Lauren Manly and Mary Lyons Maxfield
LAUREN MANLEY6 MAXFIELD (David5, Currier4, Joshua3, Joseph2, John1) was born at Goshen, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, on 6 November 1840, to David Carr Maxfield and his wife Thankful Hurd Cutts, and died at Woodburn, Marion County, Oregon, on 13 February 1924.[1] He married at Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, on 6 September 1863, MARY ELIZABETH LYONS,[2] who was born at Cherry Creek, Chautauqua County, New York, on 3 March 1845 and died at Delano, Wright County, Minnesota, on 11 February 1902.[3]
Lauren Maxfield grew up on a farm in New Hampshire, the fifth of six children. When he was twelve years old his mother died. About three years later he and his family moved to Minnesota. The 1860 Census reported "Laura" Maxfield with his father and other family members at Eagle Creek Township (Shakopee Post Office), Scott County, Minnesota.[4] When Lauren married in 1863 he was twenty-two years old and his wife Mary was eighteen.
During the Civil War, Lauren enlisted in the Union Army on 17 August 1864, and was mustered out on 26 June 1865. He served in the Minnesota 11th Infanty regiment,[5] which was tasked with protecting the Louisville-Nashville railroad; a thirty-mile stretch. They had occasional skirmishes with Confederate guerillas and raiders, however did not take part in any notable engagements.
The 1870 Census found L. M. Maxfield, 29, farming at Greenbush Township (Princeton Post Offcie), Mille Lacs County, Minnesota. With him were his swife, M. E. Maxfield, 25, and children E. M. [Addie M.], 5, and David, 3.[6] The very next enty on the census record was for his brother, G. S. Maxfield. The 1875 Minnesota state census found the family with the same composition at the same location.[7]
The 1880 Census found this family at Benson, Swift County, Minnesota. Lorin was a farmer, son David, 13, was called a "herder."[8] Son David died at the age of seventeen at Excelsior, Hennepin County. Another son, Clarence, probably born after 1880, died four days after his brother David. A daughter, Mary, was born in 1884. The 1885 Census reported the family at Mounds View, Ramsey County, Minnesota, consisting of L. M., 43, Mary, 40, Ida [Addie], 20, Mary, 1, and nephew Elmer Babb, 24[9] (child of Lauren's sister Alzina).
The family moved to Wright County about 1888. Ther 1895 Minnesota state census reported them at Delano, Wright County. The family consisted of:
Dean Cameron shared with me in an electronic mail that Lauren was personal architect for ten years to railroad tycoon James J. Hill.[11] I have not yet found other evidence to support this claim.
The 1900 Census reported the family in Delano village, Franklin Township, Wright County:[12]
| Name | Related | Race | Sex | Born | MS | B | FB | MB | Occupation |
| Maxfield, Lauren M. | head | W | M | Nov 1840 | M | NH | NH | NH | grocer |
| Maxfield, Mary E. | wife | W | F | Mar 1845 | M | NY | NY | NY | |
| Maxfield, Mollie A. | daughter | W | F | Jun 1884 | S | MN | NH | NY | at school |
The census record further stated that Lauren and Mary had been married 36 years, and that Mary had four children, of whom only one was still living. Daughter Addie had married in 1885 and died in 1898.
Mary (Lyons) Maxfield died in 1902. Daughter Mary married at Oregon in 1909. The 1910 Census reported Lauren M. Maxfield, 69, widower, farm laborer on home farm, living with his daughter, Mary A. Geer, 25, and son-in-law Chet C. Geer, 26, farmer, living at South Silverton Precinct, Marion County, Oregon.[13]
The 1920 Census reported Lauren M. Maxfield at two locations. He was reported at Woodburn living with his daughter Mary Geer, a music teacher, his son-in-law Chet C. Geer, a plumber, and his granddaughter Ruth A. Geer, 7.[14] He was also reported at Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, living with his widowed brother George S. Maxfield.[15] He died at Wloodburn in 1924.
Lauren and Mary Maxfield had the following children:
1Elizabeth Wright, "John Maxfield of Salisbury, Massachusetts, 1652, and Some of His Descendants," The Nebraska and Midwest Genealogical Record (1928–1930): 8:17.
2Minnesota County Marriages 1860-1949, Hennepin County, p. 52, Maxfield-Lyons, 1863; digital images, Family Search (familysearch.org : accessed 5 June 2023); County Courthouses, Minnesota.
3Delano Cemetery, Delano, Wright County, Minnesota, Find a Grave, digital images (findagrave.com : accessed 11 June 2023), Mrs. L. M. Maxfield; Created and photo by: Rachel and Paul Depa. Wright, "John Maxfield of Salisbury, Massachusetts, 1652, and Some of His Descendants," 8:17.
4Eighth Census of the United States: 1860, population, Eagle Creek, Scott County, Michigan, p. 693, household 783, David Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 7 November 2012); NARA microfilm record group M653; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
5Historical Data Systems, comp., "U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865," database, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 16 July 2013), Lauren M. Maxfield.
