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William McKendree Adney Maxey 1812–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jan 1812

Birth Location: Sumner, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 4 Feb 1885

Death Location: Marcus, Cherokee, Iowa, United States

Father: William Maxey

Mother: Mary Allen

Spouse(s): Edna Owens

Children(s): Simeon Maxey, Samuel Maxey, John Maxey, Harriet Maxey, William Maxey, Sarah Maxey, Mary Maxey, Hardy Maxey

William McKendree Adney Maxey was born in 1812 in Sumner, Tennessee, United States, the child of William Mckendree Maxey And Mary Emily Allen. William McKendree Adney Maxey married Edna Owens, and had children including Hardy Nelson Maxey, Harriet J Maxey, John Van Cleve Maxey, Mary Maxey, Olin Maxey, Samuel T Maxey, Samuel Thomas Maxey, Sarah C Maxey, Simeon Walker Maxey, William Cannon Maxey. William McKendree Adney Maxey passed away in 1885 in Marcus, Cherokee, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • William McKendree Adney Maxey was born in 1812 in Sumner, Tennessee, United States, the child of William Mckendree Maxey And Mary Emily Allen.
  • William McKendree Adney Maxey married Edna Owens, and had children including Hardy Nelson Maxey, Harriet J Maxey, John Van Cleve Maxey, Mary Maxey, Olin Maxey, Samuel T Maxey, Samuel Thomas Maxey, Sarah C Maxey, Simeon Walker Maxey, William Cannon Maxey.
  • William McKendree Adney Maxey passed away in 1885 in Marcus, Cherokee, Iowa, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Maxey
1770–1838
Birth Location: New River, Pulaski, Virginia, United States
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Mary Allen
1773–1837
Birth Location: St Charles, Charles, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Edna Owens
1811–1880
Birth Location: Silver Springs, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
EO

Children(s)

Simeon Maxey
1832–1909
Birth Location: Jefferson, Illinois, United States
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Samuel Maxey
1834–1916
Birth Location: Jefferson, Illinois, United States
SM
John Maxey
1836–1906
Birth Location: Jefferson, Illinois, United States
JM
Harriet Maxey
1839–1910
Birth Location: Jefferson, Illinois, United States
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William Maxey
1844–1912
Birth Location: Wayne City, Wayne, Illinois, United States
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Sarah Maxey
1847–1913
Birth Location: Jefferson, Illinois, United States
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Mary Maxey
1849–1851
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
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Hardy Maxey
1852–1921
Birth Location: Jefferson, Illinois, United States
HM

William Maxey's Ancestors

Self
William Maxey
1812–1885
Birth Place: Sumner, Tennessee, United States
Parents
William McKendree Maxey
1770–1838
New River, Pulaski, Virginia, United States
Mary (Emily) Allen
1773–1837
St Charles, Charles, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Jesse Maxey
1750–1808
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Scott) Loving
1752–1810
Lynchburg, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Maxey's Descendants

1.
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William (McKendree Adney) Maxey (14 Jan 1812–4 Feb 1885) m. Edna Owens (2 Feb 1811–5 Jan 1880)
  1. 1. Simeon (Walker) Maxey 1832–1909
  2. 2. Samuel (Thomas) Maxey 1834–1916
  3. 3. John (Van Cleve) Maxey 1836–1906
  4. 4. Harriet (J) Maxey 1839–1910
  5. 5. William (Cannon) Maxey 1844–1912
  6. 6. Sarah (C) Maxey 1847–1913
  7. 7. Mary Maxey 1849–1851
  8. 8. Hardy (Nelson) Maxey 1852–1921

William Maxey's Timeline

2 Records

1812
14 Jan 1812
Birth of William McKendree Adney Maxey in Sumner, Tennessee, United States
Sumner, Tennessee, United States
1885
4 Feb 1885
Age 73
Death of William McKendree Adney Maxey in Marcus, Cherokee, Iowa, United States
Marcus, Cherokee, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1812
    Event Place: Sumner, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1885
    Event Place: Marcus, Cherokee, Iowa, United States
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