Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Sixth Generation

JOSIAH6 MAXFIELD (James5, Nathaniel4, Eliphalet3, Nathaniel2, John1) was born at Union, Lincoln County, Maine, on 23 August 1812, a child of James Batchelder Maxfield and his wife Hannah Batchelder,[1] and died at New Boston, Mercer County, Illinois, in 1861.[2] He married at Mercer County on 9 May 1844 SARAH SWAFFORD,[3] sometimes called "Sallie," daughter of John Swafford. She was born at Indiana about 1826-7.[4] Sarah married second at Mercer County on 24 October 1867 GEORGE WESLEY.[5]

Josiah travelled west with his parents, to Indiana in 1838, and on to Illinois in 1840. He settled in New Boston.

This family was reported in the 1850 Census in New Boston Township:[6]

Name Age Sex Occupation R.E. Birthplace Other
Josiah Maxfield 38 M wagon maker $350 ME
Sarah Maxfield 23 F IN
Rufus Maxfield 3 M IL
Otis Maxfield 1 M IL
Cyrus Maxfield 24 M laborer ME

Cyrus Maxfield was Josiah's younger brother.

The 1860 Census reported this family at New Boston Township. Josiah Maxfield, 47, was a wagon maker. The household included Sally, 32, Otis, 10, Oscar, 7, and Esther, 5, all Maxfields, and Mary Jay, 17.[7]

Josiah died in 1860 leaving his widow with children ages 13, 11, 8, and 6. Six years later widow Sarah (Swafford) Maxfield married George Wesley of Black Hawk, Iowa. I have no further information on Sarah.

Otis P. Maxfield married at Mercer County in 1849 Martha Strong. The 1880 Census reported them at Aledo, Mercer County. O. P. Maxfield, 32, was a baker, Mattie worked in a restaurant. The household included Maty Strong, 13, described as an assistant.[8] The 1900 Census reported Otis P. Maxfield, born May 1849, proprietor of a boarding house at Trout Lake, San Miguel County, Colorado. With him was his wife, Mattie, born December 1859, a servant, and seven boarders.[9] The 1910 Census reported O. P. Maxfield, 60, in a rooming house in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.[10] The 1920 Census reported Otis P. Maxfield, 70, and his wife Martha S. Maxfield, 60, in San Diego, San Diego County, California.[11] They died at San Diego in 1925 and 1826 respectively. I find no record of any children.

Josiah and Sarah (Swafford) Maxfield had the following children:

  1. RUFUS7 MAXFIELD b. in Illinois abt 1846-7,[12] living in 1850 Census
  2. OTIS P.7 MAXFIELD b. at New Boston on 14 May 1849, d. at San Diego on 26 November 1925;[13] m. at Mercer County on 22 November 1876 MARTHA STRONG of Keithsburg, Mercer County[14] b. at Illinois on 26 December 1854, d. at San Diego County on 17 May 1926.[15]
  3. WILLIAM7 MAXFIELD b. about 1849,[16] d. before 1850 (not in census)
  4. ZILAH7 MAXFIELD b. about 1851, d. in infancy.[17]
  5. OSCAR WALDO7 MAXFIELD b. at New Boston on 13 September 1852
  6. ESTHER7 MAXFIELD b. at Illinois about 1854-5,[18] d. after 1860 (in census).

NOTES

1Genealogical Society of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, Family Search (familysearch.org : accessed 22 October 2012), Josiah Maxfield, 1812
2New Boston Cemetery, New Boston, Mercer County, Illinois, Find a Grave, database (findagrave.com : 19 June 2017), Josiah Maxfield; created by Jamie Dawn Paul.
3Illinois State Public Record Offices, "Illinois State Marriage Records," index, Ancestry (ancetry.com : accessed 3 September 2023), Maxfield-Swafford, 1844.
4Seventh Census of the United States: 1850, population, New Boston, Mercer County, Illinois, p. 365B, household 307, Josiah Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 28 September 2012); NARA microfilm record group M432, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
5"Illinois State Marriage Records," Wesley-Maxfield, 1867.
61850 Census, New Boston, Mercer County, Illinois, p. 365B, household 307, Josiah Maxfield family.
7Eighth Census of the United States: 1860, population, New Boston, Mercer County, Illinois, p. 288, household 1957, Josiah Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 24 October 2012); NARA microfilm record group M653; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
8Tenth Census of the United States: 1880, population, Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 177, p. 320B, household 24, O. P. Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 25 February 2013); NARA microfilm publication T9, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
9Twelth Census of the United States: 1900, population, Trout Lake, San Miguel County, Colorado, enumeration district (ED) 121, p. 5A, household 106, Otis P. Maxfield family and boarding house; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 31 March 2013); NARA microfilm group T623; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
10Thirteenth Census of the United States: 1910, population, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, enumeration district (ED) 273, p. 11A, household 121, Rental properties of Ben Baker; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 2 October 2017); NARA group T624, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
11Fourteenth Census of the United States: 1920, population, San Diego, San Diego County, California, enumeration district (ED) 345, p. 2A, household 39, P. Otis Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 10 February 2014); NARA microfilm record group T625, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
121850 Census, New Boston, Mercer County, Illinois, p. 365B, household 307, Josiah Maxfield family.
13Mount Hope Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California, Find a Grave, digital images (findagrave.com : accessed 6 April 2017), Otis-Mattie Maxfield; created by Linda Claxton; California Department of Health and Welfare. California Vital Records, "California Death Index, 1905-1939," Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 27 October 2023), Otis P. Maxfield, 1925.
14"Illinois State Marriage Records," Maxfield-Strong, 1876.
15"California Death Index, 1905-1939," Mattie S. Maxfield, 1926.
16Wright, "John Maxfield of Salisbury, Massachusetts, 1652, and Some of His Descendants," v. 7, p. 68.
17Wright, "John Maxfield of Salisbury, Massachusetts, 1652, and Some of His Descendants," v. 7, p. 67.
181860 Census, New Boston, Mercer County, Illinois, p. 288, household 1957, Josiah Maxfield family.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

California Department of Health and Welfare. California Vital Records. "California Death Index, 1905-1939." Ancestry. ancestry.com : 2023.

Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900." Database. Family Search. familysearch.org : 2012.

Illinois State Public Record Offices. "Illinois State Marriage Records." Index. Ancestry. ancetry.com : 2023.

Mount Hope Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California. Find a Grave. Digital images. findagrave.com : 2017.

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