James Monroe Maxwell was my g grandfather. His son, Otto Ardell ("Dell") is my grandfather. My father is James Archie Maxwell. I am also at a roadblock on the parents of James Monroe. A family tree posted on OneWorldTree by a cousin says his parents were Caroline Pinkston and R.B. Maxwell, but this information doesn't match up with U.S. Census records. I have found a Caroline Pinkston who married John F. Manwell [sic] in Alcorn Co., MS on January 16, 1853. I believe the Caroline Maxwell in 1870 U.S. Census living in Greene County, AR is the same person, but cannot tie her firmly to James Monroe.
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