Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Telephone, October 4, 1892, p. 4.
END OF A USEFUL LIFE
Dr. James D. Maxwell died Friday morning, September 30, at nine o'clock at his home on South College Avenue.
Dr. Maxwell was born May 29, 1815, at Hanover, Indiana. He was brought to Bloomington with his father's family, Dr. David H. Maxwell, in May 1819, and at the time of his death he was the oldest resident citizen in Bloomington. Dr. Maxwell's father was a pioneer in Indiana coming to Jefferson County while the country was yet a territory. He was a member of the first Constitutional Convention of the state at Corydon in 1816, and from his public efforts on behalf of Indiana University in those early days he may properly be called the "father" of that institution. He was president of the board of trustees, and from 1820 to his death in 1854 he was continuously a member of the board.
Dr. James D. Maxwell, the son, graduated from the Indiana University in 1833 and with a single, exception, that of Judge Andrew Wylie, of Washington, D. C., he was the oldest living graduate of the university.
In 1836, Dr. Maxwell went with Professor Elliott of Indiana University to become a teacher in the Mississippi College of which Professor Elliott had been elected president. On his return to Bloomington, Dr. Maxwell studied medicine with his father and graduated from the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1844. From that time up to within the last two years he practiced medicine continuously in Bloomington and was one of the most prominent physicians in Southern Indiana.
Dr. Maxwell was a lifelong friend of Indiana University and served as secretary of the Board of Trustees from 1840 to 1855 and as a member of the Board from 1860 to the time of his death. His service in this capacity was the result of an earnest public spirit and of his ardent and constant love the University.
No one, except it be his distinguished father, ever gave so fully and unselfishly of his time, his energy and his talent to the service of his state in promoting the interest of the University. He bore its affairs upon his heart; its reverses were to him a personal sorrow; its prosperity was his delight. He has watched its course at every turn with a paternal affection for 52 years and in that time his heart has ever been faithful to its interests, and his hand and brain have been potent factors in shaping its destiny. It will seem passing strange that the Indiana University should be without a Maxwell as an official guardian of its interests.
Dr. Maxwell was a faithful member of the Presbyterian Church, a valuable citizen, conscientious and honest in all things, and a man whose word and works have done much for the community in which he lived. He married Louisa J. Howe in 1843 who, with nine children, survive him. Three of the children - Mrs. Vinson Carter, Howard and Dr. Allison Maxwell-live in Indianapolis; Mrs. Allan Philput in Philadelphia, the others are residents of Bloomington. They have a precious heritage in the name and heritage of James D. Maxwell.
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MAXWELL, (Dr.) James Darwin
Died at his home in Bloomington on Friday (Sept. 30, 1892). The eldest son of Dr. David H. And Mary (Dunn) Maxwell. Born May 19, 1815 near Hanover in Jefferson Co., Indiana. His parents were natives of Kentucky and removed to Indiana in 1809, locating near Hanover, where they lived for ten years until they came to Bloomington and occupied a house on the site of the present (1892) National Hotel. Dr. James Darwin Maxwell's father was Bloomington's first physician. James Darwin Maxwell married Louisa J. Howe on July 6, 1843, and they were the parents of ten children, among them Dr. James Darwin Maxwell, Jr., who later practiced with his father. The funeral of Dr. James Darwin Maxwell, Sr. was held on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 2, 1892) at 2:30 p.m. at the family residence on S. College Ave. in Bloomington. Sermon by Judge Banta.
Republican Progress, Wed., Oct. 5, 1892. Newspaper Archives, I.U. Library. [Monroe County Early Obits, copied by Dorothy Hamm from microfilm prepared by the Newspaper Archives, Indiana University (IU), available at the Monroe County Historical Society (MCHS). NOTE: There is no longer a newspaper archives at IU and the microfilm cannot be located. The cards from which the microfilm was made is part of the clipping file available at the MCHS. The cards may or may not contain the entire obituary.]
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Burial Records state - MAXWELL, JAMES D / Date of Death - 9/30/1892 / Last Residence - (Blank) / Place of Birth - (Blank) / Age - 77 / Gender - M / Cemetery - Rose Hill / Section and Lot - Spencer Addition, 114
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Other Sources:
1.) INDIANA UNIVERSITY, ITS HISTORY, 1828-1890, Theophilus A. Wylie, 1890, pp. 173
JAMES DARWIN MAXWELL
James Darwin Maxwell, born May 19, 1815, Hanover, Jefferson Co., Indiana.
