Person:Benjamin Maxwell (3)

Name^[1]	Benjamin Franklin Maxwell
Gender	Male
Birth`^?`	3 Feb 1842	Morgan Co., OH
Marriage	20 Oct 1867	Owen Co., INto Margaret Griffith
Death`^?`	10 Feb 1917	Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States
Burial`^?`		Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States

12. Benjamin Franklin4 Maxwell (Mary Ann3 Smith, Nathan2, John1) was born February 03, 1842 in Morgan County, Ohio, and died February 10, 1917 in Miami, Dade County, Florida. He married Margaret Griffith October 20, 1867 in Owen County, Indiana. She was born September 25, 1848 in Greene County, Indiana, and died Abt. May 1939 in probably Indianapolis, Indiana.

Notes for Benjamin Franklin Maxwell: (1) The following is a biography from the 1879 History of Clinton County, Iowa.
BENJAMIN F. MAXWELL, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Elwood; Mr. Maxwell was born in Morgan Co., Ohio, Feb. 3,1842; in 1844, with his parents, moved to Hawkins [sic Hocking] Co., thence, in 1852, to Owen Co., Ind., where he remained until he enlisted, Sept. 18, 1861, in Co. A., 43d Ind. V. I.; he served with distinction, participating in every battle and skirmish his regiment was engaged in, until discharged at Indianapolis, Ind., in March, 1864. Mr. Maxwell was wounded while in the army, at Marks Mill. On Oct. 19, 1868, he married Miss Margaret Griffith, in Green Co. Ind.; in 1870, they came to this county and settled in Berlin Township, in which place he was elected a member of the Township Board of Trustees for the term of two years; they removed to where they now reside, in 1877; their children are Clarence Arthur, Minnie Alice, William Fletcher, Benjamin F., John S. and Maggie Florence. Mr. M. is Republican; owns 120 acres finely-improved land.
(2) Places of residence for Benjamin Franklin Maxwell: c1852-1870 Owen County, Indiana; 1870-1882 Clinton County, Iowa; 1882-1892 Calhoun County, Iowa; 1892-1907 Greene County, Indiana; 1907-1910 Madison County, Indiana; 1910-1916 1121 Tacoma Avenue N., Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
(3) I speculate that Benjamin F. Maxwell temporarily moved in late 1916 to the home of his daughter Hazel E. Maxwell (Cotton) at 1214 11th Street, Miami, Florida for health reasons. He died there in early 1917. His home address remained Indianapolis, Indiana.
(4) Benjamin F. Maxwell's wife Margaret Griffith (Maxwell) returned to their home at 1121 Tacoma Avenue, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana after his death in 1917.
(5) Married at the residence of Rev. James Hughes, Methodist Minister, in Owen County, Indiana.
(6) All children of Benjamin and Margaret Maxwell were still living as of April 1915.
(7) Benjamin F. Maxwell is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana. Burial: 03/21/1917 Section: 48 Marker: N Lot: 79
(8) Civil War service information for Benjamin F Maxwell
Residence: Clay County, Indiana
Enlistment Date: 20 August 1861
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: Indiana
Unit Numbers: 594 594
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 20 August 1861
Enlisted in Company A, 43rd Infantry Regiment Indiana on 20 August 1861.
Mustered out Company A, 43rd Infantry Regiment Indiana on 16 March 1865
(9) Civil War pension information
Pension Files - Invalid, Filed: 1880 Mar 22, Appl: 354.250, Cert: 278.650
Widow Pension File for Margaret Maxwell, Filed: 1917 Mar 28, Appl. 1096.962, Cert. 827.867, XC 2693.178