ALLEN DERICK6 MAXFIELD (Richard5, probably Benjamin4, Joseph3-2 John1) was born at Onondaga County, New York, on 9 November 1831, a child of Richard Maxfield and his wife Elizabeth Coon. He died on 11 October 1902.[1] He married about 1854-5 CATHERINE THOMPSON,[2] a child of Andrew Thompson and his wife Hulda Richards, who was born at New York on 10 August 1836 and died at Retsil, Kitsap County, Washington, on 14 August 1925.[3]
The second of nine children, Allen migrated as a small child with his family to Ohio. Allen's father died when Allen was a teenager. The 1850 Census reported Derrick Maxfield, 17, laborer, at Tully, Marion County, Ohio, with his mother, older sister, and five younger siblings.[4]
Allen Derrick Maxfield married about 1854-5 and moved to Michigan, where he was reported at Montcalm, Montcalm County, Michigan, in the 1860 Census:[5]
| Name | Age | Sex | Occupation | R.E. | P.E. | Birthplace | Other |
| Allen D. Maxfield | 28 | day laborer | $500 | NY | |||
| Catharine B. Maxfield | 23 | NY | |||||
| Elvira Maxfield | 4 | MI | |||||
| William Maxfield | 1 | MI |
Allen served in the Union Army in the Civil War, from 5 February 1862 to 23 May 1865, although he was wounded on 15 July 1864. He served in Company F, 14th Michigan Infantry Regiment. Allen was discharged because of wounds, Harper Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.[6] This wound was probably received as his regiment participated in Sherman's march to the sea, north of Atlanta, near Kenesaw Mountain.
The 1870 Census reported this family at Spencer Township (Cold Springs Post Office), Kent County, Michigan. Alen D. Maxfield, 38 worked with "saddle and harness." Catherine was 33, William 12.[7] I have no further information on daughter Elvira.
Son William married about 1878-9. The 1880 census reported Allen and Catherine at Montcolm. Allen's parents were born in New York, Cathrine's in New York and Pennsylvania.[8] Son William was the next entry. The 1890 Veteran's Schedule reported Allen D. Maxfield at Pentwater village, Oceana County, Michigan, with the notation "arm shot to pieces."[9]
The 1900 census reported a household on Sixth Street, Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington, that could be this family. The name of the head of household is difficult to read; it looks like "Otto D." or "Abel D." Maxfield. He was a harness maker, born in November 1831, in New York, as were his parents. The wife's name appears to be Phebe A. Maxfield, born August 1836 in New York, as were her parents. This couple had been married 45 years, which appears likely for Allen and Catherine. "Phebe" had three children, of whom one was living. Living with them was a son, William R. Maxfield, a widower and a shingle sawyer, born at Michigan on July 1859.[10] In spite of the lack of clarity of the names, this appears to be a record for this family.
Allen died in 1902. The 1910 Census reported Catherine, widow, 73, living with her son William in Clallam County.[11] In 1920 at age 83, she still resided with her son at Port Angeles.[12]
Widow Catherine Maxfield fractured her left hip on 30 July 1925, and died from bronchial pneumonia on 14 August of that year.[13]
Allen Derick and Catherine Maxfield had the following children:
1Ocean View Cemetery, Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington, database, Find a Grave (findagrave.com : 7 January 2013), Allen D. Maxfield; Created by: Frederick Larson.
2Twelth Census of the United States: 1900, population, Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington, enumeration district (ED) 20, p. 2A, household 27, Able D. Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 15 March 2014); NARA microfilm group T623; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
3Washington Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia, Washington, Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960, record 184, Catherine B. Maxfield, 1925; digital images, Family Search (familysearch.org : accessed 21 March 2024).
4Seventh Census of the United States: 1850, population, Tully, Marion County, Ohio, p. 59A, household 30, Elizabeth Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 14 October 2012); NARA microfilm record group M432, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
5Eighth Census of the United States: 1860, population, Montcalm, Montcalm County, Michigan, p. 688, household 61, Allen D. Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 5 November 2012); NARA microfilm record group M653; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
6Historical Data Systems, comp., "U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865," database, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 15 July 2013).
7Ninth Census of the United States: 1870, population, Spencer, Kent County, Michigan, p. 582B, household 30, Allen D. Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 6 February 2013); NARA microfilm record group M593; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
8Tenth Census of the United States: 1880, population, Montcalm, Montcalm County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 241, p. 281A, household 6, Allen Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 11 March 2013); NARA microfilm publication T9, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
9Eleventh Census of the United States: 1890, union veterans and widows, Pentwater, Oceana County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 206, p. 5, household 279, Allen D. Mazfield; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 16 July 2013).
101900 Census, Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington, ED 20, p. 2A, household 27, Able D. Maxfield family.
11Thirteenth Census of the United States: 1910, population, Eden, Clallam County, Washington, enumeration district (ED) 39, p. 5B, household 91A, William R. Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 17 March 2014); NARA group T624, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
12Fourteenth Census of the United States: 1920, population, Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington, enumeration district (ED) 16, p. 4A, household 98, William R. Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 18 March 2014); NARA microfilm record group T625, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
13Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960, record 184, Catherine B. Maxfield, 1925.
141860 Census, Montcalm, Montcalm County, Michigan, p. 688, household 61, Allen D. Maxfield family.
Historical Data Systems, comp. "U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865." Database. Ancestry. ancestry.com : 2013.
Ocean View Cemetery, Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington. Database. Find a Grave. findagrave.com : 2013.
United States Department of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States: 1850, population. Digital images. Ancestry. ancestry.com : 2012.
________. Eighth Census of the United States: 1860, population. Digital images. Ancestry. ancestry.com : 2012.
________. Ninth Census of the United States: 1870, population. Digital images. Ancestry. ancestry.com : 2013.
________. Tenth Census of the United States: 1880, population. Digital images. Ancestry. ancestry.com : 2013.
________. Twelth Census of the United States: 1900, population. Digital images. Ancestry. ancestry.com : 2014.
________. Thirteenth Census of the United States: 1910, population. Digital images. Ancestry. ancestry.com : 2014.
________. Fourteenth Census of the United States: 1920, population. Digital images. Ancestry. ancestry.com : 2014.
United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Eleventh Census of the United States: 1890, union veterans and widows. Digital images. Ancestry. ancestry.com : 2013.
Washington Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia, Washington, Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960, record 184, Catherine B. Maxfield, 1925; digital images, Family Search (familysearch.org : accessed 21 March 2024).
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