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George Ellsworth MAXWELL 1879 – 1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1879

Birth Location: West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1948

Death Location: Katy Lick, West Virginia, United States

Father: David MAXWELL

Mother: Louise CUNNINGHAM

Spouse(s): Grace GERRARD

Children(s): Charles Maxwell, Frank Maxwell, Carl Maxwell, Roscoe Maxwell, Bessie Maxwell, Robert Maxwell, Raymond Maxwell, Opal Maxwell, Maynard Maxwell

George Ellsworth MAXWELL was born in 1879 in West Virginia, United States, the child of David James MAXWELL and Louise Jane CUNNINGHAM. George Ellsworth MAXWELL later married Grace Virginia GERRARD, and together they raised children including Charles Maxwell, Frank Warren Maxwell, Carl Cleveland Maxwell, Roscoe Adam Maxwell, Bessie Mildred Maxwell, Robert C. Maxwell, Raymond Edward Maxwell, Opal Irene Maxwell and Maynard Aldeen Maxwell. In 1948, George Ellsworth MAXWELL passed away in Katy Lick, West Virginia, United States.

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Parents

David MAXWELL
1846 – 1926
Birth Location: West Virginia
DM
Louise CUNNINGHAM
1849 – 1926
Birth Location: West Virginia
LC

Spouses(s)

Grace GERRARD
1884 – 1974
Birth Location: Harrison, West Virginia, United States
GG

Children(s)

Charles Maxwell
1903 – 1994
Birth Location: West Virginia
CM
Frank Maxwell
1904 – 1980
Birth Location: West Virginia
FM
Carl Maxwell
1908 – 1985
Birth Location: Harrison, West Virginia
CM
Roscoe Maxwell
1910 – 1994
Birth Location: Virginia, West Virginia, United States
RM
Bessie Maxwell
1913 – 1999
Birth Location: Harrison, West Virginia, United States
BM
Robert Maxwell
1915 – 1984
Birth Location: Sardis, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
RM
Raymond Maxwell
1919 – 1993
Birth Location: Wilsonburg, Harrison Co., West Virginia
RM
Opal Maxwell
1922 – 1996
Birth Location: Wilsonburg, Harrison Co., West Virginia
OM
Maynard Maxwell
1928 – 2002
Birth Location: Harrison, West Virginia, United States
MM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 11 August 1877
    Event Place: Katy Lick, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973, West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of West Virginia; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1937, Year: 1920; Census Place: Coal, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1956; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 72; Image: ., Year: 1930; Census Place: Sardis, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: 2535; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 34; Image: 275.0., Registration State: West Virginia; Registration County: Harrison; Roll: 1992485; Draft Board: 1, Year: 1910; Census Place: Coal, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1683; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1375696

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1879
    Event Place: West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Coal, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Coal, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1683; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1375696

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1915
    Record Source: West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938

    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: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Sardis, Harrison, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sardis, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: 2535; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 34; Image: 275.0.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1942
    Event Place: Harrison, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of West Virginia; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1937

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Harrison, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: West Virginia; Registration County: Harrison; Roll: 1992485; Draft Board: 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 24 April 1949
    Event Place: Wilsonburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1948
    Event Place: Katy Lick, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 26 Apr 1949
    Event Place: Katy Lick, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973

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