George Maxey

Alternate Names

  • George W. Maxey
  • George Washington Maxey
  • George William Maxey
  • George Maxcey (variant spelling in 1900 census)1

Land Ownership Summary

Land Lot: 2-1-482
Acreage: 40 acres
Date of Purchase: n/a
What Happened to the Land: Unknown
Note: No deeds found for George Maxey. He pays tax on land lot 2-1-482 in 19122

Location Today

Modern Location: Highway 9 west of Shiloh Road. Formerly Anderson sunflower farm3

Genealogy Snapshot

Born: March 5, 18834

Died: April 20, 1967, Cuyahoga County, Ohio5

Parents:

  • George Maxey (Sr.)
  • Minerva Maxey6

Siblings:

  • Charles Maxey
  • Claud Maxey
  • Allen Maxey
  • Mary Maxey7

Spouse: Susie Appleby, married December 23, 1901 in Jackson County, Georgia8

Children:

  • Mary Maxey (b. c. 1908)
  • Florine / Flora Maxey (b. c. 1912–1913)
  • John Morgan Maxey (b. c. 1919)9

Migration: Hamilton County, Tennessee then to Cleveland, Ohio10 11

Burial: West Park Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio12

Sources

  1. United States Census Bureau. Census of the United States, 1900 (Jackson County, Georgia). Accessed via Ancestry.com. (Name appears as George Maxcey)
  2. Forsyth County Tax Digest (1912), “Colored Digest,” Vickery Militia District. Georgia State Archives, Morrow, GA.
  3. Forsyth County GIS Viewer. Accessed January 2026.
  4. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, George Washington Maxey, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
  5. Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, George W Maxey, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128933122/george-w-maxey
  6. United States Census Bureau. Census of the United States, 1900 (Jackson County, Georgia)
  7. ibid
  8. Georgia Archives; Morrow, Georgia; County Marriage Records, 1828–1978, George Maxey and Angin Appleby, Jackson County Georgia. Accessed via Ancestry.com.
  9. United States Census Bureau. Census of the United States, 1920 (Hamilton County, Tennessee). Accessed via Ancestry.com.
  10. ibid
  11. United States Census Bureau. Census of the United States, 1930 (Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio). Accessed via Ancestry.com.
  12. Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, George W Maxey, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128933122/george-w-maxey