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William Thomas Maxey 1833–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 MAY 1833

Birth Location: Shiloh Township, Jefferson County, IL

Death Date: 19 FEB 1908

Death Location: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Jefferson County, IL

Father: Joshua Maxey

Mother: Susan Criswell

Spouse(s): Mary Cummins

Children(s): William Maxey, Jehu Maxey, Laura Maxey

William Thomas Maxey was born in 1833 in Shiloh Township, Jefferson County, IL, the child of Joshua Cannon Maxey And Susan Criswell. William Thomas Maxey married Mary A Cummins, and had children including Jehu Marshall Maxey, Laura E Maxey, William H Maxey. William Thomas Maxey passed away in 1908 in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Jefferson County, IL.

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Biography

  • William Thomas Maxey was born in 1833 in Shiloh Township, Jefferson County, IL, the child of Joshua Cannon Maxey And Susan Criswell.
  • William Thomas Maxey married Mary A Cummins, and had children including Jehu Marshall Maxey, Laura E Maxey, William H Maxey.
  • William Thomas Maxey passed away in 1908 in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Jefferson County, IL.

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William Maxey's Ancestors

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William Maxey
1833–1908
Birth Place: Shiloh Township, Jefferson County, IL
Parents
Joshua Cannon Maxey
1807–1897
Sumner County, TN
Susan Criswell
1810–1856
TN
Grandparents
William (M.) Maxey
1770–1838
New River, VA
Mary (Emily) Allen
1773–1837
Charles County, MD
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Maxey
1750–1808
Miss (Maxey)
–1783
John Allen
1742–1820
Mary Ransom
1744–1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Maxey
1716–1791
Mary Netherland?
1719–1798
Thomas Allen
1702–1770

William Maxey's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Maxey (24 MAY 1833–19 FEB 1908) m. Mary (A.) Cummins (30 JUN 1831–25 JUN 1902)
  1. 1. William (H.) Maxey 1853–1934 m. Martha (Louisa) Harper 1852–
    1. 1. Ashley (E.) Maxey 1880–
  2. 2. Jehu (Marshall) Maxey 1855–1927 m. Ella (E.) Moss 1860–1942
  3. 3. Laura (E.) Maxey 1856–1920 m. William (Anderson) Piercy 1853–1946
    1. 1. Claude (N.) Piercy 1886–1961
    2. 2. Harry (O.) Piercy 1880–1965
      1. 1. Blanch (Alice) Piercy 1912–1913

William Maxey's Timeline

3 Records

1833
24 MAY 1833
Birth of William Thomas Maxey in Shiloh Township, Jefferson County, IL
Shiloh Township, Jefferson County, IL
1908
17 FEB 1908
Age 75
Death of William Thomas Maxey
None
1908
19 FEB 1908
Age 75
Burial of William Thomas Maxey in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Jefferson County, IL
Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Jefferson County, IL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 MAY 1833
    Event Place: Shiloh Township, Jefferson County, IL

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 FEB 1908

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 FEB 1908
    Event Place: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Jefferson County, IL
    Record Source: page 94

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