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Ancestors of Howard Taft Maxwell

Generation No. 5

      16. Thomas Maxwell, Sr.²³⁸, born January 24, 1784 in PA or VA; died March 14, 1851²³⁸. He married 17. Clarkia Williamson 1803 in Green Co., KY²³⁸.

      17. Clarkia Williamson, born 1777 ²³⁹; died July 27, 1849 ²⁴⁰.

More About Thomas Maxwell, Sr.:
Family Moved 1: To Crawford Co., IN²⁴⁰
Family Moved 2: 1819, Returned to KY from Crawford Co., IN²⁴⁰
Family Moved 3: 1822, From KY to Sangamon Co., IL²⁴⁰
Family Moved 4: 1830, From Sangamon Co., IL to Knox Co., IL²⁴⁰
Military service: 1832, Fought in Black Hawk war²⁴⁰

Children of Thomas Maxwell and Clarkia Williamson are:

	8	i.		James Maxwell, born April 09, 1810 in Crawford Co., IN; died September 29, 1895 in Hampton, Rock Island Co., IL; married Elizabeth Larimore March 29, 1829 in Sangamon Co., IL.
		ii.		Mary Maxwell²⁴⁰, born May 26, 1813 in Crawford Co., IN²⁴⁰; died May 21, 1840 in Knox Co., IL²⁴⁰; married Daniel Robertson November 25, 1830 in Knox Co., IL²⁴⁰; born June 12, 1804 in Perthshire, SCOTLAND²⁴⁰; died April 06, 1890 in Knox Co., IL²⁴⁰.

More About Daniel Robertson:
Land: First settler (with his brother Alexander) of Henderson Tp., Knox Co., IL ²⁴¹

iii.

Thomas Maxwell, Jr.²⁴², born March 08, 1815 in Crawford Co., IN²⁴²; died May 08, 1890²⁴²; married Rhoda Hodges March 06, 1836 in Knox Co., IL²⁴²; born 1815 in Salem Co., IN²⁴².

More About Thomas Maxwell, Jr.:
Cause of Death: Railroad cars²⁴²
Family Moved 1: 1850, To Red Oak Grove²⁴²
Family Moved 2: 1867, To MO, but later returned to North Henderson, Mercer Co., IL²⁴²
Military service: 1832, Fought in Black Hawk war²⁴²

More About Rhoda Hodges:
Moved: 1835, To Knox Co., IL²⁴²

		iv.		Henry Maxwell²⁴², born October 25, 1816; married Sarah Hodghs August 13, 1839 ²⁴³
		v.		Reuben Maxwell ²⁴⁴, born October 17, 1818 ²⁴⁵; died April 16, 1885²⁴⁵
		vi.		William Maxwell ²⁴⁶, born 1819 ²⁴⁷; died 1889; married Civility Honor Stephenson May 22, 1842.

      18. Rev. Richard Larimore He married 19. Mary Benningfield.

      19. Mary Benningfield

Child of Richard Larimore and Mary Benningfield is:

Elizabeth Larimore, born November 08, 1812 in Missouri Territory; died January 27, 1891 in Galesburg, IL; married James Maxwell March 29, 1829 in Sangamon Co., IL.

      22. John Casebeer²⁴⁹, born December 24, 1798 in Washington Co., PA²⁴⁹; died February 09, 1881 in Tuscarawas Co., OH²⁴⁹. He was the son of 44. John Casebeer and 45. Nancy Best. He married 23. Nancy Smiley January 11, 1821 in Tuscarawas Co., OH ²⁵⁰.

      23. Nancy Smiley²⁵¹, born February 07, 1804²⁵¹; died April 05, 1870 in Coshockton Co., OH²⁵¹. She was the daughter of 46. George Smiley.

Children of John Casebeer and Nancy Smiley are:

11	i.	Sarah Casebeer, born February 01, 1820; died January 07, 1858 in Knox Co., IL; married Darius Snow April 23, 1839.
	ii.	William Casebeer²⁵¹, born 1822 in OH²⁵¹; married Harriet Unknown
	iii.	(Mary) Ann Casebeer²⁵¹, born 1824 in OH²⁵¹; married Unknown Norris
	iv.	Jane Casebeer²⁵¹, born 1828 in OH²⁵¹
	v.	George W. Casebeer²⁵¹, born October 05, 1831 in OH²⁵¹; married Elizabeth Kniseley January 01, 1857 ²⁵²
	vi.	Catherine Ann Casebeer²⁵², born 1835 in OH ²⁵³; married George W. Moore October 15, 1857 ²⁵⁴
	vii.	Rachel Casebeer ²⁵⁵, born 1837 in OH²⁵⁵; married Joseph B. Bennett January 19, 1871 ²⁵⁶
	viii.	John F. Casebeer ²⁵⁷, born September 11, 1839 in OH²⁵⁷; married Harriet Weitz August 1866.
	ix.	Robert M. Casebeer²⁵⁷, born 1840 in IN²⁵⁷; married Unknown Unknown 1864.
	x.	Nancy Casebeer²⁵⁷, born 1844 in IN²⁵⁷
	xi.	Jacob Washington Casebeer ²⁵⁸, born February 01, 1847 in IN²⁵⁸; married Mary Ann McCurdy

      30. James Ashton²⁵⁹, born June 1797 in IRELAND ²⁶⁰; died September 27, 1873 in prob. Jasper Co., IA ²⁶¹. He was the son of 60. Possibly Joseph Ashton. He married 31. Hannah Unknown.

      31. Hannah Unknown

Notes for James Ashton:
Buried next to Jane ASHTON (d. 19 July 1862, Aged 30 Y, 6 M, 19 D)

More About James Ashton:
Buried at: Ashton Cemetery, Jasper Co., IA - row 21

Children of James Ashton and Hannah Unknown are:

	15	i.		Sara Ashton, born July 04, 1834 in IL; died July 01, 1874 in prob. Clear Creek Tp., Jasper Co., IA; married Abyram L. Leonard
		ii.		Jane Ashton, born Abt. January 01, 1832; died July 19, 1862.

Notes for Jane Ashton:
According to Ann Maxwell, this is the daughter of James, who she is buried next to. However, this has not been confirmed. I also do not have confirmed who her mother was.

More About Jane Ashton:
Buried at: Ashton Cemetery, Clear Creek Tp., Jasper Co., IA - Aged 30 Y 6 M 19 D ²⁶².

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