William A. Maxwell, 17901862 (aged 72 years)

Name
William A. /Maxwell/
Given names
William A.
Surname
Maxwell
Birth
Note: date is incorrect, but perhaps location is correct
Birth
INDI:BIRT:_PRIM: Y
Note: Despite the 1790 birth date provided by Jenkins, birth year is clearly later. His age, as given by three consecutive censuses (1830-1850) indicates his birth year must have been no earlier than 1799 (which assumes his birthdate fell after the census was enumerated each time) and no later than 1800 (which assumes he already passed his birthday when the census was enumerated):

Despite the 1790 birth date provided by Jenkins, birth year is clearly later. His age, as given by three consecutive censuses (1830-1850) indicates his birth year must have been no earlier than 1799 (which assumes his birthdate fell after the census was enumerated each time) and no later than 1800 (which assumes he already passed his birthday when the census was enumerated):
1830: age 20-30
1840: age 30-40
1850: age 50

Marriage
FAM:MARR:_PRIM: Y
Birth of a daughter
between 1820 and 1825
INDI:EVEN:_PRIM: Y
INDI:EVEN:_SDATE: AFT 20 JUL 1820
Note: She doesn't appear with this family group in any census after 1830. However, she could easily have been old enough to marry before 1840, in which case, she would have a new surname and appear elsewhere in the census.
Birth of a son
INDI:EVEN:_PRIM: Y
Birth of a daughter
between 1825 and 1830
INDI:EVEN:_PRIM: Y
Birth of a daughter
INDI:EVEN:_PRIM: Y
Census
1830 (aged 40 years)
INDI:CENS:_PRIM: Y
Note: 1830 Monroe County Alabama Census

1830 Monroe County Alabama Census
Sheet #44, Line 5

William A. Maxwell
Free White Males:

  • 5-10: 1
  • 20-30: 1
    Free White Females:
  • 0-5: 2
  • 5-10: 1
  • 20-30: 1
Birth of a son
INDI:EVEN:_PRIM: Y
Note: James was enumerated in the 1850 census as being age 16. The census date in 1850 was 01 June, so that puts James' birth date between 02 June 1833 and 01 June 1834. James was listed in the 1860 mortality schedule as having died in January at age 26, so that puts his birth date between 01 February 1833 and 01 January 1834. Considering the overlap of these two possible birth date ranges, James would have been born between 02 June 1833 and 01 Feb 1834.
Birth of a son
INDI:EVEN:_PRIM: Y
Birth of a son
Birth of a son
Birth of a son
INDI:EVEN:_PRIM: Y
Note: Alabama, Census of Confederate Soldiers, 1907, 1921

Alabama, Census of Confederate Soldiers, 1907, 1921
Alabama Department of Archives & History; Montgomery, Alabama; <i>Alabama Census of Confederate Soldiers, 1907 and 1921;</i> Roll: <i>Multiple Regiments (Montgomery County #51-A);</i> Roll Number: <i>215</i>

Census
1840 (aged 50 years)
Note: 1840 Monroe County Alabama Census

1840 Monroe County Alabama Census
Sheet #226, Line 17

William A. Maxwell
Free White Males:

  • 0-5: 2
  • 5-10: 1
  • 15-20: 1
  • 30-40: 1
    Free White Females:
  • 10-15: 1
  • 30-40: 1
Birth of a son
HTML (fam)
http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.griffith/104.106.1216/mb.ashx
Note: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.griffith/104.106.1216/mb.ashx

http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.griffith/104.106.1216/mb.ashx
This message board post provides some info for future research:

  • Nellie is nickname for Elendor Griffith
  • Birth in VA, 1804.
  • Migration of Maxwell family

One response to this post provides Nellie's parents' names (Isaac Griffith and Margaret McLain) and marriage location (Monroe Co., AL). The poster, "ponyo" (real name Zella Fuller) also posted to the Helton board (see http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.helton/180.209.247/mb.ashx). There she gives the names of the parents of William and Nellie Maxwell's daughter-in-law, Rebeccca Helton (William and Elizabeth Helton).

