Doddridge County Roots

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Columbia Virginia POST

Columbia Virginia POST

Female 1846 - 1894  (47 years)

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  • Name Columbia Virginia POST 
    Born 10 Nov 1846  Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850  Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1869  Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1870, 1880  Elk District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 4 Apr 1894  Johnstown, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Person ID I42811  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2018 

    Father Isaac POST,   b. Dec 1819,   d. 25 Oct 1904, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Mother Emily CARPER,   b. Sep 1823,   d. 1907, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Family ID F17278  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Porter MAXWELL,   b. 3 Apr 1847, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1928, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 29 Apr 1869  Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Elk Twp, Clarksburg Post Office), enumerated on Aug 11 1870:
      Porter Maxwell, 24, farmer, value of real estae $11,490, value of personal estate $3,300; Columbia Maxwell, 33; Baby Maxwell, male, 3 months; Verdillia Shrives (white female, domestic servant), 21, cannot read/write; Rebecca A. Shrives, 2.
      NOTE: In the 1880 Census, Rebecca Shreeves, 12, was listed as a ward in the household of Porter's father Franklin.

      1880 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Elk District), enumerated on Jun 2 1880:
      Porter Maxwell, age 36, farmer; wife Columbia , 33; son Franklin, 11; son Isaac, 8; son Lee, 7; dau Hattie, 3; dau Carrie, 1; servant Robert Ramsey (black male), 15, cannot write; servant Fannie Ramsey (black female), 9; servant Berdilla Shrieves (white female), 32, single, cannot read/write.
    Children 
     1. Franklin Porter MAXWELL,   b. 8 Feb 1870, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1946, Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     2. Lee MAXWELL,   b. 15 Nov 1873, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1920, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
     3. Isaac Homer MAXWELL,   b. Feb 1874, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1914, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 40 years)
     4. Harriet "Hattie" MAXWELL,   b. 19 Mar 1877,   d. 21 Oct 1966, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     5. Carrie Virginia MAXWELL,   b. 1 Jan 1879, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1953, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     6. Clay MAXWELL,   b. 24 Sep 1880, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1953, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     7. Emily Frances MAXWELL,   b. Sep 1882, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Blanche MAXWELL,   b. Sep 1888
    Family ID F17280  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Apr 1894 - Johnstown, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1864] Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death.

    2. [S1894] Upshur County Marriage Records, Buckhannon, WV.

    3. [S1670] Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, DR p. 106.
      Identified as Columbia Virginia Maxwell, dau of Isaac Post & Emily Carper, died Apr 4 1928 near Johnstown, Harrison County. The death was reported on Apr 5 1928. Burial at the Masonic Cemetery was not until Oct 13 1928. Age at death given as 47y 4m 25d, which would put birth date at Nov 10 1880. But birth date is listed as Apr 9 1866, which would make age 61y 11m 26d. But none of this can be correct, since she was married in 1869 and her daughter Carrie was born in 1879. An erasure in the record reveals the original entry was 1894, and a penciled notation in the margin reads "1894 Error," the intent of which is unclear. "Cemeteries of Clark District," p. 86, reports death date as Apr 4 1896, age 47. If the actual date of death was Apr 4 1894, the age 47y 4m 25d would put her birth date at Nov 10 1846. This is consistent with her age 22 at time of April 1869 marriage, and with age 23 reported in the 1870 Census enumerated on Aug 11 1870.

    4. [S1670] Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    5. [S2269] Cemeteries of Clark District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV).

    6. [S1894] Upshur County Marriage Records, Buckhannon, WV, MR p. 24.
      Identified as Porter Maxwell, 24, b. Doddridge Co, res. Harrison Co, son of Franklin & Frances Maxwell; and Virginia C. Post, 22, b. Lewis Co, res. Upshur Co, dau of Isaac & Emily Post. Married Apr 29 1869 in Upshur County.