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John Thomas Maxwell 1854 – 1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Sep 1854

Birth Location: Scott, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 13 Dec 1924

Death Location: Cabell, West Virginia

Father: Audly Maxwell

Mother: Zipporah White

Spouse(s): Sarah Hillman

Children(s): Elbert Maxwell, Lassie Maxwell, William Maxwell, Dora Maxwell, Patric Maxwell, Archie Maxwell, Leonard Maxwell, Nannie Maxwell

John Thomas Maxwell was born in 1854 in Scott, Virginia, United States, the child of Audly Maxwell and Zipporah Alice White. John Thomas Maxwell later married Sarah Melvina Hillman, and together they raised children including Elbert H. Maxwell, Lassie M Maxwell, William R Maxwell, Dora Maxwell, Patric Maxwell, Archie T. Maxwell, Leonard Trigg Maxwell and Nannie Gertrude Maxwell. In 1924, John Thomas Maxwell passed away in Cabell, West Virginia.

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Parents

Audly Maxwell
1823 – 1900
Birth Location: Mercer, Virginia
AM
Zipporah White
1824 – 1900
Birth Location: Virginia
ZW

Spouses(s)

Sarah Hillman
1858 –
Birth Location: Wise, Wise, Virginia, United States
SH

Children(s)

Elbert Maxwell
1881 – 1936
Birth Location: Carroll, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
EM
Lassie Maxwell
1883 – 1884
Birth Location: Wise, Virginia, United States
LM
William Maxwell
1883 – 1884
Birth Location: Wise, Virginia, United States
WM
Dora Maxwell
1885 – 1964
Birth Location: Carroll, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
DM
Patric Maxwell
1887 – 1922
Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia
PM
Archie Maxwell
1889 – 1938
Birth Location: Carroll, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
AM
Leonard Maxwell
1891 – 1937
Birth Location: Wise, Wise, Virginia, USA
LM
Nannie Maxwell
1893 – 1964
Birth Location: Carroll, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
NM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 23 Sep 1854
    Event Place: Scott, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Year: 1900; Census Place: Carroll, Lincoln, West Virginia; Roll: 1763; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 1241763

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Carroll, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Carroll, Lincoln, West Virginia; Roll: 1763; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 1241763

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 13 Dec 1924
    Event Place: Cabell, West Virginia

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