Jul-28-2018Husband: Leeman Bassel Maxwell Also known as: L. Bassell Maxwell 1,2,3 Born: Aug-22-1888 at Good Hope, Harrison Co, WV 4,5,6 (see note 1) Died: May-28-1956 in Salem, WV 7,6 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 7,8 Resided: in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 7,5 Census: 1930, 1940 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 at Coburns Fork (Jarvisville), Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1917 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: farmer and stockman 7 Father: Leeman Maxwell (1840 - 1920) Mother: Mary Columbia Bassel (1856 - 1930) Other spouse 1 Notes
Wife: Blonda Elaine Mason 2 Married: Jul- 3-1923 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Born: Jun-30-1905 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 9,10,11,6,1 Died: Apr- -1978 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 12,11,6 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 8 Resided: in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 10 Census: 1930, 1940 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1910, 1920 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Truman Ainsworth Mason (1881 - 1935) Mother: Maude Jane McClain (1884 - 1952)
M Child 1: Leeman Mason Maxwell Born: Apr- 2-1924 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 13,14 Died: Mar-14-1962 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 15 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 14,8 Census: 1930 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: teacher, insurance agent 14 Education: Salem College (1949, BS in biology, minor in education) 16 Military: World War II 8 Wife: Lenora Jean "Pug" Phillips b. Apr-27-1927 d. Jan- 2-2018 Married: Jul-17-1947 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 17
M Child 2: Samuel F. Maxwell Born: ca 1933 Resided: 1998 in Delaware, Delaware Co, OH 18 Resided: 1978 in Westfield, Union Co, NJ 19
Sources: (1) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (2) Death record of son. (3) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (4) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (5) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (6) Headstone (year only) (7) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (8) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (9) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (10) Obituary. (11) Social Security Death Index. (12) Obituary - At home. (13) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (14) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (15) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Leeman Mason Maxwell, 37, b. Apr 2 1924, son of L. Bassel Maxwell & Blonda Mason, married, occupation teacher & insurance agent, died Mar 14 1962 in Salem, burial at K of P Memorial Park. Informant: Mrs. Lenora J. Maxwell, Salem. DR p. 158-F. (16) Dirigo, Salem College Yearbook, 1948. (17) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=61963&Type=Marriage. (18) Obituary of sister. (19) Obituary of mother. Event Notes Note (1) Birthplace given in death record as Duck Creek, but both the WW I and WW II Draft Registration cards state Good Hope.Name Index