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Thomas MAXWELL 1822 – 1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 1822

Birth Location: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 23 Jun 1895

Death Location: Salem, Harrison, West Virginia, United States

Father: David Maxwell

Mother: Catherine Williams

Spouse(s): Rebecca Starkey

Children(s): David MAXWELL, Mary ✠, George Maxwell, Nathaniel Maxwell, Irving Maxwell, Jasper Maxwell, John Maxwell, Francis Maxwell, Jonathan Maxwell, Preston Maxwell, Elias ✠❇★✶, Thomas Maxwell

Thomas MAXWELL was born in 1822 in Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States, the child of David Maxwell and Catherine Mary Williams. In 1865, Thomas MAXWELL established residence. Thomas MAXWELL married Rebecca Catherine Starkey, and had children including David James MAXWELL, Mary Prudence Maxwell ✠, George Washington Maxwell, Nathaniel Maxwell, Irving Lewis Maxwell, Jasper Nuton Maxwell, John Calhoun Maxwell, Francis Marion Maxwell, Jonathan Bunell Bonnell Maxwell, Preston F Maxwell, Elias L. Maxwell ✠❇★✶, Thomas Miller Maxwell. Thomas MAXWELL passed away in 1895 in Salem, Harrison, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas MAXWELL was born in 1822 in Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States, the child of David Maxwell and Catherine Mary Williams.
  • In 1865, Thomas MAXWELL established residence.
  • Thomas MAXWELL married Rebecca Catherine Starkey, and had children including David James MAXWELL, Mary Prudence Maxwell ✠, George Washington Maxwell, Nathaniel Maxwell, Irving Lewis Maxwell, Jasper Nuton Maxwell, John Calhoun Maxwell, Francis Marion Maxwell, Jonathan Bunell Bonnell Maxwell, Preston F Maxwell, Elias L. Maxwell ✠❇★✶, Thomas Miller Maxwell.
  • Thomas MAXWELL passed away in 1895 in Salem, Harrison, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Maxwell
1778 – 1824
Birth Location: Kent, Delaware, USA
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Catherine Williams
1777 – 1860
Birth Location: Doddridge, West Virginia, USA
CW

Spouses(s)

Rebecca Starkey
1831 – 1925
Birth Location: Wetzel, West Virginia, United States
RS

Children(s)

David MAXWELL
1846 – 1926
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Mary ✠
1846 – 1932
Birth Location: Harrison, Virginia, United States
M✠
George Maxwell
1849 – 1912
Birth Location: Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
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Nathaniel Maxwell
1850 – 1925
Birth Location: Harrison Co VA, now Wva
NM
Irving Maxwell
1852 – 1874
Birth Location: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA
IM
Jasper Maxwell
1854 – 1923
Birth Location: Ten Mile, Harrison, Virginia, USA
JM
John Maxwell
1855 – 1928
Birth Location: Harrison, Virginia, United States
JM
Francis Maxwell
1857 – 1942
Birth Location: Harrison, Virginia, United States
FM
Jonathan Maxwell
1859 – 1926
Birth Location: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA
JM
Preston Maxwell
1860 – 1879
Birth Location: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA
PM
Elias ✠❇★✶
1862 – 1938
Birth Location: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA
E✠
Thomas Maxwell
1865 – 1927
Birth Location: Harrison, West Virginia, United States
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Thomas MAXWELL's Ancestors

Self
Thomas MAXWELL
1822 – 1895
Birth Place: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States
Parents
David Maxwell
1778 – 1824
Kent, Delaware, USA
Catherine (Mary) Williams
1777 – 1860
Doddridge, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
David Maxwell
1750 – 1820
Dover, Kent County, Delaware, United States of America
Susannah White
1751 – 1792
Kent, Delaware, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Maxwell
1719 – 1769
Joannah
1720 – 1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Maxwell
1691 – 1744
Millicent Bedwell
1697 – 1744

