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Meigs Lewis MAXWELL

Meigs Lewis MAXWELL

Male 1823 - 1916  (92 years)

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  • Name Meigs Lewis MAXWELL 
    Born 19 Jul 1823  Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850 60 70 80  Cardington, Morrow Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 27 Apr 1916  Morrow Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Buried Bethel Cemetery, Cardington, Morrow Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I34320  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2018 

    Father Robert MAXWELL,   b. 19 Feb 1791, Lancaster Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1884, Cardington, Morrow Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Rebecca ESTLACK,   b. 6 Nov 1791,   d. 9 May 1843, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Family ID F13465  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Ann MCMILLAN,   b. CA 1824, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1866  (Age ~ 42 years) 
    Married 6 May 1846  [1
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Morrow Co, Ohio (Cardington Twp), enumerated on Jul 30 1850:
      Meigs L. Maxwell, 26, b. Va, farmer; Margaret A, 26, b. Ky; Winfield S, 2, b. Ohio; Robert R, 7 months, b. Ohio.

      1860 Census, Morrow Co, Ohio (Cardington Twp), enumerated on Jul 12 1860:
      M. W. Maxwell (male), 38, b. Va, farmer; M. A. (female), 38, b. Ky; W. S. (male), 12, b. Ohio; R. R. (male), 10, b. Ohio; J. F. (male), 9, b. Ohio; A. J. (female), 5, b. Ohio; L. H. (male), 3, b. Ohio; M. E. (male), 1, b. Ohio.

      1870 Census, Morrow Co, Ohio (Cardington Twp), enumerated on Jun 21 1870:
      Meigs L. Maxwell, 46, farmer; Samantha, 26; Robert R, 20; Amy J, 15; Lewis, 13; Mary E, 11; Margaret R, 8; Allen O, 1. Birthplace of Meigs given as "Virginia W," while all others were born in Ohio.

      1880 Census, Morrow Co, Ohio (Cardington Twp), enumerated on Jun 15 1880:
      Meigs Maxwell, 57, farmer; wife Mariah, 44; dau Miorie (?), 21; dau Magie, 17; son Oliver, 12; dau Nina, 9; son Charles, 8. All born in Ohio except for Meigs, born in Virginia. [5]
    Children 
     1. Robert R. MAXWELL,   b. 27 Oct 1849, Morrow Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1928  (Age 78 years)
     2. Margaret Rebecca MAXWELL,   b. 13 Feb 1863, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1937, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F17556  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 60 70 80 - Cardington, Morrow Co, OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bethel Cemetery, Cardington, Morrow Co, OH Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1907] One World Tree, (www.ancestry.com).

    2. [S1710] 1880 Census.

    3. [S293] History of Ritchie County, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 603.

    4. [S2395] Ohio Death Records 1908-1932, 1938-2018 (database online), (Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health).

    5. [S1567] Marriage record of son.