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Margaret Rebecca MAXWELL

Margaret Rebecca MAXWELL

Female 1863 - 1937  (74 years)

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  • Name Margaret Rebecca MAXWELL 
    Born 13 Feb 1863  Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Death record states birth date as Feb 13 1853, but age 74y 7d would put birth date at Feb 13 1863. The discrepancy is resolved by the 1900 Census, which shows age as 37, with birth date Feb 1863.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1900, 1910, 1920  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 22 Feb 1937  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Buried Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Person ID I47228  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 23 Mar 2015 

    Father Meigs Lewis MAXWELL,   b. 19 Jul 1823, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1916, Morrow Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Margaret Ann MCMILLAN,   b. CA 1824, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1866  (Age ~ 42 years) 
    Family ID F17556  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Benjamin Franklin "Frank" JONES, Jr.,   b. 8 Jun 1859, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1936, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married CA 1884  [4] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 23 1900:
      B. Frank Jones, 40, b. Jun 1859 in WVa, married 16 yrs; wive Margaret R, 37, b. Feb 1863 in Ohio, mother of 3 children (all still living); dau Chesna I, 15, b. Oct 1884 in WVa; dau Lucy M, 12, b. Sep 1887 in WVa; son Earl M, 7, b. Sep 1892 in WVa.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on May 1910:
      Benjamin F. Jones, 50, farmer, married 25 yrs; wife Margaret R, 47, mother of 3 children (all still living); dau Chesna I, 23; dau Lucy M, 20; son Earl M, 16. Margaret born in Ohio, all others in West Virginia. [5]
    Children 
    +1. Chesna Iris JONES,   b. 15 Oct 1885, Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1968  (Age 82 years)
     2. Lucy Margaret JONES,   b. 19 Sep 1888, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1973  (Age 85 years)
    +3. Earl Maxwell JONES,   b. 28 Sep 1893, Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1918, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
    Family ID F19303  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    4. [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    5. [S1620] Death record of husband.