James Cannon Maxey (1827 - 1916)

Born 14 Jun 1827 in Shiloh, Jefferson, Illinois

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Jane (Moss) Maxey — married 31 Oct 1850 in Jefferson, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 30 Jan 1916 at age 88 in Jefferson county, Illinois

Biography

James was born in 1827. He was the son of Henry Burchett Maxey and Margaret Nelson Taylor.

JAMES C. MAXEY, farmer and stockraiser, P. 0. Pigeon, was born in Shiloh Township, this county, June 14, 1827. He was brought up on the farm, and received his education in a subscription school in a log cabin. He married Nancy J. Moss October 31, 1850. Her father. Ransom Moss (deceased) is of the large tribe of Mosses (or as some spell it, Morse), whose ancestral lineage can be traced back several hundred years. Ransom Moss came from Virginia to this county about the year 1818, and settled among the Indians and wild animals. Mrs. Moss still resides in this county, and is eighty-five years old, the oldest lady member of the Pioneer Society of this county. Mr. and Mrs. Maxey have had eight children, seven living—John R., Walter S., Oscar S., Albion P., Henry B., Lillie B. and Ransom M. One son, Oliver W., died at the age of nineteen years. Mr. Maxey owns 120 acres of valuable land. and resides on Section 2. His father, Henry B. Maxey (deceased), was a native of Wilson County, Tenn., and a pioneer of this county, having settled here in 1818. He was a mason by trade, and when away building chimneys his wife often had to throw venison to the wolves and bears to prevent their breaking into the cabin. She was a brave woman. On returning late one night he feigned to frighten her by disguising his voice, but she was equal to the emergency, and took the gun down and made ready to shoot as she opened the door at his command, whereupon he ran around the house, hollering, " Don't shoot, Pegg} , it's me."

He married Nancy Jane Moss on 31 Oct 1850 in Jefferson county, Illinois.^[1] They had a large family.

James passed away in 1916.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFKM-XZK : 3 March 2016), James Maxey and Nancy Jane Moss, 31 Oct 1850; citing Jefferson, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,004,738.
2. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3J2-YYG : 27 December 2014), James C. Maxey, 30 Jan 1916; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,531,028.

• Perrin, William Henry. “HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ILLIINOIS”. Globe Publishing Company. Chicago. 1883.