Residence: Bloomington. Educated in county schools. Degrees: A. B. A. M.
Indiana University, and M. D. Jefferson Medical College, Philidelphia. Dr. Maxwell soon after graduationg, was made a tutor in the University. In 1836, went with Professor Elliot of Indiana University, adn became a teacher in Mississippi College, of Which Professor Elliot been elected President.
Returning to Bloomigton, he studied medicine with his father Dr. D.H. Maxwell for a short time, and then went to Jefferson college, Philadelphia.
Occupation,: practitioner of medicine. Position: Secretary of Board of Trustees of Indiana University, and for many years a member, and for some time President. Dr. Maxwell married Miss Louisa Howe of Bloomington in 1839.
2.) Monroe County Indiana Will Book 5, pp. 109-111, available on microfilm, see Local History Microfilm Collection Roll #38, Monroe County Public Library, Bloomington, Indiana. NOTE: According to the Rose Hill Cemetery Index, James D. Maxwell, Sr., died on September 30, 1892. James D. Maxwell, Sr. was a member of the board of trustees at Indiana University from 1838 until the time of his death. He was also a prominent physician.
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I, James D. Maxwell of Bloomington, Monroe county, Indiana, make and publish this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all wills by me heretofore made.
Item 1st--I devise that all my just debts be paid out of any monies on hand a the time of my death, and if there should be no monies on hand, then I direct that my executrix shall sell personal property to pay the same, or if deemed advisable and practical, to turn over notes and accounts in satisfaction of the same.
Item 2nd--I bequeath all my real estate and personal property wherever situate to my wife, Louisa H. Maxwell, desiring but not requiring that she shall use and control the same, as she may deem proper for her own benefit and for the benefit of our children, more especially such of them as may remain with her and be dependent upon her.
Item 3rd--I hereby nominate and appoint my wife, Louisa H. Maxwell, executrix of this my last will and testament and desire that she be not required to give bond for a performance of her duties as said executrix.
Signed this 21st day of December, A. D. 1874.
James D. Maxwell
Resigned and re-executed this 5th day of September 1892.
James D. Maxwell
END OF A USEFUL LIFE
Dr. James D. Maxwell died Friday morning, September 30, at nine o'clock at his home on South College Avenue.
Dr. Maxwell was born May 29, 1815, at Hanover, Indiana. He was brought to Bloomington with his father's family, Dr. David H. Maxwell, in May 1819, and at the time of his death he was the oldest resident citizen in Bloomington. Dr. Maxwell's father was a pioneer in Indiana coming to Jefferson County while the country was yet a territory. He was a member of the first Constitutional Convention of the state at Corydon in 1816, and from his public efforts on behalf of Indiana University in those early days he may properly be called the "father" of that institution. He was president of the board of trustees, and from 1820 to his death in 1854 he was continuously a member of the board.
Dr. James D. Maxwell, the son, graduated from the Indiana University in 1833 and with a single, exception, that of Judge Andrew Wylie, of Washington, D. C., he was the oldest living graduate of the university.
In 1836, Dr. Maxwell went with Professor Elliott of Indiana University to become a teacher in the Mississippi College of which Professor Elliott had been elected president. On his return to Bloomington, Dr. Maxwell studied medicine with his father and graduated from the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1844. From that time up to within the last two years he practiced medicine continuously in Bloomington and was one of the most prominent physicians in Southern Indiana.
Dr. Maxwell was a lifelong friend of Indiana University and served as secretary of the Board of Trustees from 1840 to 1855 and as a member of the Board from 1860 to the time of his death. His service in this capacity was the result of an earnest public spirit and of his ardent and constant love the University.
No one, except it be his distinguished father, ever gave so fully and unselfishly of his time, his energy and his talent to the service of his state in promoting the interest of the University. He bore its affairs upon his heart; its reverses were to him a personal sorrow; its prosperity was his delight. He has watched its course at every turn with a paternal affection for 52 years and in that time his heart has ever been faithful to its interests, and his hand and brain have been potent factors in shaping its destiny. It will seem passing strange that the Indiana University should be without a Maxwell as an official guardian of its interests.
Dr. Maxwell was a faithful member of the Presbyterian Church, a valuable citizen, conscientious and honest in all things, and a man whose word and works have done much for the community in which he lived. He married Louisa J. Howe in 1843 who, with nine children, survive him. Three of the children - Mrs. Vinson Carter, Howard and Dr. Allison Maxwell-live in Indianapolis; Mrs. Allan Philput in Philadelphia, the others are residents of Bloomington. They have a precious heritage in the name and heritage of James D. Maxwell.
