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George Maxwell is a native of Ireland, and was born in County Donegal. He immigrated to the United States in 1853, but did not locate permanently until 1858, when he settled in Putnam County, Mo., where he has since resided. He received a common-school education in his native country, and lived upon a farm. He began life for himself when twenty-three years old with but little property, but now owns a finely improved farm of 700 acres, which he has purchased through hard work and industry. In 1859 he married Miss Mary Elizabeth Van Buskirk, daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca (Bailey) Van Buskirk, natives of West Virginia and Ohio, respectively. To this union the following children were born: Rebecca E., Thomas B., John H., Edward A., Isaiah M. and Andrew E. Mrs. Maxwell died in 1873, and two years later Mr. Maxwell was united in marriage to Miss Rebecca Tinkham, daughter of William and Sarah (Campbell) Tinkham, natives of Union County, Ohio. To this union two children have been born: Myrtle and Jessie. Mr. Maxwell was reared in the Episcopalian faith, but since 1859 has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a Master Mason, and in politics is a Republican, and as such has served his township as trustee for many years. He is the fifth of a family of six children born to George and Nellie (Crawford) Maxwell, natives of County Donegal, Ireland, where they passed their lives, and died in 1865, aged seventy-five and seventy years, respectively. They were both actively interested in the Episcopalian Church. Mrs. Maxwell had two sisters and two brothers, her parents being Robert and ___ (McKee) Crawford, natives of County Donegal, where they lived and died.