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Richard Lee Maxwell 1923–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1923

Birth Location: Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa

Death Date: 11 Aug 2012

Death Location: Plum Creek Cemetery, Plum, Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Father: James Maxwell

Mother: Velma Wintjen

Spouse(s): Dorothy Felty

Children(s):

Richard Lee Maxwell was born in 1923 in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, the child of James Arleigh Lee Maxwell And Velma May Wintjen. In 1935, Richard Lee Maxwell resided in Pleasant Valley, Scott, Iowa. In 1940, Richard Lee Maxwell resided in Pleasant Valley Township, Pleasant Valley, Scott, . Richard Lee Maxwell married Dorothy Gladys Felty, and had children including Richard Lee Maxwell. Richard Lee Maxwell passed away in 2012 in Plum Creek Cemetery, Plum, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • Richard Lee Maxwell was born in 1923 in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, the child of James Arleigh Lee Maxwell And Velma May Wintjen.
  • In 1935, Richard Lee Maxwell resided in Pleasant Valley, Scott, Iowa.
  • In 1940, Richard Lee Maxwell resided in Pleasant Valley Township, Pleasant Valley, Scott, .
  • Richard Lee Maxwell married Dorothy Gladys Felty, and had children including Richard Lee Maxwell.
  • Richard Lee Maxwell passed away in 2012 in Plum Creek Cemetery, Plum, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.

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Spouses(s)

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Richard Maxwell's Ancestors

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Richard Maxwell
1923–2012
Birth Place: Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa
Parents
James Arleigh Lee Maxwell
1896–1953
Aledo, Mercer, Illinois
Velma (May) Wintjen
1907–1983
Mozier, Calhoun, Illinois
Grandparents
John (Marion (Tommy) Wintjen) #
1883–1951
Calhoun, Illinois
Lillian (Melvina Preston) #
1885–1951
Calhoun, Illinois
Great-Grandparents
John #
1861–1918
Lovely #
1861–1947
William 🧬
1861–1905
Barbara 🧬
1857–1934
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andreas #
1827–1911
Elizabeth #
1834–1875
Bernard* #
1826–1895
Rachel Gillen
1834–1870
James Preston
1826–1901
Margaret 🧬
1832–1920
John #
1832–1862
Melvina #
1835–1901

Richard Maxwell's Timeline

6 Records

1923
16 Oct 1923
Birth of Richard Lee Maxwell in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa
Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa
1935
1935
Age 12
Richard Lee Maxwell resided here in Pleasant Valley, Scott, Iowa
Pleasant Valley, Scott, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 17
Richard Lee Maxwell resided here in Pleasant Valley Township, Pleasant Valley, Scott, Iowa, USA
Pleasant Valley Township, Pleasant Valley, Scott, Iowa, USA
1942
30 Jun 1942
Age 19
Richard Lee Maxwell resided here in Bettendorf, Scott, Iowa
Bettendorf, Scott, Iowa
1950
1950
Age 27
Richard Lee Maxwell resided here in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
2012
11 Aug 2012
Age 89
Death of Richard Lee Maxwell in Virginia
Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1923
    Event Place: Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pleasant Valley, Scott, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Pleasant Valley Township, Pleasant Valley, Scott, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1942
    Event Place: Bettendorf, Scott, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Iowa, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 318

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2298; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 77-413

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 2012
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 23 Aug 2012; Publication Place: Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Plum Creek Cemetery, Plum, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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