Whiteside County IL Archives Biographies.....Maxwell, Samuel A ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00003.html#0000719 January 31, 2008, 3:08 am Author: Portrait/Bio Album, Whiteside County IL 1885 Samuel A. Maxwell, teacher, at Unionville, has been all his life a resident in Whiteside County, having been born Dec. 27, 1851, in the township of Mt. Pleasant. His father and mother were Ambrose I. and Artemisia (Hulce) Maxwell. His father and mother were natives of Delaware Co., N. Y., and came thence, in 1837, to Lyndon Township, with the family whom they accompanied from their native State. They were married in 1839, and they went for a brief period to Ogle County, whence they returned to Lyndon Township, the scene of their life's labors, and where they are still resident. The father was one of the first mechanics in the county, and his services were in eager demand among the settlers. Mr. Maxwell is the youngest of five children, and he had two brothers and two sisters—Louisa, Calvin A., James H. and Mary M. He obtained his education previous to his 20th year, in the common schools of his native county, and he subsequently attended the High Schools at Lyndon and at Polo, Ogle County. He was graduated at the latter institution in 1875. He interspersed his periods of study with teaching, to which he has since devoted his time in various parts of the county. In 1882 he took charge of the school at Unionville, in which capacity he is still operating. Mr. Maxwell holds credentials from the highest educational tribunals in the State, and is a member of the National Educational Association. He was united in marriage Dec. 27, 1876, in Lyndon Township, to Esther W., daughter of Dennis and Harriet (Gary) Austin, and the three children now belonging to the family are named Edith L., Ralph E. and Vera J. Mrs. Maxwell was born April 20, 1857, in Lyndon Township. Her father was bom in Indiana, and her mother in the State of New York. They settled in Lyndon Township in 1854, and had 10 children, named Emery, Willard F., Franklin P., Harrison C., Esther W., Olive B., Lincoln A., Hattie B., Clara E. and Clark D. In political adherence Mr. Maxwell is a Republican, and supports the issues of the party of Prohibition. He is a member of the Baptist Church, to which his wife also belongs. Additional Comments: Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, Illinois, Containing Full- page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County. Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1885. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/whiteside/bios/maxwell2350nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 3.0 Kb