Biography of John W Maxwell of Huron and Isabella counties, Michigan Copyright © 1997 by Candy Grubb. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. _____________________________________________________________________ >From "History of North Washington" Published 1904 Transcribed by: Candy Grubb (candyg@theofficenet.com) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHN W. MAXWELL John W. Maxwell is to be numbered with the thrifty and skillful agriculturists of western Stevens county. His farm lies about one mile northeast from Daisy, and was secured in 1891 by homestead right. He has embellished his present place with valuable improvements and is now devoting his entire time to producing the fruits of the field. John W. Maxwell was born on February 11, 1868 in Huron county, Michigan, the son of William and Aurilla (Dibble) Maxwell, natives of Hastings county, Canada. When our subject was small he went with his parents to visit their native place whence they returned to the United States in 1879, locating in Isabella county, Michigan. In 1890 the family came to Spokane where, soon after, the mother died. Our subject engaged in farming around Spokane for a time, having taken his homestead, as stated, in 1891. He spent considerable of his time in working in various places. In 1895, on March 10, Mr. Maxwell married Miss Ida Weget, a native of the Williamette valley, Oregon. The next year Mr. Maxwell moved his wife to the homestead and since then this has been their home. Mrs. Maxwell's father, Thomas Weget, was a native of New York state and crossed the plains in 1840 to the Williamette valley, being one of the earliest settlers there. In 1876 he came to Spokane county, Washington, being also a pioneer in that place. Mrs. Maxwell has the following brothers and sisters, T.D., Wilber P., Edward, Albert, and Mrs. Eva Hosington. Mr. Maxwell has brothers and sisters named as follows, William, Mrs. Mary E. Stewart, Margaret J., Robert J., Mrs. Annie Wood, George W., Mrs. Alice Vest, Clarence, Earl, and Sarah. To Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell two children have been born, Ray W., and Ruth E. The home place is supplied with a good residence, barns, outbuildings, fences, orchard, and so forth, while plenty of pure spring water is at hand. In addition to general farming Mr. Maxwell raises stock. Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell are both devout members of the Free Methodist church, while his father, who owns eighty acres of land adjoining his son's place, also is a member of the same denomination. Mr. Maxwell and his father, who is now in his sixty-seventh year, are both active for the welfare of the community and especially for better educational facilities.