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John Maxwell Sr.,
Died July 13th, 1819.
Aged 72 years.
Emigrated from Scotland to the
United States in 1751, and to
the wilds of Kentucky in 1774.
Mr. Maxwell was one of the Pioneers who founded Lexington, Kentucky.
John and his wife had several children; one child, Joseph Livingston Maxwell, went to Transylvania University and became a doctor.
Land and buildings on the University of Kentucky's site have been named in his honor, as well as a street in Lexington.
Unfortunately, where he rests now, is known only to God and hidden records. It's quite possible that buildings are now over where he and his family were laid for eternal rest.
According to The Lexington Cemetery's history page of it's website:
"The "Old City Graveyard," which included the Maxwell and Cloud tracts, suffered the most degrading fate of all. It had its share of cholera victims, but burials continued until the opening of the Lexington Cemetery. Nevertheless, the city ignored John Maxwell's provision that the ground should revert to his family if not used for burial purposes, and in 1884 the City Council sold the land for the use of spoke and wheel factories, followed in 1899-1900 by a tobacco factory."
(http://www.lexcem.org/index.php/2012-12-26-14-45-57/cemetery-history/history-book?id=254)
Stay tuned for any updates as this rabbit hole continues...
Gravesite Details
Burial information obtained from History of Lexington, Kentucky, by George Washington Ranck, 1872
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