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MAXWELL, (Dr.) James Darwin
Died at his home in Bloomington on Friday (Sept. 30, 1892). The eldest son of Dr. David H. And Mary (Dunn) Maxwell. Born May 19, 1815 near Hanover in Jefferson Co., Indiana. His parents were natives of Kentucky and removed to Indiana in 1809, locating near Hanover, where they lived for ten years until they came to Bloomington and occupied a house on the site of the present (1892) National Hotel. Dr. James Darwin Maxwell's father was Bloomington's first physician. James Darwin Maxwell married Louisa J. Howe on July 6, 1843, and they were the parents of ten children, among them Dr. James Darwin Maxwell, Jr., who later practiced with his father. The funeral of Dr. James Darwin Maxwell, Sr. was held on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 2, 1892) at 2:30 p.m. at the family residence on S. College Ave. in Bloomington. Sermon by Judge Banta.
Republican Progress, Wed., Oct. 5, 1892. Newspaper Archives, I.U. Library. [Monroe County Early Obits, copied by Dorothy Hamm from microfilm prepared by the Newspaper Archives, Indiana University (IU), available at the Monroe County Historical Society (MCHS). NOTE: There is no longer a newspaper archives at IU and the microfilm cannot be located. The cards from which the microfilm was made is part of the clipping file available at the MCHS. The cards may or may not contain the entire obituary.]
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Burial Records state - MAXWELL, JAMES D / Date of Death - 9/30/1892 / Last Residence - (Blank) / Place of Birth - (Blank) / Age - 77 / Gender - M / Cemetery - Rose Hill / Section and Lot - Spencer Addition, 114
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Other Sources:
1.) INDIANA UNIVERSITY, ITS HISTORY, 1828-1890, Theophilus A. Wylie, 1890, pp. 173
JAMES DARWIN MAXWELL
James Darwin Maxwell, born May 19, 1815, Hanover, Jefferson Co., Indiana.
Residence: Bloomington. Educated in county schools. Degrees: A. B. A. M.
Indiana University, and M. D. Jefferson Medical College, Philidelphia. Dr. Maxwell soon after graduationg, was made a tutor in the University. In 1836, went with Professor Elliot of Indiana University, adn became a teacher in Mississippi College, of Which Professor Elliot been elected President.
Returning to Bloomigton, he studied medicine with his father Dr. D.H. Maxwell for a short time, and then went to Jefferson college, Philadelphia.
Occupation,: practitioner of medicine. Position: Secretary of Board of Trustees of Indiana University, and for many years a member, and for some time President. Dr. Maxwell married Miss Louisa Howe of Bloomington in 1839.
2.) Monroe County Indiana Will Book 5, pp. 109-111, available on microfilm, see Local History Microfilm Collection Roll #38, Monroe County Public Library, Bloomington, Indiana. NOTE: According to the Rose Hill Cemetery Index, James D. Maxwell, Sr., died on September 30, 1892. James D. Maxwell, Sr. was a member of the board of trustees at Indiana University from 1838 until the time of his death. He was also a prominent physician.
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I, James D. Maxwell of Bloomington, Monroe county, Indiana, make and publish this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all wills by me heretofore made.
Item 1st--I devise that all my just debts be paid out of any monies on hand a the time of my death, and if there should be no monies on hand, then I direct that my executrix shall sell personal property to pay the same, or if deemed advisable and practical, to turn over notes and accounts in satisfaction of the same.
Item 2nd--I bequeath all my real estate and personal property wherever situate to my wife, Louisa H. Maxwell, desiring but not requiring that she shall use and control the same, as she may deem proper for her own benefit and for the benefit of our children, more especially such of them as may remain with her and be dependent upon her.
Item 3rd--I hereby nominate and appoint my wife, Louisa H. Maxwell, executrix of this my last will and testament and desire that she be not required to give bond for a performance of her duties as said executrix.
Signed this 21st day of December, A. D. 1874.
James D. Maxwell
Resigned and re-executed this 5th day of September 1892.
James D. Maxwell
Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Telephone, October 4, 1892, p. 4.
END OF A USEFUL LIFE
Dr. James D. Maxwell died Friday morning, September 30, at nine o'clock at his home on South College Avenue.
