Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Porter MAXWELL / Columbia Virginia POST (F17280)

m. 29 Apr 1869


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  • Porter MAXWELLFather | Male
    Porter MAXWELL

    Born  3 Apr 1847  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Sep 1928  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  29 Apr 1869  [1]  Upshur Co, WV  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Bertha STOUT | F13949 
    Married  1899   
    Father  Franklin MAXWELL | F13448 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Frances Jane REYNOLDS | F13448 Group Sheet 

    Columbia Virginia POSTMother | Female
    Columbia Virginia POST

    Born  10 Nov 1846  Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Apr 1894  Johnstown, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Isaac POST | F17278 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Emily CARPER | F17278 Group Sheet 

    Franklin Porter MAXWELLChild 1 | Male
    Franklin Porter MAXWELL

    Born  8 Feb 1870  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Feb 1946  Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Heavner Cemetery, Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Lee MAXWELLChild 2 | Male
    + Lee MAXWELL

    Born  15 Nov 1873  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Feb 1920  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Bopeep Katherine SMITH | F57217 
    Married  9 Feb 1899  Peeltree, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Isaac Homer MAXWELLChild 3 | Male
    + Isaac Homer MAXWELL

    Born  Feb 1874  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Sep 1914  Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Nancy Hart BAKER | F41381 
    Married  28 Dec 1904  Elkins, Randolph Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Harriet "Hattie" MAXWELLChild 4 | Female
    Harriet "Hattie" MAXWELL

    Born  19 Mar 1877   
    Died  21 Oct 1966  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Hugh JARVIS | F17279 
    Married  28 Feb 1900  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Carrie Virginia MAXWELLChild 5 | Female
    + Carrie Virginia MAXWELL

    Born  1 Jan 1879  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Nov 1953  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Haymond MAXWELL | F17276 
    Married  28 Jun 1905  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Clay MAXWELLChild 6 | Male
    + Clay MAXWELL

    Born  24 Sep 1880  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Dec 1953  Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Blanche STALNAKER | F50649 
    Married     

    Emily Frances MAXWELLChild 7 | Female
    Emily Frances MAXWELL

    Born  Sep 1882  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  John Frank LATHAM | F28429 
    Married  10 Oct 1917  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Blanche MAXWELLChild 8 | Female
    Blanche MAXWELL

    Born  Sep 1888   
    Died     
    Buried     

  • 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [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.