Andrew Jackson Maxwell (1840 - 1918)

Born 14 Feb 1840 in Marion County, Tennessee, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza Jane Woods — married 15 Aug 1865 in Benton, Arkansas, United States

Descendants

Died 17 Nov 1918 at age 78 in Portales, Roosevelt, New Mexico, USA

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Biography

Son of Ebenezer & Martha (Griffin) Maxwell. Married Eliza Jane Woods 15 Aug 1865 in Benton Co Arkansas. Father of John Smart b 9 Nov 1874, Samuel Newton b 16 Jun 1866, Thomas Jeremiah b 14 Feb 1868, Margaret Emaline b 12 Apr 1869, Laura Bell b 5 Oct 1876, Letitia Ann b 2 Jan 1879, Stella Graves b 20 Dec 1880, Fred Lee b 12 Feb 1883, Charles Colvin b 15 Dec 1886.

GOODSPEED's Biographies for Benton County Arkansas, publ. 1889 Rev. Andrew J. Maxwell, farmer, is a son of Ebenezer and Martha Jane(Griffin) Maxwell, and was born in East Tennessee in 1840. [For parents' history see sketch of Michael Burkhalter Maxwell.] Andrew J.is one of twelve children, six of whom are living: Michael B., Calvin, Oziras D., Irena (widow of John Deason), Andrew J. and Jane (wife of R. S. Woods). Andrew J. was twelve years old when he was brought to Benton County. His boyhood days were spent in following the plow and in attending the common schools, and in September, 1861, he enlisted in Company F, Fifteenth Regiment "North West" Infantry, participating in the following battles: Pea Ridge, Port Gibson, Vicksburg, Baker's Creek, Shreveport and numerous skirmishes. He was captured at Pea Ridge, and was kept a prisoner at Alton, Ill., for seven months. He was also taken prisoner at Vicksburg, but after five days' captivity succeeded in effecting his escape. After the war he returned home, and August 15, 1865, he was married to Miss Eliza Jane Woods, a daughter of Samuel P. and Eliza G. (Dickson) Woods. Mrs. Maxwell was born in Benton County, Ark., in January, 1846, and became the mother of nine children: Samuel Newton, Thomas Jeremiah, Margaret Emeline, John Smart. Laura Belle, Letitia Ann, Stella Graves, Fred Lee and Charles Calvin. In 1866 Mr. Maxwell purchased his present farm of 153 acres. He became a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in 1860, but united with the Missionary Baptist Church in 1883, and was ordained a minister of that church in the following year. In 1885 he was given charge of the Pea Ridge, Lowell and Pleasant Sight Churches, but in 1887 he gave up preaching in the Lowell Church, retaining charge of the Pea Ridge and Pleasant Sight Churches, and preaching twice a month in each.

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Andrew Jackson /Maxwell/^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Birth

Birth:

Date: 14 FEB 1840

Place: Marion County, Tennessee, USA^{[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]}

Death

Death: Age at Death: 78

Date: 17 NOV 1918

Place: Portales, Roosevelt, New Mexico, USA^[16]

Residence

Residence: Age: 30; Census Post Office: Bentonville

Date: 1870

Place: Osage, Benton, Arkansas, United States^[17]

Residence: Age: 10

Date: 1850

Place: District 3, Marion, Tennessee^[18]

Residence:

Date: 1910

Place: Carter, Roosevelt, New Mexico^[19]

Residence:

Date: 1900

Place: Colville&Washington Townships, Benton, Arkansas^[20]

Residence:

Date: 1860

Place: Prairie, Benton, Arkansas^[21]

Residence:

Date: 1880

Place: Osage, Benton, Arkansas, United States^[22]

Burial

Burial:

Place: Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, USA^[23]

BURIAL: Longs Cemetery, Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, USA

