Martha Jane Jordan was born in about 1854 in Hardeman County, Tennessee. She married John T Maxwell on 31 July 1873. To read more about Martha click here. John T Maxwell and Martha Jane Jordan Maxwell were most likely the parents of the following children:
Roelza Napoleon "Poly Maxwell
Roelza Napoleon "Poly", born 11 March 1879 in Hardeman County, Tennessee. Poly completed his junior year of high school and then went to work as a laborer, primarily involved with the cotton gin. He married Jodie Murray Stapp in Fannin County, Texas on 4 November 1900. Poly died on 25 June 1943 in Leonard, Texas. Poly and Jodie were the parents of five children:
- Mary, born 29 January 1903 in Fannin County, Texas / died of multiple myeloma on 12 March 1965 in Bonham, Texas. Mary married Artemus Driggers, a blacksmith and World War I veteran. Mary died on 12 March 1965 at the age of 62. She and Artemis had three children:
- Sammye Jo, born 14 August 1922. Sammye was a nurse and served during World War II where she met her husband, a Marine named Fred Irwin. They married in 1942 and were a military family until 1960, eventually settling in Arlington, Texas. Sammye was the dean of students at the College of Medical and Dental Assistants in Dallas, Texas. She died on 8 September 2010 and is buried at the DFW National Cemetery. Sammye and Fred had two sons: Chuck and Walter. Click here to see Sammye's obituary.
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| Sammye Jo Driggers Irwin 1922-2010 Photo from Find a Grave Index |
- Maxwell Earl "Max", born 31 March 1926 in Bailey, Texas. Max married Elizabeth Arlene "Betty" Port. They had one son named Jim about whom I have no information beyond his name. Max and Betty's marriage ended in divorce (date unknown), and he married a woman named Mildred May (last name unknown). Max died of a heart attack on 15 March 1988 while traveling abroad in Ankara, Turkey. His remains were returned to the US for internment, and he is buried in Arlington, Texas.
- James Louis "Jim", born 19 August 1930 in Bailey, Texas. Jim was a Air Force staff sergeant and employee of Indiana University. After retiring he moved back to Texas. He was married to Teri (maiden name unknown), and they had three daughters: Barbara, Mary, and Catherine. Jim died on 5 June 2012 and is buried at DFW National Cemetery.
James Louis "Jim" Driggers 1930-2012
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- Nolan Thomas, born 12 December 1904 in Leonard, Texas. Nolan was single most of his life and worked in sales and as a public school teacher and coach. On 19 April 1972 he married Hazel Fry Chapman, a widow. Nolan died on 1 May 1988 in Richardson, Texas and is buried in Collin County, Texas.
- Oleta, born 18 April 1907 in Fannin County, Texas. Oleta married Vince "Joe Bailey" O'Dell. Joe Bailey worked for the railroad, and he and Oleta lived in Greenville, Texas until their deaths in 1962 and 1974, respectively. They had three children:
- Leta Jo, born 4 August 1936 in Greenville, Texas. Leta married Bobby Gene McGee on 31 August 1956 and had three daughters: Susan, Jennifer Dian, and Cathy Lynn. Susan died in 1997 at the age of 37. Jennifer Dian was born with spina bifida and lived only one day, 11 October 1970. Leta died on 11 June 2004 and is buried in Leonard, Texas.
- Mary D, born about 1938 in Greenville, Texas. No other information is known.
- Author Thomas "Joey", born 12 July 1941 in Greenville, Texas. Joey had four marriages and one child (name unknown). He died on 12 October 2001, and is buried in Leonard, Texas.
- Arthur F, born 6 June 1910 in Texas. Arthur married Lavonia Mae Howell on 19 May 1939. Arthur served in the US Army during World War II, but he does not appear to have been deployed overseas. Arthur and Lavonia had one son, Joe Arthur, born in 1951 in Fannin County, Texas. Lavonia died in 1975, and Arthur remarried to Imogene Marley in 1978. They remained married until Arthur's death on 10 March 1985. Arthur is buried in Bonham, Texas next to his first wife.
- Stapp Napoleon, born 1 August 1912 in Fannin County, Texas. Stapp married Naomi Rebekah Wright and they had one child, Michael Wright, born in 1940. Michael died of a drug overdose in 1973. Stapp worked as an administrator in Texas public schools until he died of malignant melanoma on 18 April 1979 at the age of 66. He is buried in Webster, Texas.
Mary Ellen Maxwell
Mary Ellen Maxwell was born in about 1880 and died in early childhood. Most researchers list her date of death as 1883, but no records corroborate that date.
Arthur Young Maxwell
Arthur Young Maxwell was born on 30 March 1881 in Nashville, Tennessee. He married Matilda Marie Armstrong in Fannin County, Texas on 27 February 1907. Arthur worked as a railroad fireman in Denison, Texas for over 40 years. He died of heart disease on 6 February 1961 and is buried in Sherman, Texas. Arthur and Matilda had two daughters:
Walter F Maxwell
Walter F Maxwell was born in 1882. The only record of Walter is the 1900 Federal Census where he is listed as the 18 year old stepson of Mary Maxwell.
Mary Ellen Maxwell was born in about 1880 and died in early childhood. Most researchers list her date of death as 1883, but no records corroborate that date.
