Biography of James O. Maxwell, 1902, Baker Co. Oregon: Surnames: Maxwell, Hand.

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An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, pub. 1902
by Western Historical Pub. Co. of Chicago. page 276

James O. Maxwell

Mr. Maxwell was born near Rocheport, Boone county, Missouri, on November 24,
1853, his parents being Wallace and Anne Maxwell. He remained in his native
state until about twenty-two years of age, coming then to California, where he
wrought for wages during a full quadrennium, thereupon coming to Baker county.
He purchased three hundred and twenty acres four miles northwest of Haines,
and set assiduously and zealously about the task of improving and cultivating
the same. Conserving the rewards of his thrift and enterprise, he was enabled
to add to his original realty holdings from time to time until he is now the
owner of eight hundred acres, and has control of about a thousand acres in
all. His place is perhaps as well improved as any in Baker county, and is
stocked with about two hundred head of fine, graded Shorthorn cattle, thirty
of which are dairy cows. Mr. Maxwell has also many hogs and horses, and a very
choice family orchard.

In religion, Mr. Maxwell is a Baptist, his membership at present being in the
church of that denomination at Haines. In Baker county, on January 23, 1887,
he married Miss Nancy A., a native of Illinois, and a daughter of James and
Elizabeth Hand, and to their union have been born seven children, all of whom
are at home, namely, Lena A., J. Wallace, Myrtle E., John E., Rosa A., Charles
Dewey and Omer O. In addition to the excellent improvements that adorn and
enhance the value of the agricultural portion of Mr. Maxwell's estate, he has
one of the most beautiful and comfortably and tastily furnished residences in
the county, in which good cheer abounds and joy adds its grace to the material
comforts of competence.