Jul-28-2018
Husband: Levi Maxwell
Born: Jul-25-1788 in Chester Co, PA 1,2,3,4 Died: Nov-13-1884 near Weston, Lewis Co, WV 1,4 Buried: in Arnold (aka Old Hill) Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 4 Census: 1880 in Hackers Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1870 in Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1850 in Lewis Co, (W)VA Occupation: banker, farmer 2 Father: Thomas Maxwell ( - 1796) Mother: Jane Lewis (1767 - )
Wife: Sarah Haymond Married: Mar-23-1823 1,5
Born: Dec-15-1796 in Braxton Co, (W)VA 5 Died: Feb-22-1853 in Weston, Lewis Co, (W)VA 5,6 Buried: in Arnold (aka Old Hill) Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 4 Census: 1850 in Lewis Co, (W)VA Father: John Haymond (1765 - 1838) Mother: Mary Bird Wilson (1771 - 1837) Notes
F Child 1: Angelina Maxwell Born: Dec-25-1823 7,1 Died: Aug-16-1864 4,1 Buried: in Arnold (aka Old Hill) Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 4 Census: 1850 in Lewis Co, (W)VA Never married: 1
M Child 2: Edwin Maxwell Born: Jul-16-1825 in Weston, Lewis Co, (W)VA 2,1,3 Died: Feb- 5-1903 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 2 (see note 1) Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Clarksburg (S Chestnut St), Harrison Co, WV 8,7 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 2,1 Census: 1880, 1900 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1872 in Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1850 in Lewis Co, (W)VA Occupation: attorney, judge, state senator, state delegate 2,10,9 Wife: Loretta M. Shuttleworth b. ca 1842 d. Apr- 9-1895 Census name: Lauretta Shuttleworth 11 Married: Apr-16-1872 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 12
M Child 3: John Maxwell Born: 1827 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 13,1 (see note 2) Died: Jun-21-1860 7,1,14 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Resided: 1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 13 Census: 1850 in Lewis Co, (W)VA Occupation: miller 14 Wife: Lydia Emeline Shannon b. Feb- 5-1841 d. Jan-26-1873 Also known as: Emaline Shannon 13,16 Married: Oct- 1-1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 13
M Child 4: Rufus Maxwell Born: Oct-19-1828 1,4 Died: Sep-20-1907 in Tucker Co, WV 4 Buried: in Bonifield Cemetery, St. George, Tucker Co, WV 4 Resided: aft 1856 in Tucker Co, WV 1 Resided: until 1856 in Lewis Co, WV 1 Census: 1850 in Lewis Co, (W)VA Occupation: lawyer 1 Wife: Sarah Jane Bonnifield b. Jul-14-1834 d. Feb- -1897 Married: Jun- 1-1852 17
F Child 5: Semira Maxwell Census name: Samira Maxwell Born: Mar-17-1830 7,3 Died: Nov-15-1851 7 Buried: in Arnold (aka Old Hill) Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 4 Cause of death: typhoid fever 4 Census: 1850 in Lewis Co, (W)VA
F Child 6: Mary Jane Maxwell Also known as: Jane Maxwell 1 Born: Jan-25-1832 7,3 Died: Mar-30-1917 at Hackers Creek, Lewis Co, WV 7,4 Buried: in Arnold (aka Old Hill) Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 4 Cause of death: la grippe (influenza) Census: 1850 in Lewis Co, (W)VA Never married: 1
Sources: (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 602. (2) Morris Purdy Shawkey, West Virginia in History, Life, Literature and Industry (Lewis Publishing Co, Chicago & New York, 1928) (3) 1850 Census, Lewis County, (W)VA. (4) Findagrave.com. (5) Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com. (6) Headstone, "Aged About 56 Years" (7) Headstone. (8) Cemeteries of Clark District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV. (9) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (10) Lathrop Russell Charter, The Lowther Family of Doddridge County, West Virginia (self-published Nov 9 1951, on file at Doddridge County Library). This paper was found to contain many factual errors. p. 1. (11) 1870 Census, Harrison County, WV. (12) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Edwin Maxwell, single, age (blank), b. Lewis Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Levi & Sarah Maxwell, occupation Judge of Sup Ct of Appeals; and Loretta M. Shuttleworth, single, 30, b. & res. in Harrison Co, dau of John H. & Louisa J. Shuttleworth. Married Apr 16 1872 in Clarksburg. MR p. 79. (13) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (14) U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) (15) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (16) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (17) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 603. Event Notes Note (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, HRC, p. 602, reports death date as 1893. But Morris Purdy Shawkey's publication twice states that Edwin Maxwell's death occurred on Feb 5 1903 in Charleston during the regular session of the WV state legislature, to which he was a delegate. Note (2) Birth date on headstone reported in "West Union WV Cemeteries," p. 40, as May 21 1922.Name Index