Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameOlive WEST
Birth23 Feb 1826, Petersburg, Rensselaer, New York5567
Death24 Jun 1855, Grafton, Rensselaer, New York8129,5566 Age: 29
Individual Notes
• Descended from John Maxson.1054
Census
• 1855 NY Census: Petersburg, Rensselaer, New York. Age 29.8133
Spouses
1Daniel Horace MAXSON 1428
Birth8 Jun 1823, Petersburg, Rensselaer, New York5566,1054
Death5 May 1893, Humboldt, Richardson, Nebraska5566,8129 Age: 69
ResidenceHumboldt City, Richardson County, Nebraska (1890)5568
FatherDaniel MAXSON (1787-1858)
MotherSusannah ARMSBURY (1791-1873)
Individual Notes
• He moved from Petersburg to Deerfield, O., 1862. Here he enlisted in Co. F, 115 Ohio Reg’t of Vols., served 3 years. He took a homestead in Richardson Co., Nebraska. In 1866 he moved to Humboldt, Neb., where he d., leaving his 3rd wife.1054
Census
• 1855 NY Census: Petersburg, Rensselaer, New York. Age 31. Head.8133
• 1870 Census: Table Rock, Pawnee, Nebraska. Age 46, b NY. Farmer. $1500; $250.5564
• 1885 Nebraska Census: Humboldt, Richardson, Nebraska. Age 61, b NY. Listed as D. H. Maxon.5565
Military
• Private, H Company, 15th Ohio Infantry Regiment, 13 Aug 1862 – 22 Jun 1865.5568
Marriage16 Jul 1846, Petersburg, Rensselaer, New York5566,5567,8129
ChildrenGerrit Smith (1849-1919)
 Philena (Died as Child) (1853-1858)
Last Modified 1 May 2023Created 19 May 2025 using Reunion 14 for Macintosh
Updated 19 May 2025
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