Dr. Maxwell was born May 29, 1815, at Hanover, Indiana. He was brought to Bloomington with his father's family, Dr. David H. Maxwell, in May 1819, and at the time of his death he was the oldest resident citizen in Bloomington. Dr. Maxwell's father was a pioneer in Indiana coming to Jefferson County while the country was yet a territory. He was a member of the first Constitutional Convention of the state at Corydon in 1816, and from his public efforts on behalf of Indiana University in those early days he may properly be called the "father" of that institution. He was president of the board of trustees, and from 1820 to his death in 1854 he was continuously a member of the board.
Dr. James D. Maxwell, the son, graduated from the Indiana University in 1833 and with a single, exception, that of Judge Andrew Wylie, of Washington, D. C., he was the oldest living graduate of the university.
In 1836, Dr. Maxwell went with Professor Elliott of Indiana University to become a teacher in the Mississippi College of which Professor Elliott had been elected president. On his return to Bloomington, Dr. Maxwell studied medicine with his father and graduated from the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1844. From that time up to within the last two years he practiced medicine continuously in Bloomington and was one of the most prominent physicians in Southern Indiana.
Dr. Maxwell was a lifelong friend of Indiana University and served as secretary of the Board of Trustees from 1840 to 1855 and as a member of the Board from 1860 to the time of his death. His service in this capacity was the result of an earnest public spirit and of his ardent and constant love the University.
No one, except it be his distinguished father, ever gave so fully and unselfishly of his time, his energy and his talent to the service of his state in promoting the interest of the University. He bore its affairs upon his heart; its reverses were to him a personal sorrow; its prosperity was his delight. He has watched its course at every turn with a paternal affection for 52 years and in that time his heart has ever been faithful to its interests, and his hand and brain have been potent factors in shaping its destiny. It will seem passing strange that the Indiana University should be without a Maxwell as an official guardian of its interests.
Dr. Maxwell was a faithful member of the Presbyterian Church, a valuable citizen, conscientious and honest in all things, and a man whose word and works have done much for the community in which he lived. He married Louisa J. Howe in 1843 who, with nine children, survive him. Three of the children - Mrs. Vinson Carter, Howard and Dr. Allison Maxwell-live in Indianapolis; Mrs. Allan Philput in Philadelphia, the others are residents of Bloomington. They have a precious heritage in the name and heritage of James D. Maxwell.
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MAXWELL, (Dr.) James Darwin
Died at his home in Bloomington on Friday (Sept. 30, 1892). The eldest son of Dr. David H. And Mary (Dunn) Maxwell. Born May 19, 1815 near Hanover in Jefferson Co., Indiana. His parents were natives of Kentucky and removed to Indiana in 1809, locating near Hanover, where they lived for ten years until they came to Bloomington and occupied a house on the site of the present (1892) National Hotel. Dr. James Darwin Maxwell's father was Bloomington's first physician. James Darwin Maxwell married Louisa J. Howe on July 6, 1843, and they were the parents of ten children, among them Dr. James Darwin Maxwell, Jr., who later practiced with his father. The funeral of Dr. James Darwin Maxwell, Sr. was held on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 2, 1892) at 2:30 p.m. at the family residence on S. College Ave. in Bloomington. Sermon by Judge Banta.
Republican Progress, Wed., Oct. 5, 1892. Newspaper Archives, I.U. Library. [Monroe County Early Obits, copied by Dorothy Hamm from microfilm prepared by the Newspaper Archives, Indiana University (IU), available at the Monroe County Historical Society (MCHS). NOTE: There is no longer a newspaper archives at IU and the microfilm cannot be located. The cards from which the microfilm was made is part of the clipping file available at the MCHS. The cards may or may not contain the entire obituary.]
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Burial Records state - MAXWELL, JAMES D / Date of Death - 9/30/1892 / Last Residence - (Blank) / Place of Birth - (Blank) / Age - 77 / Gender - M / Cemetery - Rose Hill / Section and Lot - Spencer Addition, 114
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Other Sources:
1.) INDIANA UNIVERSITY, ITS HISTORY, 1828-1890, Theophilus A. Wylie, 1890, pp. 173
JAMES DARWIN MAXWELL
James Darwin Maxwell, born May 19, 1815, Hanover, Jefferson Co., Indiana.
Residence: Bloomington. Educated in county schools. Degrees: A. B. A. M.
