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- King.GEDCOM. Electronic. Date of Import: December13, 2001.
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[Don Maxwell .FTW]
Sources: Clark Co. Pioneers, A Cenntennial Salute, pg. 449, pub. by Clark Co. Genealogical Society, 1989.
The daughter of Ennels Clauss Davis and Joyce Elizabeth Bell, Mary Elizabeth Davis was born on August 22, 1853, in Sacramento, California. her mother, who was born in 1831 in Tennessee, died in 1858 leaving three children: Ennels Cloumbus davis, age eight; mary elizabeth Daivs, age five; and William A. Daivs, age three.
Two years after their mother's death, Ennels brought the two younger children to Clark County to leave in the care of his mother, Nancy Mariah Dawson Davis Kinder, who had come to the Lewis River country the previous year from Illinois. Ennels then returned to California where he resided for several years.
The Kinder family lived at "Kinder Rock," located on the east fork of the Lewis River. The rock later served as part of the foundation for the bridge on Highway Ninety-nine. Later the family moved to land on the north fork of the river.
In the late 1860s or early 1870s, Nancy Kinder separated from her husband and moved to Pekin where there was a store and a post office. By this time Ennels had returned from California and had taken a homestead directly across the river on the Clark County side. Another man had filed on the claim but Ennels bought him out and completed the house that he had started. Ennels maintained a ferry across the river and had a dock for loading steamboats traveling to and from Portland; it was known as Davis Landing.
Mary lived at Davis Landing with her father and younger brother from the age of sixteen until her marriage to George Washington Maxwell on January 4, 1885. They then moved to his farm on the bank of the Columbia River west of Woodland. George was born on July 29, 1832, at Dayton, OH, the son of Benjamin Maxwell and Jane McCormick. The family moved from Ohio to Indiana and in 1850 to southeastern Iowa. In 1851 George traveled west to California, where he mined at Yreka the first winter. He then came north to Yamhill County, Oregon. During the Indian Wars of 1855/56, he served in the Washington Volunteers, with the rank of Lieutenant. In the late 1850s George was married to Joann Caples and had two sons, Lawrence V. and Chester B. Maxwell.
In the early 1870s, George spent some time mining in Idaho and British Columbia. In later years he made many short trips, prospecting for gold. Always interested in thoroughbred horses, he raised some very fine trotters. He was well informed on political matters and world events. In 1872 he served in the Territorial Legislature of Washington. He was in charge of a general store at Pekin in 1882 and 1883. He was able to speak the Indian dialect and had many of them as his customers and friends.
Three years after their marriage, Mary and George sold the farm and moved to Idaho, but in a few weeks returned because of the death of her father. Her grandmother, Nancy Kinder, had been paralyzed for several years and Mary helped to care for her until her death in 1889. Mary and George bought out her brother's interest in their father's and grandmother's estates. Ennels was married to Harriet Strong and William was married to Martha Black. William was Captain of the "Mascot" for many years.
In 1897 the Maxwells moved back to the Clark County place, and in 1906 they moved to Vancouver. George passed away on May 30, 1914, and is buried in the Post Military Cemetery at Vancouver. Mary died on January 27, 1941, and is buried in the Park Hill Cemetery at Vancouver.
The daughter of Ennels Clauss Davis and Joyce Elizabeth Bell, Mary Elizabeth Davis was born on August 22, 1853, in Sacramento, California. her mother, who was born in 1831 in Tennessee, died in 1858 leaving three children: Ennels Cloumbus davis, age eight; mary elizabeth Daivs, age five; and William A. Daivs, age three.
Two years after their mother's death, Ennels brought the two younger children to Clark County to leave in the care of his mother, Nancy Mariah Dawson Davis Kinder, who had come to the Lewis River country the previous year from Illinois. Ennels then returned to California where he resided for several years.
The Kinder family lived at "Kinder Rock," located on the east fork of the Lewis River. The rock later served as part of the foundation for the bridge on Highway Ninety-nine. Later the family moved to land on the north fork of the river.
In the late 1860s or early 1870s, Nancy Kinder separated from her husband and moved to Pekin where there was a store and a post office. By this time Ennels had returned from California and had taken a homestead directly across the river on the Clark County side. Another man had filed on the claim but Ennels bought him out and completed the house that he had started. Ennels maintained a ferry across the river and had a dock for loading steamboats traveling to and from Portland; it was known as Davis Landing.
