Rice Maxey (1800 - 1878)

Born 23 Jul 1800 in Barren Co., Kentucky

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah W. (Fowler) Maxey — married 18 Aug 1869 in Lamar County, Texas

Died 12 Jan 1878 at age 77 in Lamar County, Texas

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Biography

Rice surveyed two tracts of 50 acres each on Mills Creek and the forks of the Big barren River in Monroe Co., Kentucky.

He was a lawyer according to the 1860 and 1870 census moved to Texas in 1867 Practiced law in Lamar county, Texas.

Senator for Lamar-Hopkins District Texas State Senate 1862.

From the Texas Baptist Herald: General Rice Maxey died January 11, 1878. He was born in Barren County, Kentucky, July 23, 1800, the youngest of eight children, seven sons and one daughter. His father, a farmer and a pious man, named his son for Elder Rice. His early years were spent on the farm and attending school and at age 18 he was placed in charge of the farm. In 1821 he was married to Miss Lucy Pope Bell and in the same year entered the practice of law, which he practiced for 50 years. Of this marriage were born two sons and two daughters. Susan Mary, late consort of Dr. B.D. Gatewood, William Henry, killed by the accidental discharge of a pistol in United States Barracks at New Orleans while serving as Captain in McKee's Regiment, Kentucky Volunteers; Sam Bell, now United States Senator from Texas and Lucette Ann, wife of Mr. Craft Irwin of Lamar County, Texas. He served his county as clerk of the court during the earlier part of his life. In 1829 he was baptized into the fellowship of Mill Creek Baptist Church; Monroe County, Kentucky. In 1836 he was elected to the office of deacon in Clear Fork Church where he had previously removed his membership. In 1856 he was commissioned Brigadier General of Militia by the Governor of Kentucky and in the year following came to Texas and settled at Paris. He was the senior member of the law firm composed of himself and his son, Sam Bell Maxey which continued until 1870, when declining health forced him to retire. About that time he was married to his second wife, Mrs. Sarah W. Fowler. From this time he remained at home, tending his garden and orchard, of which occupation he was very fond. He lived to see his son, S.B. Maxey, win laurels as a soldier and reach the position of Major General and election to the United States Senate.^[1]

Name

Name: Rice /Maxey/^[2][3]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 23 JUL 1800

Place: KY.^[4][5]

Death

Death:

Date: 12 JAN 1878

Place: Paris?, TX^[6][7]

Marriage

Husband: Rice Maxey

Wife: Lucy Bell

Marriage:

Date: 09 OCT 1821^{[8][9][10][11]}

Husband: William Maxey

Wife: Anna Nancy Williams

Child: Rice Maxey

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Henry Patillo Maxey

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Robert Cobbs Maxey

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: @I462@

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Joel Maxey

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Mary Williams Maxey

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: James Williams Maxey

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: John Fuqua Maxey

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Radford J. Maxey

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Elizabeth Maxey

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Edward Maxey

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: William Maxey

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 09 SEP 1784

Place: Halifax Co. VA^{[12][13][14][15][16][17]}

Sources

1. ↑ The Texas Baptist Herald
2. ↑ Source: #S72 Data: Text: Date of Import: Feb 20, 2001
3. ↑ Source: #S91 Data: Text: Date of Import: Oct 15, 2005
4. ↑ Source: #S72 Data: Text: Date of Import: Feb 20, 2001
5. ↑ Source: #S91 Data: Text: Date of Import: Oct 15, 2005
6. ↑ Source: #S72 Data: Text: Date of Import: Feb 20, 2001
7. ↑ Source: #S91 Data: Text: Date of Import: Oct 15, 2005
8. ↑ Source: #S72 Data: Text: Date of Import: Feb 20, 2001
9. ↑ Source: #S91 Data: Text: Date of Import: Oct 15, 2005
10. ↑ Source: #S72 Data: Text: Date of Import: Feb 20, 2001
11. ↑ Source: #S91 Data: Text: Date of Import: Oct 15, 2005
12. ↑ Source: #S39 Page: Source number: 2525.009; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: . Data: Text: Birth date: 1764 CONT Birth place: VA CONT Marriage date: 1784 CONT Marriage place: VA
13. ↑ Source: #S72 Data: Text: Date of Import: Feb 20, 2001
14. ↑ Source: #S91 Data: Text: Date of Import: Oct 15, 2005
15. ↑ Source: #S39 Page: Source number: 2525.009; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: . Data: Text: Birth date: 1764 CONT Birth place: VA CONT Marriage date: 1784 CONT Marriage place: VA
16. ↑ Source: #S72 Data: Text: Date of Import: Feb 20, 2001
17. ↑ Source: #S91 Data: Text: Date of Import: Oct 15, 2005

• 1830 Census in Monroe County, Kentucky
• 1850 Census in Monroe County, Kentucky
• 1860 Census in Lamar County, Texas

• Jillson, "the Kentucky Land Grants", "Land Warrants" book H, p 203 & 204
• Jillson, "the Kentucky Land Grants", "Land Warrants", "Grants in County Court Orders" book 3, p419

• Source: S72 Title: Bettybac.FTW
• Source: S91 Title: RadfordMaxey.FTW

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFR-W8X : 30 December 2015), Rice Maxey in entry for S R Maxey, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXG9-86S : 17 October 2014), Rice Maxey, Texas, United States; citing p. 35, family 275, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,093.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Kari Lemons for creating WikiTree profile Maxey-358 through the import of maxeyfamily.ged on Jun 26, 2013.