6Ninth Census of the United States: 1870, population, Greenbush, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, p. 7, household 57, L. M. Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 6 February 2013); NARA microfilm record group M593; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
7Minnesota 1875 State Census, population, Greenbush, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, p. 1050, household 11, L. M. Maxfield family; digital images, Family Search (familysearch.org : accessed 18 September 2013); Minnesota Historical Society, Saint Paul, Minnesota.
8Tenth Census of the United States: 1880, population, Benson, Swift County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 27, p. 218D, household 71, Lorin Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 11 March 2013); NARA microfilm publication T9, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
9Minnesota 1885 State Census, population, Mounds View, Ramsey County, Minnesota, p. 17, household 115, L. M. Maxfield family; digital images, Family Search (familysearch.org : accessed 20 September 2013); Minnesota Historical Society, Saint Paul, Minnesota.
101895 Minnesota State Census, Delano, Wright County, Minnesota, p. 58, household 185, L. M. Maxfield family; digital images, Family Search (familysearch.org : accessed 23 September 2013).
11Dean Cameron, to Charles A. Maxfield, electronic mail, 29 June 2001; privately held by Maxfield, Lansdale, Pennsylvania.
12Twelth Census of the United States: 1900, population, Franklin, Wright County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 224, p. 7A, household 156, Lauren M. Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 21 July 2013); NARA microfilm group T623; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
13Thirteenth Census of the United States: 1910, population, South Silverton, Marion County, Oregon, enumeration district (ED) 232, p. 3B, household 59, Chet C. Geer family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 11 April 2014); NARA group T624, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
14Fourteenth Census of the United States: 1920, population, Woodburn, Marion County, Oregon, enumeration district (ED) 331, p. 12B, household 373, Chet C. Geer family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 12 April 2014); NARA microfilm record group T625, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
151920 Census, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, ED 599, p. 2B, household 61, Lauren Maxfield family.
16Union Cemetery, Orono, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Find a Grave, digital images (findagrave.com : accessed 10 June 2023), Ada Maxfield Green; Created by: West Hennepin History Center [Pioneer Museum], Photo added by marypie. Cameron to Charles A. Maxfield, electronic mail, 29 June 2001.
17Minnesota County Marriages 1860-1949, Ramsey County, p. 554, Green-Maxfield, 1885. "Globules," Saint Paul Daily Globe, 29 October 1885; Chronicling America (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ : accessed 6 May 2014). p. 1.
18Union Cemetery, Orono, C. H. Green; Created by: West Hennepin History Center [Pioneer Museum], Photo added by larry.
19Genealogical Society of Utah, "Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990," database, Family Search (familysearch.org : accessed 8 June 2023), David Maxfield.
20Cameron to Charles A. Maxfield, electronic mail, 29 June 2001.
21Belle Passi Cemetery, Woodburn, Marion County, Oregon, Find a Grave, digital images (findagrave.com : accessed 19 April 2024), Molly A. Geer; Created and photo by: Patty C.
22Oregon State Archives, Oregon, Marriage Records, 1906--1971, no. 8389, Geer-Maxfield, 1909; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 19 June 2024).
23Belle Passi Cemetery, Woodburn, Chet C. Geer; Created and photo by: Patty C.
Belle Passi Cemetery, Woodburn, Marion County, Oregon. Find a Grave. Digital images. findagrave.com : 2024.
Cameron, Dean. Electronic mail to Charles A. Maxfield. 29 June 2001. Privately held by Maxfield, Lansdale, Pennsylvania.
Delano Cemetery, Delano, Wright County, Minnesota. Find a Grave. Digital images. findagrave.com : 2023.
Genealogical Society of Utah. "Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990." Database. Family Search. familysearch.org : 2023.
Historical Data Systems, comp. "U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865." Database. Ancestry. ancestry.com : 2013.
Minnesota Census Bureau. Minnesota 1875 State Census, population. Digital images. Family Search. familysearch.org : 2013.
________. Minnesota 1885 State Census, population. Digital images. Family Search. familysearch.org : 2013.
Minnesota County Marriages 1860-1949. Digital images. Family Search. familysearch.org : 2023.
Minnesota State Library and Records Service, Saint Paul, Minnesota. 1895 Minnesota State Census. Digital images. Family Search. familysearch.org : 2013.
Oregon State Archives. Oregon, Marriage Records, 1906--1971. Digital images. Ancestry. ancestry.com : 2024.
Saint Paul Daily Globe. Saint Paul, Minnesota. 29 October 1885.
Union Cemetery, Orono, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Find a Grave, Ada Maxfield Green; Created by: West Hennepin History Center [Pioneer Museum], Photo added by marypie.
United States Department of the Census. 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 : 2013.
________. 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.
Wright, Elizabeth. "John Maxfield of Salisbury, Massachusetts, 1652, and Some of His Descendants." The Nebraska and Midwest Genealogical Record (1928–1930): 6:52-56; 7:20-24, 42-47, 61-71, 87-96; 8:15-22.
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