| HUSBAND | WIFE |
| Husband: James MAXAM
Birth Date: 1819 Birth Place: Adams, Jefferson Co., New York Death date: 11 Feb 1898 Death Place: Valley Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan Burial Place: Milgrove Father: William "Billy" MAXAM Mother: Martha TIFFANY |
Wife: Elizabeth DRAKE
Birth Date: April 22, 1826 Birth Place: Boston Twp., Summit Co., Ohio Death date: 20 Jan 1889 Death Place: Porter, Van Buren Co., Michigan Burial Place: Marcellus Father: Nathan DRAKE Mother: Lisa BOWKER |
| Marriage Date: 24 Nov 1844 | Marriage Place: Summit County, Ohio |
| Child No. 1: Andrew Jackson MAXAM
Sex: M Birth Date: 26 March 1846 Birth Place: Porter, Van Buren Co., Michigan Death date: 31 Oct 1934 Death Place: Marcellus, Michigan Burial Place: Marcellus Marriage date: 24 Jun 1866 Marriage place: Van Buren Co., Michigan Spouse's name: Mary Ann Gailhouse |
Child No. 2: Charles A. MAXAM
Sex: M Birth Date: 18 Oct 1848 Birth Place: Porter, Van Buren Co., Michigan Death date: 24 Oct 1899 Death Place: Porter, Van Buren Co., Michigan Burial Place: Marcellus Marriage date: not proven Marriage place: Spouse's name: Hildy DOWNS |
| Child No. 3: Nathan MAXAM
Sex: M Birth Date: 10 Jun 1850 Birth Place: Porter, Van Buren Co., Michigan Death date: 1850 Death Place: Unknown Burial Place: Unknown Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: |
Child No. 4: Orris W. MAXAM
Sex: M Birth Date: 7 Oct 1851 Birth Place: Porter, Van Buren Co., Michigan Death date: 10 Jan 1922 Death Place: Porter, Van Buren Co., Michigan Burial Place: Marcellus Marriage date: 1 Aug 1877 Marriage place: Van Buren Co., Michigan Spouse's name: Almira BUELL |
| Child No. 5: Alfred Henry MAXAM
Sex: M Birth Date: 10 Oct 1855 Birth Place: Porter, Van Buren Co., Michigan Death date: 6 April 1918 Death Place: Porter, Van Buren Co., Michigan Burial Place: Bly Cemetery Marriage date: 29 Jan 1883 Marriage place: Kalamazoo, Michigan Spouse's name: Amealia KIDNEY |
Child No. 6: Warren L. MAXAM
Sex: M Birth Date: 12 April 1860 Birth Place: Porter, Van Buren Co., Michigan Death date: 13 Jun 1920 Death Place: Van Buren County, Michigan Burial Place: Marcellus Marriage date: 17 Jan 1904 Marriage place: Marcellus, Cass Co., Michigan Spouse's name: Lottie May GATES |
| Child No. 7: Perry M. MAXAM
Sex: M Birth Date: 25 July 1862 Birth Place: Porter, Van Buren Co., Michigan Death date: 10 April 1891 Death Place: Porter, Van Buren Co., Michigan Burial Place: Bly Cemetery Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: None |
Child No. 8: Owen James MAXAM
Sex: M Birth Date: 7 Mar 1867 Birth Place: Porter, Van Buren Co, Michigan Death date: 26 Sep 1957 Death Place: Marcellus, Michigan Burial Place: Marcellus Marriage date: 18 Jan 1909, 22 Feb 1923, 18 May 1939 Marriage place: Michigan Spouse's name: Sally M. Van Sickle Shugars. Julia Holiday, Minnie Robinson |
| Child No. 9: Oscar Edson MAXAM
Sex: M Birth Date: 31 May 1875 Birth Place: Porter, Van Buren Co., Michigan Death date: 15 July 1951 Death Place: Porter, VAn Buren Co., Michigan Burial Place: Marcellus Marriage date: 24 Dec 1898 Marriage place: PawPaw, Michigan Spouse's name: Lulu B. WILLMARTH |
Child No. 10: Annette Lizzie MAXAM
Sex: F Birth Date: 1 July 1869 Birth Place: Porter, Van Buren Co., Michigan Death date: 5 July 1888 of gun shot/suicide Death Place: Porter, Van Buren Co., Michigan Burial Place: Marcellus Marriage date: 10 Jan 1887 Marriage place: Lawton, Michigan Spouse's name: Edward CARVER |
| Child No. 11: Laura Jane MAXAM
Sex: F Birth Date: 30 may 1852 Birth Place: Porter, Van Buren Co., Michigan Death date: 29 JAn 1901 Death Place: Martiny, Mecosta Co., Michigan Burial Place: Rodney Cemetery Marriage date: 27 Aug 1872 Marriage place: Jamestown, Van Buren Co., Michigan Spouse's name: Ammon Minor BUCK |
Child No. 12: Unnamed Stillborn
Sex: F Birth Date: 1877 Birth Place: Porter, Van Buren Co., Michigan Death date: Death Place: Burial Place: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: |
| Sources: |
| Documentation: Marriage record for James and Elizabeth, per Summit Co., Ohio. Marriage record for James and Martha Brown Woodruff. Death records for James and obituary for Elizabeth Maxam. Census records for 1850,1860,1870 and 1880 where the family reside in Porter, Van Buren Co., Michigan. Marriage records for all the children, most obituaries and census records. James Maxam's grand-father was a Patriot, Samuel Maxam of Middleboro, Massachusetts. Listed in Vol 11, pp 252-254 of Massachusetts Soldiers and Saliors of the Revolution. |