1865 - 1936

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• Birth	5 Feb 1865	Milton Junction,Rock Co.,Wisconsin
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Apr 1936	Milton,Rock Co.,Wisconsin
  Person ID	I122534	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	05 Oct 2005 00:00:00
  Father	Horatio W. MAXSON, b. 1828, Sweden,Monroe Co.,New York
  Mother	Sarah Caroline CARR, b. 13 Nov 1836, Stephentown,Rensselaer Co.,New York
  Family ID	F47956	Group Sheet
  Family	Myrtle Gertrude BOLSER, b. 16 Dec 1871, Little Prairie,Walworth Co.,Wisconsin
  Married	3 Jan 1894
  Children	> 1. Charles MAXSON, b. 12 Mar 1895 > 2. Rolland Horatio MAXSON, b. 16 Mar 1897, Milton,Rock Co.,Wisconsin   3. Dorothy Geraldine MAXSON, b. 30 Jul 1899, Milton,Rock Co.,Wisconsin   4. Katharine MAXSON
  Family ID	F47955	Group Sheet

• Notes

  on the farm at home Milton Cemetery1 CAUS Acute heart failure, trauma tothe head following a fall, arterio sclerosis 1 NOTE "The Milton JunctionTelephone"; Milton Junction, Wisconsin;Thursday, April 30, 1936, p 1. W. B. Maxson, who had been in ill health a number of years, diedat his home in Miltonearly Wednesday morning. Funeral serviceswill be held in the Seventh Day Baptist church, Milton, Fridayat 2 p. m., Rev. Carroll L. Hill officiating and beingassistedby Dr. Edwin Shaw of Milton and Rev. C. W. Thorngate of Albion.Burialwill be in Milton Cemetery. William Benjamin Maxson, son of Horatio and SarahCarr Maxson,was born Feb. 5, 1865, on a farm near Milton Junction. HeattendedMilton college and in 1892 opened a hardware store inMilton. On. Jan. 3, 1894,he married Myrtle Bolser of Albionwho died nineteen years ago. He was a member of the Seventh Day Baptist church andrepresented Milton as a supervisor on the county board justafter the Village was organized. He was a good musician andanexcellent flutist. Survivors are two sons, Rolland, Milton, and Charles, Farina,Ill.; two daughters, Mrs. Frank Rodolph of Flint, Mich., andMrs. John Thorngate, Eau Claire; and several grandchildren. "Sabbath Recorder"; vol 121, No 1, p 32, July 6, 1936. William Benjamin Maxson, son of Horatio and Sarah Carr Maxson,born February 5, 1865 near Milton Junction, Wis., died inMilton, April29, 1936. On January 3, 1894, he was joined in marriage to Myrtle Bolserof Albion, who preceded him in death. To this union were bornfour children. Mr. Maxson was for years proprietor of ahardware store in Milton, and once represented Milton as asupervisor on the county board. He was a member of the MiltonSeventh Day Baptist Church and a trustee of Milton College. Funeral services wereheld in the Milton seventh Day BaptistChurch Friday, May 1, conducted by pastorCarroll L. Hill whowas assisted by Rev. Edwin Shaw of Milton, and Pastor C. W.Thorngate of Albion. Interment was in Milton cemetery. C. L. H. This is the Ben Maxson in the Milton Cornet Band circa 1900. Rock Co. Death Cert. 22150. Gravestone photo 7 May 2002.