RanHam Tree » Mordecai Clark Maxwell (1835-1916)
Personal data Mordecai Clark Maxwell
Source 1Sources 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22- Alternative name: Mordica C. Maxwell
- He was born on February 27, 1835 in Starr Township,Morgan,Ohio, Verenigde Staten.Sources 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 22
- Alternative: He was born about 1834 in Ohio.
- Resident:
- in the year 1917: Santa Monica, California, USA.Source 21
- in the year 1870: Jefferson, Greene, Indiana, United States.Source 10
- in the year 1916: Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California, USA.Sources 12, 18
- in the year 1850: Starr, Hocking, Ohio, USA.Source 11
- in the year 1910: Hunter, Sheridan, Nebraska, Verenigde Staten.Source 7
- Owen County, Indiana.Source 20
- in the year 1856: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA.Source 9
- on June 12, 1885: Clear Creek Precinct, Sherman, Nebraska.Sources 4, 14
- in the year 1900: Herrick, Knox, Nebraska, Verenigde Staten.Source 6
- in the year 1880: Jefferson, Greene, Indiana, USA.Source 19
- He died on December 11, 1916 in Old Soldiers Home,Sawtelle,California, Verenigde Staten, he was 81 years old.Sources 16, 17, 20, 22
- Alternative: He died on December 11, 1916 in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California, United States, he was 81 years old.
- He is buried in Chadron, Dawes County, Nebraska, USA.Sources 16, 17
- A child of Morgan Maxwell and Mary Anne Smith
Household of Mordecai Clark Maxwell
(1) He is married to Mary Mariah Fritz.
They got married on February 24, 1858 at Spencer Twp., Guernsey County, Ohio, he was 22 years old.Sources 8, 15
(2) He had a relationship with Marv J Maxwell.
(3) He is married to Isabel Miriam "Belle" Harper.
They got married in the year 1865, he was 29 years old.Source 6
They got married on April 9, 1868 at Vincennes,Knox,Indiana,USA, he was 33 years old. They got married on April 9, 1868 at Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, United States, he was 33 years old.Child(ren):
- Lucetta Maxwell ± 1862-????
- Nina Belle Maxwell 1873-1874
- Ida Maxwell ± 1876-????
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Sources
- (Not public)
- U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, National Archives and Records Administration, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Se / Ancestry.com
- U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, National Park Service / Ancestry.com
- Nebraska, State Census Collection, 1860-1885, Ancestry.com, National Archives and Records Administration; Nebraska State Census; Year: 1885; Series/Record Group: M352; County: Sherman; Township: Clear Creek; Page: 1 / Ancestry.com
- Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908, Ancestry.com, Library and Archives of the Nebraska State Historical Society; Lincoln, Nebraska / Ancestry.com
- 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Herrick, Knox, Nebraska; Roll: 932; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1240932 / Ancestry.com
- 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hunter, Sheridan, Nebraska; Roll: T624_855; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0213; FHL microfilm: 1374868 / Ancestry.com
- Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1870; Census Place: Jefferson, Greene, Indiana; Roll: M593_318; Page: 387B; Image: 294; Family History Library Film: 545817 / Ancestry.com
- 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1850; Census Place: Starr, Hocking, Ohio; Roll: 695; Page: 388B / Ancestry.com
- U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907, Ancestry.com, Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes / Ancestry.com
- Nebraska, State Census, 1885, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Ancestry.com, Owen County Indiana; Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Vol, W. P. A. Original Record Located: Compiled by Indi; Book: 28; Page: 272 / Ancestry.com
- (Not public)
- Web: Nebraska, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2012, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- California, Voter Registrations, 1900-1968, Ancestry.com, California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968 / Ancestry.com
- 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jefferson, Greene, Indiana; Roll: 280; Family History Film: 1254280; Page: 44D; Enumeration District: 296; Image: 0418 / Ancestry.com
- U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, comp / Ancestry.com
- (Not public)
- California, Death Index, 1905-1939, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday February 27, 1835
- The temperature on February 27, 1835 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: omtrent betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1835: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
- January 8 » The United States national debt is zero for the only time.
- February 1 » Slavery is abolished in Mauritius.
- May 5 » The first railway in continental Europe opens between Brussels and Mechelen.
- May 6 » James Gordon Bennett, Sr. publishes the first issue of the New York Herald.
- August 30 » Australia: Melbourne, Victoria is founded.
- October 2 » Texas Revolution: Mexican troops attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia.
Day of marriage February 24, 1858
- The temperature on February 24, 1858 was about -4.4 °C. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 54%. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
- From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
- In the year 1858: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- January 25 » The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn is played at the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter, Victoria, and Friedrich of Prussia, and becomes a popular wedding processional.
- January 30 » The first Hallé concert is given in Manchester, England, marking the official founding of The Hallé orchestra as a full-time, professional orchestra.
- April 16 » The Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is wound up.
- August 5 » Cyrus West Field and others complete the first transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts. It will operate for less than a month.
- August 16 » U.S. President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. However, a weak signal forces a shutdown of the service in a few weeks.
- November 17 » Modified Julian Day zero.
Day of death December 11, 1916
- The temperature on December 11, 1916 was between -1.4 °C and 3.2 °C and averaged 1.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
- March 15 » United States President Woodrow Wilson sends 4,800 United States troops over the U.S.–Mexico border to pursue Pancho Villa.
- March 16 » The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing cross the US–Mexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa.
- June 1 » Louis Brandeis becomes the first Jew appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
- August 29 » The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act.
- September 15 » World War I: Tanks are used for the first time in battle, at the Battle of the Somme.
- December 30 » The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita.
Same birth/death day
- 1807 » Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet and educator († 1882)
- 1809 » Jean-Charles Cornay, French missionary and saint († 1837)
- 1816 » William Nicholson, English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of Victoria († 1865)
- 1847 » Ellen Terry, English actress († 1928)
- 1848 » Hubert Parry, English composer and historian († 1918)
- 1859 » Bertha Pappenheim, Austrian-German activist and author († 1936)
- 1906 » Charles Townsend, American fencer, engineer, and academic (b. 1872)
- 1909 » Ludwig Mond, German-born chemist and British industrialist who discovered the metal carbonyls (b. 1839)
- 1913 » Carl von In der Maur, Governor of Liechtenstein (b. 1852)
- 1918 » Ivan Cankar, Slovenian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1876)
- 1920 » Olive Schreiner, South African author and activist (b. 1855)
- 1936 » Myron Grimshaw, American baseball player (b. 1875)
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