Biographical Sketch of Robert M. Maxwell, Johnson County, Missouri
Simpson Township
>From "The History of Johnson County, Missouri," 
Kansas City Historical Co. 1881

ROBERT M. MAXWELL,

farmer and stock raiser; P.O. Montserrat. Born in Madison county,
Kentucky, April 6, 1821.  His father, Thomas J.  Maxwell, was a native
of Virginia; born in l777, and emigrated to Kentucky in an early day.
In 1818 he made a trip to Missouri to see the country, and in 1826 moved
here with his family, settling in Howard county, and died the following
year.  Robert's mother was also from Virginia; she continued to live in
Howard county, Mo., after the death of her husband, till the spring
1834, went to Cooper county, remaining two years, then in the spring
1837, came to Johnson county, settling near Knobnoster; several years
thereafter she went to live with her children in Howard county, and in
1857 she returned to Johnson; and in 1859 she died, at the age of
eighty-one years.  Robert M., the youngest of fourteen children, was
married to Louisiana J. Tebbs, daughter of George Tebbs, in 1841.  She
died in 1857, leaving six children: Lucinda J., George T., Sarah E.,
James M., William T. and Robert F.  George T. died January, 1862, and
James died August 5, 1866.  He married for his second wife, in 1857,
Mrs. Mary A. Lyle, a native of Kentucky.  She was born September 20,
1833, and when she married Mr. M., had four children: John L., George
T., Charles S.L. and Joshua L.  By this union they had nine children,
(two of whom died in infancy:)  Mary S., Isaac, Amanda C., Jefferson C.,
Anna, Lucy and Ernest.  Mr. and Mrs. M. are members of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church.  Mr. M. has held important offices in his township,
among which were constable and justice of the peace.

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