Arthur Young Maxwell
Arthur Young Maxwell was born on 30 March 1881 in Nashville, Tennessee. He married Matilda Marie Armstrong in Fannin County, Texas on 27 February 1907. Arthur worked as a railroad fireman in Denison, Texas for over 40 years. He died of heart disease on 6 February 1961 and is buried in Sherman, Texas. Arthur and Matilda had two daughters:
- Pauline, born about 1908. Pauline is on the 1910, 1920, and 1930 Federal Censuses living with Arthur and Matilda. After 1930 there is no further record.
- Dorothy May, born about 1915. Dorothy is on the 1920, 1930, and 1940 Federal Censuses living with Arthur and Matilda. After 1940 there is no further record.
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| Arthur & John Maxwell (brothers) in June 1959 Photo from rorayek at Ancestry.com |
Walter F Maxwell
Walter F Maxwell was born in 1882. The only record of Walter is the 1900 Federal Census where he is listed as the 18 year old stepson of Mary Maxwell.
Henry Levett Maxwell
John Luther Maxwell
John Luther Maxwell was born on 30 June 1886 in Texas. He married Nettie Jane Hale on 14 October 1903 and they moved to Durant, Oklahoma. In 1910 and 1920 John and Nettie are listed as farmers on the Federal Censuses.
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| Maxwell Family about 1915. John, Nettie, Ruby, Ruth, and Marjorie Photo from jorayek at Ancestry.com |
Nettie died on 8 May 1924 in Ardmore, Oklahoma. John and Nettie had three daughters:
- Ruby Ethel, born 15 August 1907 in Oklahoma. Ruby married D F McLaughlin in about 1922 at the age of 15. They had two sons: Calvin T and James Donald. Between 1930-1940 D F died and Ruby married Ulysses S "Bud" Whiteley. They lived in Pampa, Texas until Ruby's death from cancer on 27 April 1966. She is buried in Pampa.
Ruby Ethel Maxwell about 1908
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Ruby Ethel Maxwell about 1909
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Ruby Ethel Maxwell
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Ruby Maxwell Whiteley, Ulysses S "Bud" Whiteley, Calvin McLaughlin (left), Donald McLaughlin (right)
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Ruby Maxwell Whiteley & Ulyssess S "Bud" Whiteley
Photo from jorayek at Ancestry.com - Ruth M, born about 1910. Ruth is listed in public records as being married to Lawrence L Page and living with him in Ardmore, Oklahoma in 1926 and 1928 (age 16 and 18). No information about Lawrence Page is readily available. In 1930, the Federal Census lists Ruth and two sons, Burnice D and J L, living with Ruth's parents. She worked as a saleswoman in the hosiery department. No information about Ruth is available after 1930. Researchers on Ancestry.com list her date of death in 1933, but I have not found sources to confirm that date. Information about her sons is scarce as well. This is most likely due to the fact that Oklahoma records are not accessible online. Further research may be able to fill in the holes.
Ruby Ethel & Ruth M Maxwell about 1910
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Ruth M Maxwell
Photo from jorayek at Ancestry.com - Marjorie, born 3 July 1914 in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Marjorie married young just as her sisters did. By 1930 at the age of 16, she was divorced (or perhaps pregnant and never married) and living with her parents. Her daughter, Belva June, was born 12 April 1930. Belva's father is unnamed, but some researchers list him as Houston Price, a 17 year old from Ardmore. The last record of Marjorie was the 1940 Federal Census. She was unmarried, working as a waitress, and living in Ardmore. Researchers on Ancestry.com list two more marriages for Marjorie: Clarence Earl Colwell in 1936 and Maurice James Ferrar in 1943; however, no records confirm these marriages. Marjorie died on 11 May 2004. She is buried under the name Marjorie Maxwell in Ardmore, Oklahoma.
- Belva June, born 12 April 1930 in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Belva married Joseph Michael Travato on 19 June 1944 in Marietta, Oklahoma. Shortly after their marriage Joe, who was with the Army Air Corps, was deployed to Italy where he fought in World War II. Belva moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to be with Joe's family. Joe returned from the war, and they lived in Pittsburgh until 1973 when they relocated back to Ardmore. Belva and Joe had one son, Joseph, and six daughters: Carol, Patricia, Annette, Margie, Joann, and Rose. Belva died on 2 April 1997 and is buried in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Click here to see Belva's obituary. Click here to see Joe's obituary and read more of Belva and Joe's story.
Belva June Maxwell 1943
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Belva June & Joe Trovato 1944
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Three years after Nettie's death, John married Mary Myrtle Jones Hoosier on 7 March 1927. Myrtle had a son, Jesse Jack Hoosier Jr, from a previous marriage. It is unclear whether she was a widow or a divorcee. John and Myrtle lived in and around Ardmore, Oklahoma where John worked as a farm laborer and a truck driver.
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| John Luther & Mary Myrtle Maxwell in downtown Ardmore, OK Photo from jorayek at Ancestry.com |
John died on 2 December 1961. He and Myrtle had one son:
- Dale Leon, born 30 Oct 1929 in Ardmore, Okahoma. Dale was a leather craftsman. His first wife was Patsy Delores Griffith. Dale and Patsy had the following children: Michael Dale, Pamela, Stephen, John, and Jana. Dale and Patsy divorced, and he married Ima Jean Looney on 27 September 1965. Dale died on 8 February 2008 and is buried in Ardmore.
Dale Leon Maxwell
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