Ancestry of
Bill Gates

Founder of Microsoft

James Willard Maxwell Jr.

View famous kin of James Willard Maxwell

• • Grandfather of Bill Gates — 3rd Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 6 
  • Father:
  • James W. Maxwell 
  • Mother:
  • Belle Oakley   
  • Birth Date:
  • 27 Feb 1901 
  • Birth Location:
  • Nebraska 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Death Date:
  • 30 Aug 1960 
  • Death Location:
  • Seattle, King, Washington 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Adelle Thompson
  • Marriage Date:
  • 2 Oct 1926 
  • Marriage Location:
  • King County, Washington 
  • Child:

  Mary A. Maxwell (Ahnentafel No:3 )

• Sources for James Willard Maxwell Jr.

  • ¹ American Ancestors Magazine, 2013, Vol. 14.4, p. 54.
  • ² Federal Census, WA, King County, 1910, Seattle Ward 7, E.D. 137, Sheet 16A, Image 31 of 37.
  • ³ Federal Census, WA, King County, 1920, Seattle, E.D. 175, Sheet 10A, Image 19 of 22.
  • ⁴ Federal Census, WA, King County, 1940, Seattle, E.D. 40-73, Sheet 10A, Image 19 of 40.
  • ⁵ Federal Census, WA, King County, 1930, Seattle, E.D. 17-400, Sheet 12A, Image 23 of 78.
  • ⁶ Seattle Times (Seattle, Washington), 19 AUG 1945, p. 29, Obituary for mother Mrs. James W. Maxwell.
  • ⁷ Seattle Times (Seattle, Washington), 03 APR 1951, p. 3, Obituary for father J. W. Maxwell.
  • ⁸ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Death record for James Maxwell.
  • ⁹ Washington, Marriage Records, 1865-2004, Marriage certificate for James W Maxwell and Adelle Thompson.
  • ¹⁰ Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1883-1960, Death record for J Willard Maxwell.
  • ¹¹ Roberts, Gary Boyd, "#61 Royal Descents, Notable Kin, and Printed Sources: Notable Descendants of the Stanleys of Hartford", (accessed 11/11/2014).
  • ¹² Wikipedia, "Mary Maxwell Gates", (accessed 11/10/2014).

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