Mary lived at Davis Landing with her father and younger brother from the age of sixteen until her marriage to George Washington Maxwell on January 4, 1885. They then moved to his farm on the bank of the Columbia River west of Woodland. George was born on July 29, 1832, at Dayton, OH, the son of Benjamin Maxwell and Jane McCormick. The family moved from Ohio to Indiana and in 1850 to southeastern Iowa. In 1851 George traveled west to California, where he mined at Yreka the first winter. He then came north to Yamhill County, Oregon. During the Indian Wars of 1855/56, he served in the Washington Volunteers, with the rank of Lieutenant. In the late 1850s George was married to Joann Caples and had two sons, Lawrence V. and Chester B. Maxwell.
In the early 1870s, George spent some time mining in Idaho and British Columbia. In later years he made many short trips, prospecting for gold. Always interested in thoroughbred horses, he raised some very fine trotters. He was well informed on political matters and world events. In 1872 he served in the Territorial Legislature of Washington. He was in charge of a general store at Pekin in 1882 and 1883. He was able to speak the Indian dialect and had many of them as his customers and friends.
Three years after their marriage, Mary and George sold the farm and moved to Idaho, but in a few weeks returned because of the death of her father. Her grandmother, Nancy Kinder, had been paralyzed for several years and Mary helped to care for her until her death in 1889. Mary and George bought out her brother's interest in their father's and grandmother's estates. Ennels was married to Harriet Strong and William was married to Martha Black. William was Captain of the "Mascot" for many years.
In 1897 the Maxwells moved back to the Clark County place, and in 1906 they moved to Vancouver. George passed away on May 30, 1914, and is buried in the Post Military Cemetery at Vancouver. Mary died on January 27, 1941, and is buried in the Park Hill Cemetery at Vancouver.
The daughter of Ennels Clauss Davis and Joyce Elizabeth Bell, Mary Elizabeth Davis was born on August 22, 1853, in Sacramento, California. her mother, who was born in 1831 in Tennessee, died in 1858 leaving three children: Ennels Cloumbus davis, age eight; mary elizabeth Daivs, age five; and William A. Daivs, age three.
Two years after their mother's death, Ennels brought the two younger children to Clark County to leave in the care of his mother, Nancy Mariah Dawson Davis Kinder, who had come to the Lewis River country the previous year from Illinois. Ennels then returned to California where he resided for several years.
The Kinder family lived at "Kinder Rock," located on the east fork of the Lewis River. The rock later served as part of the foundation for the bridge on Highway Ninety-nine. Later the family moved to land on the north fork of the river.
In the late 1860s or early 1870s, Nancy Kinder separated from her husband and moved to Pekin where there was a store and a post office. By this time Ennels had returned from California and had taken a homestead directly across the river on the Clark County side. Another man had filed on the claim but Ennels bought him out and completed the house that he had started. Ennels maintained a ferry across the river and had a dock for loading steamboats traveling to and from Portland; it was known as Davis Landing.
Mary lived at Davis Landing with her father and younger brother from the age of sixteen until her marriage to George Washington Maxwell on January 4, 1885. They then moved to his farm on the bank of the Columbia River west of Woodland. George was born on July 29, 1832, at Dayton, OH, the son of Benjamin Maxwell and Jane McCormick. The family moved from Ohio to Indiana and in 1850 to southeastern Iowa. In 1851 George traveled west to California, where he mined at Yreka the first winter. He then came north to Yamhill County, Oregon. During the Indian Wars of 1855/56, he served in the Washington Volunteers, with the rank of Lieutenant. In the late 1850s George was married to Joann Caples and had two sons, Lawrence V. and Chester B. Maxwell.
In the early 1870s, George spent some time mining in Idaho and British Columbia. In later years he made many short trips, prospecting for gold. Always interested in thoroughbred horses, he raised some very fine trotters. He was well informed on political matters and world events. In 1872 he served in the Territorial Legislature of Washington. He was in charge of a general store at Pekin in 1882 and 1883. He was able to speak the Indian dialect and had many of them as his customers and friends.
Three years after their marriage, Mary and George sold the farm and moved to Idaho, but in a few weeks returned because of the death of her father. Her grandmother, Nancy Kinder, had been paralyzed for several years and Mary helped to care for her until her death in 1889. Mary and George bought out her brother's interest in their father's and grandmother's estates. Ennels was married to Harriet Strong and William was married to Martha Black. William was Captain of the "Mascot" for many years.
In 1897 the Maxwells moved back to the Clark County place, and in 1906 they moved to Vancouver. George passed away on May 30, 1914, and is buried in the Post Military Cemetery at Vancouver. Mary died on January 27, 1941, and is buried in the Park Hill Cemetery at Vancouver.
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1853 - 1941 (87 years)
1832 - 1914 (81 years)
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