Indiana University, and M. D. Jefferson Medical College, Philidelphia. Dr. Maxwell soon after graduationg, was made a tutor in the University. In 1836, went with Professor Elliot of Indiana University, adn became a teacher in Mississippi College, of Which Professor Elliot been elected President.
Returning to Bloomigton, he studied medicine with his father Dr. D.H. Maxwell for a short time, and then went to Jefferson college, Philadelphia.
Occupation,: practitioner of medicine. Position: Secretary of Board of Trustees of Indiana University, and for many years a member, and for some time President. Dr. Maxwell married Miss Louisa Howe of Bloomington in 1839.
2.) Monroe County Indiana Will Book 5, pp. 109-111, available on microfilm, see Local History Microfilm Collection Roll #38, Monroe County Public Library, Bloomington, Indiana. NOTE: According to the Rose Hill Cemetery Index, James D. Maxwell, Sr., died on September 30, 1892. James D. Maxwell, Sr. was a member of the board of trustees at Indiana University from 1838 until the time of his death. He was also a prominent physician.
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I, James D. Maxwell of Bloomington, Monroe county, Indiana, make and publish this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all wills by me heretofore made.
Item 1st--I devise that all my just debts be paid out of any monies on hand a the time of my death, and if there should be no monies on hand, then I direct that my executrix shall sell personal property to pay the same, or if deemed advisable and practical, to turn over notes and accounts in satisfaction of the same.
Item 2nd--I bequeath all my real estate and personal property wherever situate to my wife, Louisa H. Maxwell, desiring but not requiring that she shall use and control the same, as she may deem proper for her own benefit and for the benefit of our children, more especially such of them as may remain with her and be dependent upon her.
Item 3rd--I hereby nominate and appoint my wife, Louisa H. Maxwell, executrix of this my last will and testament and desire that she be not required to give bond for a performance of her duties as said executrix.
Signed this 21st day of December, A. D. 1874.
James D. Maxwell
Resigned and re-executed this 5th day of September 1892.
James D. Maxwell
END OF A USEFUL LIFE
Dr. James D. Maxwell died Friday morning, September 30, at nine o'clock at his home on South College Avenue.
Dr. Maxwell was born May 29, 1815, at Hanover, Indiana. He was brought to Bloomington with his father's family, Dr. David H. Maxwell, in May 1819, and at the time of his death he was the oldest resident citizen in Bloomington. Dr. Maxwell's father was a pioneer in Indiana coming to Jefferson County while the country was yet a territory. He was a member of the first Constitutional Convention of the state at Corydon in 1816, and from his public efforts on behalf of Indiana University in those early days he may properly be called the "father" of that institution. He was president of the board of trustees, and from 1820 to his death in 1854 he was continuously a member of the board.
Dr. James D. Maxwell, the son, graduated from the Indiana University in 1833 and with a single, exception, that of Judge Andrew Wylie, of Washington, D. C., he was the oldest living graduate of the university.
In 1836, Dr. Maxwell went with Professor Elliott of Indiana University to become a teacher in the Mississippi College of which Professor Elliott had been elected president. On his return to Bloomington, Dr. Maxwell studied medicine with his father and graduated from the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1844. From that time up to within the last two years he practiced medicine continuously in Bloomington and was one of the most prominent physicians in Southern Indiana.
Dr. Maxwell was a lifelong friend of Indiana University and served as secretary of the Board of Trustees from 1840 to 1855 and as a member of the Board from 1860 to the time of his death. His service in this capacity was the result of an earnest public spirit and of his ardent and constant love the University.
No one, except it be his distinguished father, ever gave so fully and unselfishly of his time, his energy and his talent to the service of his state in promoting the interest of the University. He bore its affairs upon his heart; its reverses were to him a personal sorrow; its prosperity was his delight. He has watched its course at every turn with a paternal affection for 52 years and in that time his heart has ever been faithful to its interests, and his hand and brain have been potent factors in shaping its destiny. It will seem passing strange that the Indiana University should be without a Maxwell as an official guardian of its interests.
Dr. Maxwell was a faithful member of the Presbyterian Church, a valuable citizen, conscientious and honest in all things, and a man whose word and works have done much for the community in which he lived. He married Louisa J. Howe in 1843 who, with nine children, survive him. Three of the children - Mrs. Vinson Carter, Howard and Dr. Allison Maxwell-live in Indianapolis; Mrs. Allan Philput in Philadelphia, the others are residents of Bloomington. They have a precious heritage in the name and heritage of James D. Maxwell.
