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Lucetta Pope “Lucy” <I>Bell</I> Maxey

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Lucetta Pope “Lucy” Bell Maxey

Birth
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Death
7 Jul 1866 (aged 71)
Paris, Lamar County, Texas, USA
Burial
Paris, Lamar County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Maxey, Lucy Pope Bell
Birth: 12/14/1794
Death: 07/07/1866 Marriage:
Cemetery: Evergreen (K-02SE-02)
Notes GSNET Quarterly, Vol. 9, No. 4. 'THE TEXAS BAPTIST HERALD, 8 July 1866. Mrs. Lucy Pope Maxey died in Paris, Texas. She was the wife of General Rice Maxey and mother of General S.B. Maxey, late of the Confederate Army. When about 24 years of age she was baptized by the Elder Wm. Warden. United with the Baptist church at Glasgow, Kentucky. Settled in Tompkinsville, Kentucky where she united with Mill Creek Church. About 14 years after her husband united with the church. About the same time he was appointed Clerk of the Circuit Court in Clinton Co., Ky. They located in the latter place and united with the Clear Fork Church, which they left in 1841 on account of its anti mission principle. They then went into the organization of a new church in Albany Kentucky which became large and flourishing. This she left in 1857, settled in Texas and united with the Paris Baptist Church'.

Her father was Capt. Samuel Bell of Va. Her mother was Lucy Pope, daughter of Nathaniel Pope of VA.'
Maxey, Lucy Pope Bell
Birth: 12/14/1794
Death: 07/07/1866 Marriage:
Cemetery: Evergreen (K-02SE-02)
Notes GSNET Quarterly, Vol. 9, No. 4. 'THE TEXAS BAPTIST HERALD, 8 July 1866. Mrs. Lucy Pope Maxey died in Paris, Texas. She was the wife of General Rice Maxey and mother of General S.B. Maxey, late of the Confederate Army. When about 24 years of age she was baptized by the Elder Wm. Warden. United with the Baptist church at Glasgow, Kentucky. Settled in Tompkinsville, Kentucky where she united with Mill Creek Church. About 14 years after her husband united with the church. About the same time he was appointed Clerk of the Circuit Court in Clinton Co., Ky. They located in the latter place and united with the Clear Fork Church, which they left in 1841 on account of its anti mission principle. They then went into the organization of a new church in Albany Kentucky which became large and flourishing. This she left in 1857, settled in Texas and united with the Paris Baptist Church'.

Her father was Capt. Samuel Bell of Va. Her mother was Lucy Pope, daughter of Nathaniel Pope of VA.'


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  • Added: Mar 13, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49661288/lucetta_pope-maxey: accessed ), memorial page for Lucetta Pope “Lucy” Bell Maxey (14 Dec 1794–7 Jul 1866), Find a Grave Memorial ID 49661288, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Lamar County, Texas, USA; Maintained by comer (contributor 47131419).