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Eva May <I>Simmons</I> Maxwell

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Eva May Simmons Maxwell

Birth
Neosho County, Kansas, USA
Death
26 Jul 1961 (aged 88)
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 8, directly east on J. Sorensen Blvd. to curb #89 and directly north about 1/3rd of the way through Block 8. She is buried next to her husband and close to her daughter and son-in-law. All are in close proximity to the Gatchell family memorial stone bench.
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Eva is the mother of Betsy Maxwell Cronkite and is buried next to her husband Arthur Ethan Maxwell. Their graves are close to those of their daughter Betsy and son-in-law Walter Cronkite, the CBS newsman.
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1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Evva Simmons
Age: 7
Birth Year: abt 1873
Birthplace: Kansas
Home in 1880: Chanute, Neosho, Kansas
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Chas. Simmons
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Name: Henrietta Simmons
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Neighbors: View others on page
Cannot read/write:
Blind:
Deaf and dumb:
Otherwise disabled:
Idiotic or insane: View image
Household Members: Name Age
Chas. Simmons 31
Henrietta Simmons 31
Evva Simmons 7
Minnie Simmons 5


1900 United States Federal Census

Name: Eva Craig
[Eva Oraign]
Age: 28
Birth Date: Apr 1872
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1900: Kansas City Ward 10, Jackson, Missouri
[Jackson]
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Percy Craig
Marriage Year: 1890
Years Married: 10
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother: number of living children: 4
Mother: How many children: 4
Occupation: View on Image
Household Members: Name Age
Percy Craig 29
Eva Craig 28
Lynne Craig 9
Allan Craig 8
Laura Craig 6
Etta Craig 4


1910 United States Federal Census

Name: Eva A Maxwell
Age in 1910: 37
Birth Year: 1873
Birthplace: Kansas
Home in 1910: Shawnee, Wyandotte, Kansas
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Arthur Maxwell
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Arthur Maxwell 36
Eva A Maxwell 37
Lynn Craig 20
Allan Craig 19
Lora Craig 17
Edda Craig 15


1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Eva M Maxwell
[Eva M Manwell]
[Eva M Machell]
[Eva M Simmons]
Age: 47
Birth Year: abt 1873
Birthplace: Kansas
Home in 1920: Kansas City Ward 12, Jackson, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Arthur E Maxwell
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Name: Henrietta C Simmons
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Arthur E Maxwell 45
Eva M Maxwell 47
Charles A Craig 28
Mary E Maxwell 3
[3 11/12]
Henrietta C Simmons 70


1930 United States Federal Census

Name: Eva A Maxwell
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1873
Birthplace: Kansas
Race: White
Home in 1930: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
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Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: Arthur E Maxwell
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Household Members: Name Age
Arthur E Maxwell 56
Eva A Maxwell 57
Mary E Maxwell 14
Charles A Craig 38
Edna Craig 31
Agnes Bailey 27
Bessie Shearon 24


1940 United States Federal Census

Name: Eva May Maxwell
Age: 67
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Kansas
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Home in 1940: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
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Street: Agnes
House Number: 3920
Inferred Residence in 1935: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 2A
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Charles A Craig 42
Edna Craig 41
Arthur E Maxwell 65
Eva May Maxwell 67

Eva's first husband was Percy Allen Craig. He died in 1944. Here is his Death Certificate. Her second husband was Arthur Ethan Maxwell. He died in 1949. Here is his Death Certificate.

Note - see http://trees.ancestrylibrary.com/tree/10050031/person/-285818497 for further details.
Eva is the mother of Betsy Maxwell Cronkite and is buried next to her husband Arthur Ethan Maxwell. Their graves are close to those of their daughter Betsy and son-in-law Walter Cronkite, the CBS newsman.
___________________________________________________________

1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Evva Simmons
Age: 7
Birth Year: abt 1873
Birthplace: Kansas
Home in 1880: Chanute, Neosho, Kansas
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Chas. Simmons
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Name: Henrietta Simmons
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Neighbors: View others on page
Cannot read/write:
Blind:
Deaf and dumb:
Otherwise disabled:
Idiotic or insane: View image
Household Members: Name Age
Chas. Simmons 31
Henrietta Simmons 31
Evva Simmons 7
Minnie Simmons 5


1900 United States Federal Census

Name: Eva Craig
[Eva Oraign]
Age: 28
Birth Date: Apr 1872
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1900: Kansas City Ward 10, Jackson, Missouri
[Jackson]
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Percy Craig
Marriage Year: 1890
Years Married: 10
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother: number of living children: 4
Mother: How many children: 4
Occupation: View on Image
Household Members: Name Age
Percy Craig 29
Eva Craig 28
Lynne Craig 9
Allan Craig 8
Laura Craig 6
Etta Craig 4


1910 United States Federal Census

Name: Eva A Maxwell
Age in 1910: 37
Birth Year: 1873
Birthplace: Kansas
Home in 1910: Shawnee, Wyandotte, Kansas
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Arthur Maxwell
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Arthur Maxwell 36
Eva A Maxwell 37
Lynn Craig 20
Allan Craig 19
Lora Craig 17
Edda Craig 15


1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Eva M Maxwell
[Eva M Manwell]
[Eva M Machell]
[Eva M Simmons]
Age: 47
Birth Year: abt 1873
Birthplace: Kansas
Home in 1920: Kansas City Ward 12, Jackson, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Arthur E Maxwell
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Name: Henrietta C Simmons
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Arthur E Maxwell 45
Eva M Maxwell 47
Charles A Craig 28
Mary E Maxwell 3
[3 11/12]
Henrietta C Simmons 70


1930 United States Federal Census

Name: Eva A Maxwell
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1873
Birthplace: Kansas
Race: White
Home in 1930: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
View Map
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: Arthur E Maxwell
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Household Members: Name Age
Arthur E Maxwell 56
Eva A Maxwell 57
Mary E Maxwell 14
Charles A Craig 38
Edna Craig 31
Agnes Bailey 27
Bessie Shearon 24


1940 United States Federal Census

Name: Eva May Maxwell
Age: 67
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Kansas
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Home in 1940: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
View Map
Street: Agnes
House Number: 3920
Inferred Residence in 1935: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 2A
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Charles A Craig 42
Edna Craig 41
Arthur E Maxwell 65
Eva May Maxwell 67

Eva's first husband was Percy Allen Craig. He died in 1944. Here is his Death Certificate. Her second husband was Arthur Ethan Maxwell. He died in 1949. Here is his Death Certificate.

Note - see http://trees.ancestrylibrary.com/tree/10050031/person/-285818497 for further details.


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  • Created by: Tom Nelson
  • Added: Oct 8, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42852956/eva_may-maxwell: accessed ), memorial page for Eva May Simmons Maxwell (29 Nov 1872–26 Jul 1961), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42852956, citing Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Tom Nelson (contributor 47054245).