Porter MAXWELL

1847 - 1928  (81 years)

• Name	Porter MAXWELL
  Born	3 Apr 1847	Doddridge Co, (W)VA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850, 1860	Doddridge Co, (W)VA
  Census	1870, 1880, 1900	Elk District, Harrison Co, WV
  Occupation	stockman and farmer  [1, 2]
  Residence	Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV   [1]
  Died	13 Sep 1928	Harrison Co, WV   [1]
  Buried	Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV   [1, 4]
  Person ID	I34255	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	Franklin MAXWELL,   b. 16 Jun 1814, Harrison Co, (W)VA ,   d. 4 Jul 1892, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Frances Jane REYNOLDS,   b. 12 Jan 1819, Harrison Co, (W)VA ,   d. 21 Aug 1897, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F13448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Columbia Virginia POST,   b. 10 Nov 1846, Lewis Co, (W)VA ,   d. 4 Apr 1894, Johnstown, Harrison Co, WV  (Age 47 years)
  Married	29 Apr 1869	Upshur Co, WV   [5]
  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 ,   d. 14 Feb 1946, Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV  (Age 76 years) + 2. Lee MAXWELL,   b. 15 Nov 1873, Harrison Co, WV ,   d. 9 Feb 1920, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  (Age 46 years) + 3. Isaac Homer MAXWELL,   b. Feb 1874, Harrison Co, WV ,   d. 30 Sep 1914, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA  (Age ~ 40 years)   4. Harriet "Hattie" MAXWELL,   b. 19 Mar 1877,   d. 21 Oct 1966, Harrison Co, WV  (Age 89 years) + 5. Carrie Virginia MAXWELL,   b. 1 Jan 1879, Harrison Co, WV ,   d. 11 Nov 1953, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  (Age 74 years) + 6. Clay MAXWELL,   b. 24 Sep 1880, Harrison Co, WV ,   d. 27 Dec 1953, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV  (Age 73 years)   7. Emily Frances MAXWELL,   b. Sep 1882, Harrison Co, WV   8. Blanche MAXWELL,   b. Sep 1888
  Family ID	F17280	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Bertha STOUT,   b. 15 Sep 1852,   d. 11 Jan 1946  (Age 93 years)
  Married	1899  [6]
  Notes	1900 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Elk District): Porter Maxwell, b. Apr 1847, farmer; Bertha (wife), b. Sep 1852, married one year, never had a child; Isaac (son), b. Feb 1874; Carrie (dau), b. Jan 1879; Clay (son), b. Sep 1880; Emma (dau), b. Sep 1882; Blanche (dau), b. Sep 1888. [7]
  Family ID	F13949	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		34255_MAXWELL_Porter_1847-1928.jpg
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• Sources

  [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). [S1972] 1870 Census. [S1604] Death record of son. [S2269] Cemeteries of Clark District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV). [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. [S1980] 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. [S1620] Death record of husband.