Brief Life History of Cyrus Haymond
When Cyrus Haymond Maxwell was born on 22 March 1863, in St. George, Tucker, West Virginia, United States, his father, Rufus Maxwell, was 34 and his mother, Sarah Jane Bonnifield, was 28. He married Melvina Jane Adams in 1887, in Tucker, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Union District, Preston, West Virginia, United States in 1900 and Morgan District, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 25 July 1943, in Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in East Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (23)
- Silas H Maxwell in household of Rufas Maxwell, "United States Census, 1870"
- C. H. Maxwell in entry for George Ralph Maxwell and Florence Lucille Sutphen, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Cyrus A Maxwell, "United States Census, 1940"
Spouse and Children
1863–1943 Male
1864–1953 Female
Children (6)
1889–1890 Male
1891–1948 Female
1894–1986 Male
1898–1975 Male
1899–1985 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1828–1907 Male
1834–1897 Female
Siblings (14)
1854–1926 Male
1855–1861 Female
1857–1924 Female
1859–1942 Female
1860–1860 Female
+9 More Children
World Events (8)
1865
Age 2
1865 · The Assassination of a President
Age 2
1886
Age 23
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from a place in Kelso, near Melrose in Roxburghshire, the name of a salmon pool on the Tweed near Kelso Bridge. The placename is first recorded in 1144 in the form Mackeswell ‘Mack's spring or stream’ (Old English well(a)).
Irish: adopted for Ó Meisceall, see Miskell . This surname is common in Ulster.
Jewish: arbitrary adoption of the Scottish name, or Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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