Wayne-Union County IN Archives Biographies.....Maxwell, Benjamin F. May 22, 1836 - 
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Author: History of Wayne County, Indiana;Volume II, (1884)

Jackson Township
p. 582

Benjamin F. Maxwell was born May 22, 1836, in Union County, Ind., the youngest 
son of Hugh Maxwell, who was born in Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 11, 1801. He 
emigrated to Union Count, Ind., in 1816, where he lived over fifty years and 
followed agricultural pursuits. He was married in 1826 to Anna, daughter of 
William and Miriam Talbert, who were among the first settlers of Union County, 
having come from North Carolina about 1810. They were the parents of six sons 
and six daughters, seven of the family still living. In 1875 he moved with his 
family to Dublin, where they still reside. Mr. Maxwell and wife are aged 
respectively eighty-three and seventy-seven years, and are both, consistent 
members of the Society of Friends. Benjamin F. Maxwell received his education 
in the district school, and afterward attended the college at Richmond one 
term, after which he taught school two winters. He resided at home till he was 
twenty-four years of age, and in 1860 he married Sylvia, daughter of William 
A. and Sarah Rambo, of Richmond, Ind. Their children are---Linnetta S., Naomi 
R. and Perry F. After his marriage Mr. Maxwell followed farming for three 
years near .Centreville, when he removed to Union County, where he remained 
eight years. In 1871 he removed his family to Dublin, Wayne Co., Ind., where 
he has since carried on a farm and an extensive nursery. He is also engaged in 
the mercantile business under the firm name of White & Maxwell. Mr. Maxwell 
and family belong to the Society of Friends, all being members by birthright.

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