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William O. Maxwell 1897 – 1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 December 1897

Birth Location: Katy Lick, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 24 January 1959

Death Location: Wilsonburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Oliver Maxwell

Mother: Georgie Gerrard

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In 1897, William O. Maxwell entered the world in Katy Lick, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America, born to Oliver C Maxwell and Georgie Ann Gerrard. William O. Maxwell passed away in 1959 in Wilsonburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1897, William O. Maxwell entered the world in Katy Lick, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America, born to Oliver C Maxwell and Georgie Ann Gerrard.
  • William O. Maxwell passed away in 1959 in Wilsonburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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William Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
William Maxwell
1897 – 1959
Birth Place: Katy Lick, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Oliver C Maxwell
1871 – 1945
West Virginia
Georgie (Ann) Gerrard
1875 – 1907
Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
David (James) MAXWELL
1846 – 1926
West Virginia
Louise (Jane) CUNNINGHAM
1849 – 1926
West Virginia
John (Quincy Adams) Gerrard
1841 – 1891
Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA
Susan (Ann) Hurst
1844 – 1931
Harrison, West Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas MAXWELL
1822 – 1895
Rebecca Starkey
1831 – 1925
Isaac Cunningham
1827 – 1906
Nancy Hardman
1831 – 1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Maxwell
1778 – 1824
Catherine Williams
1777 – 1860
Samuel Starkey
1791 – 1868
Rebecca Edgell
1795 – 1883
David Cunningham
1795 – 1865
Sarah Randall
1805 – 1846
James Hardman
1795 – 1874
Phoebe Cunningham
1795 – 1871

William Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1897
19 December 1897
Birth of William O. Maxwell in Katy Lick, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America
Katy Lick, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America
1959
24 January 1959
Age 62
Death of William O. Maxwell in Wilsonburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America
Wilsonburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 December 1897
    Event Place: Katy Lick, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 January 1959
    Event Place: Wilsonburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Katy Lick, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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