OBITS: MAXWELL,James D. 1879 Jefferson County Ohio

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STEUBENVILLE WEEKLY GAZETTE, December 26, 1879 
MAXWELL, JAMES D., a well known citizen of Steubenville, and for many years 
an employee in the Jefferson nail mill, died on Saturday at his residence, 
No. 220 South Fourth Street, in the 47th year of his age. The deceased was 
born in Jefferson County, Pa. March 25, 1833, and came to Steubenville about 
twenty three years ago, and engaged with the Jefferson Iron Works company as 
a nailer, and was an employee of theirs constantly until about three years 
ago, when he was forced to quit work on account of contracting the disease 
known as nailer's consumption. In 1860 he was united in marriage to Miss 
Margaret Jones, who, with her daughter, preceded him to the spirit land. 
Some three years after the deah of his first wife, August 17, 1869 he was 
again married to Miss Sally Fry, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. S. F. Fry, who, 
with two children and his aged mother, survive him. He was a member of the 
Meridian Lodge, NO. 234 F. & A. M., Union Chapter No. 15, R. A. M., and 
Steuvenville commandery No. 11, K. T. Funeral services conducted by Rev. 
J. M. Carr, of Kramer Church. He died Saturday, December 20, 1879. Funeral 
Sunday.