, Harrison, West Virginia
Coal, Harrison, West Virginia
1926
1 Aug 1926
Age 80
Death of David James MAXWELL in Wilsonburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Wilsonburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1846
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Marriages Index
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Coal, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1956; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 72; Image: .
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ten Mile, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: 1404; Page: 326B; Enumeration District: 117
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Coal, Harrison, West Virginia; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1241760

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1875
    Record Source: West Virginia, Births Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ten Mile, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ten Mile, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: 1404; Page: 326B; Enumeration District: 117

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Coal, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Coal, Harrison, West Virginia; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1241760

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Coal, Harrison, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Coal, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1956; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 72; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1926
    Event Place: Wilsonburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: A1, 2110-C; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wilsonburg, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: A1, 2110-C; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
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