Montford L. Maxwell (1875 - 1980)

Born 8 Feb 1875 in Fernwood, Jefferson, Ohio, United States

Husband of Lula V. (Cox) Maxwell — married 24 Apr 1904 in Trinway, Muskingum, Ohio, United States

Died 5 Feb 1980 at age 104 in Trinway, Muskingum, Ohio, United States

Biography

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"Montford L. Maxwell, 75, of Trinway, died late last night at his home following a year's illness.

Mr. Maxwell moved to Trinway five years ago after retiring as ticket agent for the Pennsylvania railroad at Washington, Pa.

He was born Feb. 8, 1875 at Fernwood, O., and was the son of James R. and Ella J. Quillen Maxwell. He was a member of the Dresden Methodist church and was a 32nd degree mason, having membership in the Coshocton F & AM lodge and the Syrian Temple at Pittsburgh.

The body will be returned to the residence tonight from the Baughman funeral home at Dresden.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Wednsay at the residence. Burial will be in Dresden cemetery."^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ "Montford Maxwell." Zanesville Signal (Ohio), 6 February 1950, p. 12.

• "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X62H-VFS : 9 March 2018), Montford Maxwell, 08 Feb 1875; citing Birth, Crosscreek, Jefferson, Ohio, United States, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 900,039.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M898-XRQ : 16 July 2017), Montford Maxwell in entry for James Maxwell, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 100, sheet 270A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1037; FHL microfilm 1,255,037.