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Walter Scott Maxey 1854–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 MAR 1854

Birth Location: Jefferson County, IL

Death Date: 1931

Death Location: CA

Father: James Maxey

Mother: Nancy Moss

Spouse(s): Almeda Hicks, Estella Weideman

Children(s): Walter Maxey, James Maxey, Margaret Maxey, Francis Maxey, Helen Maxey

Walter Scott Maxey was born in 1854 in Jefferson County, IL, the child of James Cannon Maxey And Nancy Jane Moss. Walter Scott Maxey married Almeda A Meda Hicks, Estella Weideman, and had children including Francis Taylor Maxey, Helen Maxey, James Wayland Maxey, Margaret Moss Maxey, Walter Charles Maxey. Walter Scott Maxey passed away in 1931 in CA.

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Biography

  • Walter Scott Maxey was born in 1854 in Jefferson County, IL, the child of James Cannon Maxey And Nancy Jane Moss.
  • Walter Scott Maxey married Almeda A Meda Hicks, Estella Weideman, and had children including Francis Taylor Maxey, Helen Maxey, James Wayland Maxey, Margaret Moss Maxey, Walter Charles Maxey.
  • Walter Scott Maxey passed away in 1931 in CA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Maxey
1827–1916
Birth Location: Shiloh Twp, Jefferson County, IL
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Nancy Moss
1833–1914
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Almeda Hicks
1855–1891
Birth Location: –
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Estella Weideman
1879–1941
Birth Location: IL
EW

Children(s)

Walter Maxey
1902–1943
Birth Location: IL
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James Maxey
1904–1944
Birth Location: IL
JM
Margaret Maxey
1907–
Birth Location: –
MM
Francis Maxey
1909–1997
Birth Location: IL
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Helen Maxey
–1891
Birth Location: –
HM

Walter Maxey's Ancestors

Self
Walter Maxey
1854–1931
Birth Place: Jefferson County, IL
Parents
James Cannon Maxey
1827–1916
Shiloh Twp, Jefferson County, IL
Nancy (Jane) Moss
1833–1914
Grandparents
Henry (Burchett) Maxey
1795–1879
Sumner County, TN
Margaret (Nelson) Taylor
1796–1867
TN
Ransom Moss
1798–1835
Louisa County, VA
Anna Johnson
1798–1890
Louisa County, VA
Great-Grandparents
William Maxey
1770–1838
Mary Allen
1773–1837
Lewis Johnson
1776–1857
Frances Stone
1774–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Maxey
1750–1808
Miss (Maxey)
–1783
John Allen
1742–1820
Mary Ransom
1744–1807
John Johnson
–1803

Walter Maxey's Descendants

1.
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Walter (Scott) Maxey (8 MAR 1854–1931) m. Almeda (A. “Meda”) Hicks (15 DEC 1855–22 SEP 1891) m. Estella Weideman (21 AUG 1879–13 SEP 1941)
  1. 1. Walter (Charles) Maxey 1902–1943
  2. 2. James (Wayland) Maxey 1904–1944
  3. 3. Margaret (Moss) Maxey 1907–
  4. 4. Francis (Taylor) Maxey 1909–1997
  5. 5. Helen Maxey –1891

Walter Maxey's Timeline

2 Records

1854
8 MAR 1854
Birth of Walter Scott Maxey in Jefferson County, IL
Jefferson County, IL
1931
1931
Age 77
Death of Walter Scott Maxey
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 MAR 1854
    Event Place: Jefferson County, IL

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1931

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: CA
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