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Fred Ovid Maxwell 1891 – 1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jul 1891

Birth Location: Middlesboro, Bell, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 19 Sep 1984

Death Location: Flat Rock, Wayne, Michigan, United States of America

Father: David Maxwell

Mother: Mary Lyda

Spouse(s): Winnie Jones

Children(s): Homer Maxwell, Elmer Maxwell, Myrtle Fuson, Robert Maxwell, John Maxwell, Ben Maxwell, Bonnie Maxwell, Marion Maxwell, James Maxwell

Fred Ovid Maxwell was born in 1891 in Middlesboro, Bell, Kentucky, USA, the child of David Marion Maxwell and Mary Dovey Lyda. Fred Ovid Maxwell married Winnie Bell Jones, and had children including Homer Lee Maxwell, Elmer David Maxwell, Myrtle Christine Maxwell Fuson, Robert Ovid Maxwell, John Alvie Maxwell, Ben Edwin Maxwell, Bonnie Lou Maxwell, Marion D Maxwell, James Everitt Maxwell. Fred Ovid Maxwell passed away in 1984 in Flat Rock, Wayne, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Fred Ovid Maxwell was born in 1891 in Middlesboro, Bell, Kentucky, USA, the child of David Marion Maxwell and Mary Dovey Lyda.
  • Fred Ovid Maxwell married Winnie Bell Jones, and had children including Homer Lee Maxwell, Elmer David Maxwell, Myrtle Christine Maxwell Fuson, Robert Ovid Maxwell, John Alvie Maxwell, Ben Edwin Maxwell, Bonnie Lou Maxwell, Marion D Maxwell, James Everitt Maxwell.
  • Fred Ovid Maxwell passed away in 1984 in Flat Rock, Wayne, Michigan, United States of America.

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Fred Maxwell's Ancestors

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Fred Maxwell
1891 – 1984
Birth Place: Middlesboro, Bell, Kentucky, USA
Parents
David Marion Maxwell
1855 – 1940
, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Dovey) Lyda
1867 – 1928
Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Cary (Leroy) Maxwell
1829 – 1917
Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Garren
1831 – 1884
Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Fred Maxwell's Descendants

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Fred (Ovid) Maxwell (4 Jul 1891 – 19 Sep 1984) m. Winnie (Bell) Jones (20 Jun 1894 – 17 Nov 1978)
  1. 1. Homer (Lee) Maxwell (21 Apr 1912 – 10 May 1912)
  2. 2. Elmer (David) Maxwell (4 Jun 1914 – 9 Jun 1916)
  3. 3. Myrtle (Christine Maxwell) Fuson (21 Jun 1917 – 18 Feb 2007)
  4. 4. Robert (Ovid) Maxwell (15 Mar 1919 – 3 Aug 2002) m. Elizabeth (Mae) Shackelford (08 Jun 1920 – 27 Feb 1996)
    1. 1. Fred (Ovid) Maxwell (4 May 1940 – 4 Dec 1986)
    2. 2. Robert (Ovid Jr.) Maxwell (9 Jan 1949 – 9 Jan 1949)
    3. 3. Verla (Yvonne) Maxwell (29 Sep 1950 – 13 Dec 2005)
  5. 5. John (Alvie) Maxwell (27 Apr 1921 – 16 Oct 1971)
  6. 6. Ben (Edwin) Maxwell (14 May 1923 – 10 May 2010) m. Alabama ("Bamie") SMITH (08 Jan 1924 – 18 Oct 2010)
    1. 1. Dianne Maxwell (21 Jan 1944 – 30 August 2013)
    2. 2. Benny (R) Maxwell (9 Sep 1951 – )
  7. 7. Bonnie (Lou) Maxwell (12 Apr 1925 – 6 May 2004)
  8. 8. Marion (D) Maxwell (abt 1927 – 31 May 2016)
  9. 9. James (Everitt) Maxwell (11 Jun 1930 – 11 Jun 1930)

Fred Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1891
4 Jul 1891
Birth of Fred Ovid Maxwell in Middlesboro, Bell, Kentucky, USA
Middlesboro, Bell, Kentucky, USA
1984
19 Sep 1984
Age 93
Death of Fred Ovid Maxwell in Flat Rock, Wayne, Michigan, United States of America
Flat Rock, Wayne, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1891
    Event Place: Middlesboro, Bell, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1984
    Event Place: Flat Rock, Wayne, Michigan, United States of America

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