I'm blogging the Aunt Minerva stuff Mom gave me.....our great aunt was a teacher and a farmer....and look what she wrote her genealogy research notes on! made me smile!

esp. the deficiency report....was she researching at school....or did she just carry these about with her in case she felt the need to write one???

handwritten note VIRGINIA 1860 CENSUS TAZEWELL CO.

Witten Maxwell-55-M-farmer (check out) b. date 1805

Alice Maxwell 54-F-b date 1806

Mary J. Maxwell -25-F- b date 1835

James C. Maxwell-29-M-Saddler

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*check out*

Register of Marriage Tazewell Co. VA

1878-Oct. 3- Tazewell Co. Witten Maxwell - Sally Carter

huaband: 73 years of age

wife: was 48 yrs. of age

husband: widowed

wife: single

both from Tazewell Co.

husbands parents: Jas. & Polly Maxwell.

wife parents: no info

wife: no info

husband: mechanic

marriage preformed by W.B. Oney

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Thomas Witten Maxwell

father: James C. Maxwell

mother: Minerva Creswell

children were 5- 3 boys and 2 girls.

father- Witten Maxwell

mother- Alice Creswell

children were:

1. Susy C. Maxwell b. (MON) May 12 1828

2. James C. Maxwell (Grandpa) b. (MON) Dec 17 1829

3. Mary Jane Maxwell b. (WED) Dec 26 1832

4. Henry Maxwell b. (TUES) June 4 1835

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Witten Maxwell born 1805-killed by train 89 yrs. old. married Alice Criswell

father: James Maxwell

mother: Mary Witten

children: James C., Susan, Henry, Evans, Mary G. and Frances M.