Sources

1. ↑ Maxwell-2504 was created by Daryl Maxwell through the import of Maxwell Parker Family Tree_2014-05-10_direct.ged on May 10, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S18 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Benton, Arkansas; Roll:  ; Page: ; Enumeration District: . Data: Text: Birth date: Feb 1840 CONT Birth place: Tennessee CONT Marriage date: 1867 CONT Marriage place: CONT Residence date: 1900 CONT Residence place: Colville & Washington Townships, Benton, Arkansas Object: @M756@
3. ↑ Source: #S15 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Prairie, Benton, Arkansas; Roll: M653_37; Page: 339; Image: 342. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1840 CONT Birth place: Tennessee CONT Residence date: 1860 CONT Residence place: Prairie, Benton, Arkansas Object: @M747@
4. ↑ Source: #S20 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Osage, Benton, Arkansas; Roll: M593_47; Page: 295B; Image: 587; Family History Library Film: 545546 Object: @M754@
5. ↑ Source: #S29 Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Carter, Roosevelt, New Mexico; Roll: T624_917; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 177; Image: 252. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1840 CONT Birth place: Tennessee CONT Residence date: 1910 CONT Residence place: Carter, Roosevelt, New Mexico Object: @M755@
6. ↑ Source: #S33 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Osage, Benton, Arkansas; Roll: T9_39; Family History Film: 1254039; Page: 483.3000; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 0041. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1840 CONT Birth place: Tennessee CONT Residence date: 1880 CONT Residence place: Osage, Benton, Arkansas, United States Object: @M696@
7. ↑ Source: #S21 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 3, Marion, Tennessee; Roll: M432_889; Page: 378A; Image: 330 Object: @M748@
8. ↑ Source: #S95
9. ↑ Source: #S15 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Prairie, Benton, Arkansas; Roll: M653_37; Page: 339; Image: 342. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1840 CONT Birth place: Tennessee CONT Residence date: 1860 CONT Residence place: Prairie, Benton, Arkansas Object: @M747@
10. ↑ Source: #S20 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Osage, Benton, Arkansas; Roll: M593_47; Page: 295B; Image: 587; Family History Library Film: 545546 Object: @M754@
11. ↑ Source: #S95
12. ↑ Source: #S18 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Benton, Arkansas; Roll:  ; Page: ; Enumeration District: . Data: Text: Birth date: Feb 1840 CONT Birth place: Tennessee CONT Marriage date: 1867 CONT Marriage place: CONT Residence date: 1900 CONT Residence place: Colville & Washington Townships, Benton, Arkansas Object: @M756@
13. ↑ Source: #S33 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Osage, Benton, Arkansas; Roll: T9_39; Family History Film: 1254039; Page: 483.3000; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 0041. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1840 CONT Birth place: Tennessee CONT Residence date: 1880 CONT Residence place: Osage, Benton, Arkansas, United States Object: @M696@
14. ↑ Source: #S21 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 3, Marion, Tennessee; Roll: M432_889; Page: 378A; Image: 330 Object: @M748@
15. ↑ Source: #S29 Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Carter, Roosevelt, New Mexico; Roll: T624_917; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 177; Image: 252. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1840 CONT Birth place: Tennessee CONT Residence date: 1910 CONT Residence place: Carter, Roosevelt, New Mexico Object: @M755@
16. ↑ Source: #S95
17. ↑ Source: #S20 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Osage, Benton, Arkansas; Roll: M593_47; Page: 295B; Image: 587; Family History Library Film: 545546 Object: @M754@
18. ↑ Source: #S21 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 3, Marion, Tennessee; Roll: M432_889; Page: 378A; Image: 330 Object: @M748@
19. ↑ Source: #S29 Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Carter, Roosevelt, New Mexico; Roll: T624_917; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 177; Image: 252. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1840 CONT Birth place: Tennessee CONT Residence date: 1910 CONT Residence place: Carter, Roosevelt, New Mexico Object: @M755@
20. ↑ Source: #S18 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Benton, Arkansas; Roll:  ; Page: ; Enumeration District: . Data: Text: Birth date: Feb 1840 CONT Birth place: Tennessee CONT Marriage date: 1867 CONT Marriage place: CONT Residence date: 1900 CONT Residence place: Colville & Washington Townships, Benton, Arkansas Object: @M756@
21. ↑ Source: #S15 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Prairie, Benton, Arkansas; Roll: M653_37; Page: 339; Image: 342. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1840 CONT Birth place: Tennessee CONT Residence date: 1860 CONT Residence place: Prairie, Benton, Arkansas Object: @M747@
22. ↑ Source: #S33 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Osage, Benton, Arkansas; Roll: T9_39; Family History Film: 1254039; Page: 483.3000; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 0041. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1840 CONT Birth place: Tennessee CONT Residence date: 1880 CONT Residence place: Osage, Benton, Arkansas, United States Object: @M696@
23. ↑ Source: #S95

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