Thomas MAXWELL's Descendants

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Thomas MAXWELL (Nov 1822 – 23 Jun 1895) m. Rebecca (Catherine) Starkey (1831 – 1925)
  1. 1. David (James) MAXWELL (19 Feb 1846 – 1 Aug 1926) m. Louise (Jane) CUNNINGHAM (10 Oct 1849 – 21 Feb 1926)
    1. 1. Oliver (C) Maxwell (Abt 1871 – 12 May 1945) m. Georgie (Ann) Gerrard (27 July 1875 – 2 November 1907)
      1. 1. William (O.) Maxwell (19 December 1897 – 24 January 1959)
      2. 2. Benjamin (Henry) Maxwell (15 March 1900 – April 1982)
      3. 3. Ralph (W.) Maxwell (20 March 1902 – December 1974)
      4. 4. John (David) Maxwell (4 June 1906 – 11 October 1986)
    2. 2. Benjamine (E.) Maxwell (13 Aug 1873 – 14 Oct 1903)
    3. 3. Ida (Belle) Maxwell (Abt 1875 – 12/16/1965)
    4. 4. George (Ellsworth) MAXWELL (1879 – 1948) m. Grace (Virginia) GERRARD (14 Oct 1884 – Nov 1974)
      1. 1. Charles Maxwell (abt 1903 – 6/25/1994) m. Laurie
        1. 1. Earl ((Buzzy)) Maxwell (abt 1933 – 20 Feb 1987) m. Mary (Ellen) Lewis (abt 1934 – ) m. Sandra Wagoner
        2. 2. Bernard Maxwell
      2. 2. Frank (Warren) Maxwell (14 Nov 1904 – 5 Oct 1980) m. Margaret (Jean) Maxwell (abt 1930 – )
        1. 1. Larry Maxwell (Feb 15, 1949 – 23 Mar 2011)
        2. 2. Deloris (Jean) Maxwell
      3. 3. Carl (Cleveland) Maxwell (abt 1908 – 22 November 1985) m. Jettie (Pearl) Tichenor (24 Dec 1911 – 30 Mar 1973)
        1. 1. Edward (Eugene) Maxwell (July 13 1927 – 30 Dec 1944)
        2. 2. Betty (Jaunita) Maxwell (11 January 1929 – 7 Nov 2002) m. Charles (Ivan) Shields (11 Sep 1926 – 26 Oct 1976) m. William (Peter) Shumiloff (1923 – 1987)
        3. 3. Jackie (Edward) Maxwell (23 Jul 1932 – 4 Jul 1968) m. Nancy (Carol) Bayles (15 December 1935 – 12 September 1994)
        4. 4. Robert ((Blinker)) Maxwell (1936 – 2004) m. Carolyn Long (1941 – )
        5. 5. Judith (Ann) Maxwell (March 11 1946 – )
      4. 4. Roscoe (Adam) Maxwell (1910 – 19 Sep 1994) m. Della (Gay) TICHENOR (8/7/1909 – 4 Feb 1996)
        1. 1. Evelyn (June) Maxwell (5 Dec 1927 – 24 Jan 1997) m. Clair (Brown (Gene)) MARTIN (02/09/1922 – 24 Apr 2003) m. Howard (Glen) Stansberry (8 Jan 1944 – )
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) Wolfe (16 Dec 1930 – 09 Jul 1995) m. Charles (William) Long (Apr 20 1923 – May 10 2019)
      5. 5. Bessie (Mildred) Maxwell (11/1/1913 – 6/8/1999) m. Jesse (Leo) Lawson
        1. 1. Wanda (Jean) Hyatt (1 Oct 1932 – 10 Dec 2000) m. John (Joseph) Patrick (15/03/1932 – 05/05/2022)
      6. 6. Robert (C.) Maxwell (3/2/1915 – 11/14/1984)
      7. 7. Raymond (Edward) Maxwell (11 December 1919 – 4/11/1993) m. Margie (Etta) Allen (Oct 29, 1924 – Jan 29, 2016)
        1. 1. Raymond Maxwell (1 Oct 1945 – )
        2. 2. Shirley (Diane) Maxwell (Feb 14 1947 – ) m. Roger (Lynn) Daugherty (9 August 1945 – 31 May 2016)
        3. 3. Carolyn (Sue) Maxwell (5 Nov 1949 – ) m. John (William Jr) Toothman (abt 1946 – Nov 1986) m. Carroll (Guy) Dean (Mar 6 1945 – )
      8. 8. Opal (Irene) Maxwell (Aug. 30 1922 – 4/14/1996) m. Ernest (Edward) Baker (Abt. 1918 – )
        1. 1. Carol (Ann) Baker (abt 1939 – )
        2. 2. Dave Baker
      9. 9. Maynard (Aldeen) Maxwell (6/22/1928 – 5/6/2002)
    5. 5. Stella (W.) Maxwell (Mar Abt 1879 – 6/26/1945)
    6. 6. Nancy (Rebecca) Maxwell (Jul 1882 – 20 Sep 1942) m. Isaac (Newton) Gerrard (6 Apr 1879 – 30 Aug 1958)
      1. 1. Besse (Lea Gerrard) Garcia (29 Mar 1910 – 13 Oct 1951)
      2. 2. James (William) Gerrard (22 Aug 1922 – 1958) m. Ann (Laura) Cross (abt 1922 – )
      3. 3. Johnny (D) Gerrard (abt 1941 – )
    7. 7. Buckey Maxwell (Jul 1882 – )
    8. 8. Harvey Maxwell (22 Aug 1883 – )
    9. 9. Elva (E) Maxwell (Apr 1887 – 11/11/1955)
    10. 10. Bertha Maxwell (Aug 1889 – 2/10/1948)
    11. 11. Arley (O) Maxwell (5 Apr 1891 – )
    12. 12. Jessie (Lee) Maxwell (22 February 1893 – 11 December 1957) m. Huey (Jefferson) Ash (abt 1889 – )
    13. 13. C Maxwell (22 Feb 1894 – )
  2. 2. Mary (Prudence Maxwell) ✠ (2/19/1846 – 11 Jul 1932)
  3. 3. George (Washington) Maxwell (May 1849 – 1912)
  4. 4. Nathaniel Maxwell (19 Jun 1850 – 1925)
  5. 5. Irving (Lewis) Maxwell (1852 – Aug 1874)
  6. 6. Jasper (Nuton) Maxwell (25 Apr 1854 – 27 Apr 1923)
  7. 7. John (Calhoun) Maxwell (26 Oct 1855 – 22 May 1928)
  8. 8. Francis (Marion) Maxwell (6/1/1857 – Nov 1942)
  9. 9. Jonathan (Bunell Bonnell) Maxwell (7 Jan 1859 – 11 Apr 1926)
  10. 10. Preston (F) Maxwell (9 Dec 1860 – Feb 1879)
  11. 11. Elias (L. Maxwell) ✠❇★✶ (21 Oct 1862 – 3 Mar 1938)
  12. 12. Thomas (Miller) Maxwell (29 May 1865 – 15 Jan 1927)

Thomas MAXWELL's Timeline

3 Records

1822
Nov 1822
Birth of Thomas MAXWELL in Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States
Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States
1865
1865
Age 43
Thomas MAXWELL resided here
None
1895
23 Jun 1895
Age 73
Death of Thomas MAXWELL in Salem, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
Salem, Harrison, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1822
    Event Place: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1865
    Record Source: West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1895
    Event Place: Salem, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973
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