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MAXWELL, (Dr.) James Darwin
Died at his home in Bloomington on Friday (Sept. 30, 1892). The eldest son of Dr. David H. And Mary (Dunn) Maxwell. Born May 19, 1815 near Hanover in Jefferson Co., Indiana. His parents were natives of Kentucky and removed to Indiana in 1809, locating near Hanover, where they lived for ten years until they came to Bloomington and occupied a house on the site of the present (1892) National Hotel. Dr. James Darwin Maxwell's father was Bloomington's first physician. James Darwin Maxwell married Louisa J. Howe on July 6, 1843, and they were the parents of ten children, among them Dr. James Darwin Maxwell, Jr., who later practiced with his father. The funeral of Dr. James Darwin Maxwell, Sr. was held on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 2, 1892) at 2:30 p.m. at the family residence on S. College Ave. in Bloomington. Sermon by Judge Banta.
Republican Progress, Wed., Oct. 5, 1892. Newspaper Archives, I.U. Library. [Monroe County Early Obits, copied by Dorothy Hamm from microfilm prepared by the Newspaper Archives, Indiana University (IU), available at the Monroe County Historical Society (MCHS). NOTE: There is no longer a newspaper archives at IU and the microfilm cannot be located. The cards from which the microfilm was made is part of the clipping file available at the MCHS. The cards may or may not contain the entire obituary.]
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Burial Records state - MAXWELL, JAMES D / Date of Death - 9/30/1892 / Last Residence - (Blank) / Place of Birth - (Blank) / Age - 77 / Gender - M / Cemetery - Rose Hill / Section and Lot - Spencer Addition, 114
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Other Sources:
1.) INDIANA UNIVERSITY, ITS HISTORY, 1828-1890, Theophilus A. Wylie, 1890, pp. 173
JAMES DARWIN MAXWELL
James Darwin Maxwell, born May 19, 1815, Hanover, Jefferson Co., Indiana.
Residence: Bloomington. Educated in county schools. Degrees: A. B. A. M.
Indiana University, and M. D. Jefferson Medical College, Philidelphia. Dr. Maxwell soon after graduationg, was made a tutor in the University. In 1836, went with Professor Elliot of Indiana University, adn became a teacher in Mississippi College, of Which Professor Elliot been elected President.
Returning to Bloomigton, he studied medicine with his father Dr. D.H. Maxwell for a short time, and then went to Jefferson college, Philadelphia.
Occupation,: practitioner of medicine. Position: Secretary of Board of Trustees of Indiana University, and for many years a member, and for some time President. Dr. Maxwell married Miss Louisa Howe of Bloomington in 1839.
2.) Monroe County Indiana Will Book 5, pp. 109-111, available on microfilm, see Local History Microfilm Collection Roll #38, Monroe County Public Library, Bloomington, Indiana. NOTE: According to the Rose Hill Cemetery Index, James D. Maxwell, Sr., died on September 30, 1892. James D. Maxwell, Sr. was a member of the board of trustees at Indiana University from 1838 until the time of his death. He was also a prominent physician.
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I, James D. Maxwell of Bloomington, Monroe county, Indiana, make and publish this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all wills by me heretofore made.
Item 1st--I devise that all my just debts be paid out of any monies on hand a the time of my death, and if there should be no monies on hand, then I direct that my executrix shall sell personal property to pay the same, or if deemed advisable and practical, to turn over notes and accounts in satisfaction of the same.
Item 2nd--I bequeath all my real estate and personal property wherever situate to my wife, Louisa H. Maxwell, desiring but not requiring that she shall use and control the same, as she may deem proper for her own benefit and for the benefit of our children, more especially such of them as may remain with her and be dependent upon her.
Item 3rd--I hereby nominate and appoint my wife, Louisa H. Maxwell, executrix of this my last will and testament and desire that she be not required to give bond for a performance of her duties as said executrix.
Signed this 21st day of December, A. D. 1874.
James D. Maxwell
Resigned and re-executed this 5th day of September 1892.
James D. Maxwell
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Emma T. Maxwell Carter
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Mary Elizabeth Maxwell
1845–1902
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Howard Maxwell
1847–1907
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Dr Allison Maxwell
1848–1915
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James D. Maxwell
1850–1891
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David Howe Maxwell
1852–1904
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Anna Elizabeth Maxwell Philputt
1854–1933
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Louise Allen Maxwell
1857–1926
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Fannie Belle Maxwell
1859–1941
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Juliette M. Maxwell
1861–1939
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