Marriage of a son
FAM:EVEN:_PRIM: Y
Birth of a son
INDI:EVEN:_PRIM: Y
Note: Joseph lives three houses away from William in 1860 (age 17). Listed as "under 21" in 1855. Not listed (although age 6) in 1850.
Marriage of a daughter
Birth of a son
INDI:EVEN:_PRIM: Y
Marriage of a son
FAM:EVEN:_PRIM: Y
Marriage of a son
FAM:EVEN:_PRIM: Y
Death of a son
Cause: of unknown cause
Census1860
Address: 1st District
Death of a son
INDI:EVEN:_PRIM: Y
INDI:EVEN:_SENT: [Person] died< of [M1]> <[Date]> <near [Place]> <[Person:Age]>.
Note: wounds suffered at the Battle of South Mountain
INDI:_AMTID
342254659635:1030:173207176
Death
INDI:DEAT:_PRIM: Y
Family with Elenore Griffith
himself
17901862
Birth: 1790Pendleton District, South Carolina, United States
Death: November 25, 1862Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States
wife
18041880
Birth: 1804 24 16 Virginia, United States
Death: between June 2, 1870 and June 1, 1880
Marriage MarriageJuly 20, 1820Madison County, Alabama, United States
6 years
daughter
1820
Birth: between 1820 and 1825 35 21
Death:
5 years
son
18241868
Birth: 1824 34 20 Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Death: July 3, 1868Montgomery, Alabama, United States
7 years
daughter
1825
Birth: between 1825 and 1830 40 26
Death:
3 years
daughter
18271908
Birth: 1827 37 23 Monroe County, Alabama, United States
Death: June 23, 1908Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States
7 years
son
18331860
Birth: between June 2, 1833 and February 1, 1834 44 30 Monroe County, Alabama, United States
Death: January 1860Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States
4 years
son
1836
Birth: 1836 46 32 Alabama, United States
Death:
2 years
son
18381908
Birth: January 1838 48 34 Alabama, United States
Death: January 31, 1908Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States
7 years
son
18411862
Birth: between September 16, 1841 and June 1, 1844 54 40 Alabama, United States
Death: September 15, 1862Boonsboro, Washington, Maryland, United States
5 years
son
18461873
Birth: 1846 56 42
Death: December 28, 1873Texas, United States
Birth
Birth
Marriage
Census
Census
Census1860
Death
Birth

date is incorrect, but perhaps location is correct

Birth

Despite the 1790 birth date provided by Jenkins, birth year is clearly later. His age, as given by three consecutive censuses (1830-1850) indicates his birth year must have been no earlier than 1799 (which assumes his birthdate fell after the census was enumerated each time) and no later than 1800 (which assumes he already passed his birthday when the census was enumerated):
1830: age 20-30
1840: age 30-40
1850: age 50

Census

1830 Monroe County Alabama Census
Sheet #44, Line 5

William A. Maxwell
Free White Males:

  • 5-10: 1
  • 20-30: 1
    Free White Females:
  • 0-5: 2
  • 5-10: 1
  • 20-30: 1
Census

1840 Monroe County Alabama Census
Sheet #226, Line 17

William A. Maxwell
Free White Males:

  • 0-5: 2
  • 5-10: 1
  • 15-20: 1
  • 30-40: 1
    Free White Females:
  • 10-15: 1
  • 30-40: 1
HTML (fam)

http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.griffith/104.106.1216/mb.ashx
This message board post provides some info for future research:

  • Nellie is nickname for Elendor Griffith
  • Birth in VA, 1804.
  • Migration of Maxwell family

One response to this post provides Nellie's parents' names (Isaac Griffith and Margaret McLain) and marriage location (Monroe Co., AL). The poster, "ponyo" (real name Zella Fuller) also posted to the Helton board (see http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.helton/180.209.247/mb.ashx). There she gives the names of the parents of William and Nellie Maxwell's daughter-in-law, Rebeccca Helton (William and Elizabeth Helton).