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Family HistoryFamily History - Oscar Maxwell


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Oscar Maxwell and six of his descendants down to the fourth generation.


First Generation
1. Oscar Maxwell,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Oscar married Nettie Payne (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of Oscar Maxwell and Nettie Payne:

+2i. Mary Amelia Maxwell, born 16 March 1901 in Lawton, Van Buren County, Michigan; died 30 May 1995 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Married Paul Duane Warner.

Second Generation
2. Mary Amelia Maxwell2 (Oscar1), born 16 March 1901 in Lawton, Van Buren County, Michigan;1, 2, 3, 4, 5 died 30 May 1995 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.1 Mary married, 11 June 1928 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Paul Duane Warner2 (born 19 August 1900 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan, the son of Zimri Hathaway Warner and Mary Ellen Crippen;3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Paul died 23 October 1977 in Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida7, 8, 9). Mary and Paul are buried in Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park North, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.1, 7

Child of Mary Amelia Maxwell and Paul Duane Warner:

+3i. Pauline Warner, born 10 September 1931 in Lawton, Van Buren County, Michigan; died 28 May 1977 in Northport, Leelanau County, Michigan. Married Thomas Nelson Caton.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park North, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Mary Amelia Maxwell Warner, born: 16 March 1901 in Lawton, Van Buren County, Michigan; died: 30 May 1995 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband).
  2. Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, Paul Duane Warner, age 27, born in Lawrence, Michigan; store manager; father: Z. R. Warner; mother: Mary Crippen; never married; Mary Amelia Maxwell, age 27, born in Lawton, Michigan; teacher; father: Oscar Maxwell; mother: Nettie Payne; never married; married on 11 June 1928 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Van Buren County, Lawton Village, E.D. 80-2, Sheet No. 5B, Paul Warner, 29, Michigan, first married age 27, manager, retail grocery; wife Mary Warner, 29, Michigan, first married age 27.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Van Buren County, Paw Paw, E.D. 80-23, Sheet No. 17B, Paul D. Warner, 39, Michigan, proprietor, supply store; wife Mary A. Warner, 39, Michigan, assistant, supply store; daughter Pauline Warner, 8, Michigan.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Van Buren County, Lawton, E.D. 80-11, Sheet No. 6, Paul D. Warner, 49, Michigan; wife Mary A. Warner, 49, Michigan.
  6. Draft Registration Card, World War I, Paul Duane Warner, born: 19 August 1900; occupation: chauffeur; nearest relative: Mary Warner, Lawrence, Van Buren [County], Michigan.
  7. Find a Grave (website). Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park North, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Paul Duane Warner, born: 1900; died: 1977 (from record, which provides the name and link for his wife).
  8. Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006, Obituary Card File, Van Buren County, Michigan, 23 October 1977, Paul Duane Warner, died 23 October 1977 in Bradenton, Florida; born: 19 August 1900 in Lawrence, Michigan. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his wife, daughter, and one sister.
  9. Florida Death Index 1877-1998; available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Paul Duane Warner, died: 23 October 1977 in Manatee County, Florida; born: 19 August 1900.
  10. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Van Buren County, Lawrence, E.D. 165, Sheet No. 7A, Mary A. Warner, 49, Michigan, widow, 8 children, 7 living; son Boyd Warner, 21, Michigan, laborer, odd jobs; daughter Irene M. Warner, 12, Michigan; son Paul D. Warner, 9, Michigan; daughter Christine Warner, 6, Michigan.
  11. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Van Buren County, Lawrence, E.D. 196, Sheet No. 6A, Mary Warner, 59, Michigan, widow, keeper, hotel; son Paul Warner, 19, Michigan; son Boyd Warner, 30, Michigan, chauffeur, general driving; daughter Christine Warner, 16, Michigan.
Third and Fourth Generations
3. Pauline Warner3 (Mary,2 Oscar1), born 10 September 1931 in Lawton, Van Buren County, Michigan;1, 2, 3 died 28 May 1977 in Northport, Leelanau County, Michigan.1, 4, 5 Pauline married, 1951 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Thomas Nelson Caton11 (born 19 December 1930 in Vaughnsville, Putnam County, Ohio, the son of Thomas Richard Caton and Catherine Elizabeth Risser;6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Thomas died 23 July 1991 in Rochester, Olmstead County, Minnesota7, 8, 10). Pauline and Thomas are buried in Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park North, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.1, 7

Children of Pauline Warner and Thomas Nelson Caton:

 4i. Mary Denise Caton, born 10 August 1952.
 5ii. Patricia Kathleen Caton, born 27 August 1956.12
 6iii. Joseph Paul Caton, born 15 June 1960.12
 7iv. Rebecca R. Caton, born 17 January 1965.12

  1. Find a Grave (website). Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park North, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Pauline Warner Caton, born: 1931; died: 1977 (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband).
  2. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Security Applications, Pauline Caton, born: 10 September 1931 in Lawton, Van Buren County, Michigan; other name: Pauline Warner; father: Paul D. Warner; mother: Mary A. Maxwell.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Van Buren County, Paw Paw, E.D. 80-23, Sheet No. 17B, Paul D. Warner, 39, Michigan, proprietor, supply store; wife Mary A. Warner, 39, Michigan, assistant, supply store; daughter Pauline Warner, 8, Michigan.
  4. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Death Files, Pauline Caton, died: May 1977; born: 10 September 1931; death payment zip code: 49007 [corresponding to Kalamazoo, Michigan].
  5. Deaths, Leelanau Enterprise, Leelanau County, Michigan (available at digmichnews.cmich.edu), Thursday, 2 June 1977, Pauline Caton, age 46, died on Saturday [28 May 1977] in Northport. The article provides brief biographical details and the name of her husband Richard.
  6. Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003; Putnam County, Thomas Nelson Caton, born: 19 December 1930 in Vaughnsville, Ohio; father: Thomas Richard Caton, born in Sugar Creek, farmer; mother: Cath. Eliz. Risser, born in Sugar Creek.
  7. Find a Grave (website). Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park North, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Thomas Nelson Caton, born: 19 December 1930 in Vaughnsville, Putnam County, Ohio; died; 23 July 1991 in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota (from record, which includes a copy of his obituary; and provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, and wife).
  8. Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001 (available at familysearch.org), Certificate of Death, Thomas Nelson Caton, died: 23 July 1991 in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota; born: 19 December 1930 in Vaughnsville, Ohio; occupation: plant manager, manufacturing; married; wife: Rosalie F. Sapp; father: T. Richard Caton; mother: Catherine Risser.
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Ohio, Putnam County, Sugar Creek Township, E.D. 69-32, Sheet No. 32, T. Richard Caton, 59, Ohio; wife Catherine E. Caton, 56, Ohio; son T. Nelson Caton, 19, Ohio.
  10. Obituary, Leelanau Enterprise, Leelanau County, Michigan (available at digmichnews.cmich.edu), 1 August 1991, Thomas N. Caton, died: 23 July 1991 in Rochester, Minnesota, age 60; 19 December 1930. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his wife Rosalie, four children and three step-children.
  11. Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 (available at ancestry.com), Thomas Nelson Caton and Pauline Warner, married in 1951 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
  12. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.