Hiram Percy Maxim (1869 - 1936)

Ancestors

Biography

Hiram was born September 2, 1869 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States of America to Hiram Steven Maxim and Louisa Jane Budden.^[1] He was an American radio pioneer and inventor, and co-founder of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL).

He originally had the amateur call signs SNY, 1WH, 1ZM, (after World War I) 1AW, and later W1AW, which is now the ARRL Headquarters club station call sign.^[2][3]

Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, USA, Plot: Section: K; Hamilton Lot, GPS (lat/lon): 39.62778, 77.72444^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27TT-FGL : accessed 2 March 2016), Hiram Percy Maxim, 02 Sep 1869; citing Birth, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,315,322.
2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Hiram Percy Maxim," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hiram_Percy_Maxim&oldid=706426235 (accessed March 2, 2016).
3. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "American Radio Relay League," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=American_Radio_Relay_League&oldid=706840009 (accessed March 2, 2016).
4. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV7-89FQ : accessed 3 March 2016), Hiram Percy Maxim, 1936; Burial, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States of America, Rose Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 6895297, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8NF-4G3 : accessed 2 March 2016), Hiram P Maxim in household of Henry Thorn, New York, United States; citing p. 18, family 107, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,450.

• "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXMB-Q2B : accessed 2 March 2016), Hiram Percy Maxim, 1925; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXMB-Q2B : accessed 2 March 2016), Hiram Percy Maxim, 1925; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMP2-C9K : accessed 2 March 2016), Hiram P Maxim, 1930.

• Wikipedia contributors, "Suppressor," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Suppressor&oldid=706998469 (accessed March 2, 2016).