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Peter Paul Maxey Sr. (abt. 1813 - 1898)

Peter Paul Maxey Sr.
Born about in Knox, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Son of and
Brother of , , , , , and
Husband of — married 1836 in Warren, Tennessee, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , and
Died at about age 85 in Shannon County, Missouri, USAmap
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Biography

Peter was born in 1813. He was the son of Walter Maxey Nancy Doshier

He married Sarah Young before 1838. They had a large family.

1830 -September 7 - Cannon Co., TN, Will Book Volume A 1836-1895
-Will of Henry Young (Father)

  • "Fifthly to Sally Young one cow, one bed and furniture, one sow, one ewe."

They were in Cannon County, Tennessee in 1840.[1] The adjacent household was that of Elizabeth Young (Sarah's mother?) Other Maxeys on the same census page were Richard Maxey (brother) and Walter Maxey (father).

1840-Cannon Co., TN, page 120

  • Peter Maney 1000100000000 * 0000100000000

Neighbors on one side:
Elizabeth YOUNG, Richard Maxey, George W. Hollis, John Hollis Sr., Jonathan Basham, Daniel Ford, Samuel Burk, Abraham Teague,

Other side:
Axey Edwards, Alexd Young, Wm D. Duncan, Lewis J. Hollis, Jesse Hollis, Henry Dozer, Walter Maxey, Rebecca Dozier, James Cooper

They were also in Cannon County, Tennessee in 1850 and 1860.[2][3]

The family moved to Shannon County, Missouri. In 1870, he was in son Louis Maxey's household in Newton, Shannon, Missouri.[4] Sarah was likely deceased as she was not recorded on that census.

In 1880, he was living in the household of his daughter Nancy and her husband David Prater in Jackson, Shannon, Missouri.[5]

1880-Shannon Co., Missouri, Jackson, page 376C

  • David PRATER Self M Male W 36 AL Farming
  • Nancy PRATER Wife M Female W 38 TN Keeping House TN TN
  • Thomas A. PRATER Son S Male W 6 TN At Home
  • Wm. P. PRATER Son S Male W 3 TN At Ho
  • Lewis M. PRATER Son S Male W 1 TN At Home
  • Peter MAXEY Other W Male W 67 TN Farming TN TN
  • Peter is living with his daughter and her family.

On 11 Mar 1887, he filed for a pension for his service in the Mexican war with Company F 3rd Tennessee Volunteers.[6]

Peter passed away in 1898 and was buried in Upper Indian Creek Cemetery in Viburnum, Iron County, Missouri .[7]

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTV-1JB : 24 August 2015), Peter Maxey, Cannon, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 129, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 519; FHL microfilm 24,543.
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD4-MG2 : 9 November 2014), Peter Mahy, Cannon County, Cannon, Tennessee, United States; citing family 489, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TW-S98 : 30 December 2015), Peter Maxey, 1860.
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4XN-TBR : 17 October 2014), Peter Maxey in household of Louis Maxey, Missouri, United States; citing p. 2, family 11, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,304.
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6ND-TNY : 14 July 2016), Peter Maxey in household of David Prater, Jackson, Shannon, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 155, sheet 376D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0737; FHL microfilm 1,254,737.
  6. ↑ "United States Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8H4-WZ2 : 4 December 2014), Peter Maxey, 1887; citing Pension, Missouri, NARA microfilm publication T317 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 537,008.
  7. ↑ www.findagrave.com, Click here for Memorial page for Peter Maxey, Accessed 07 Jan 2017, Memorial # 100668584.

Acknowledgment

  • Research of Ann (Jobe) Brown 1967 to present-day (Jan 2023)
  • Helen Rogers (1990)
  • RepGMaxey (not a descendant) but collecting information on ALL descendants of Edward Maxey of Virginia




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