John W.? Maples
John W.? was born in 1834 in
Pitts. Co., Virginia.
1 John W.?'s father was
Josiah Maples and his mother was
Ruthea Sweeney. His paternal grandfather was
William Maples; his maternal grandparents were
Moses SR. Sweeney and
Ann (Sweeney). He had nine brothers and three sisters, named
James,
Ephraim,
Josiah Jr.,
William Cordra,
Peter C.,
Moses,
Elijah,
Jesse,
Thomas,
Nancy,
Ruthea and
Elizabeth. He was the youngest of the thirteen children.