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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, Harrison, West Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas MAXWELL

Mother: Rebecca Starkey

Spouse(s): Louise CUNNINGHAM

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

In 1846, David James MAXWELL entered the world in West Virginia, born to Thomas MAXWELL and Rebecca Catherine Starkey. Years later, David James MAXWELL married Louise Jane CUNNINGHAM, and the couple became parents to Oliver C Maxwell, Benjamine E. Maxwell, Ida Belle Maxwell, George Ellsworth MAXWELL, Stella W. Maxwell, Nancy Rebecca Maxwell, Buckey Maxwell, Harvey Maxwell, Elva E Maxwell, Bertha Maxwell, Arley O Maxwell, Jessie Lee Maxwell and C Maxwell. David James MAXWELL died in 1926 in Wilsonburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA.

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Parents

Thomas MAXWELL
1822 – 1895
Birth Location: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States
TM
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)

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 19 Feb 1846
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, Year: 1920; Census Place: Coal, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1956; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 72; Image: ., Year: 1880; Census Place: Ten Mile, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: 1404; Page: 326B; Enumeration District: 117, Year: 1900; Census Place: Coal, Harrison, West Virginia; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1241760

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1875
    Record Source: West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 1 Aug 1926
    Event Place: Wilsonburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963, 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, 1925-1963, 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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