Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Seventh Generation

WILLIAM CULLEN7 MAXFIELD (Gilbert6, William5, David4, probably Eliphalet3, Nathaniel2, John1) was born at Ohio on 29 January 1832 (OH D, 48529, DAR 94:138), a child of Gilbert Maxfield and his wife Amelia Graves. Before William was a year old, his father had died, when he was two his mother remarried, at age eight he lost his mother.

The 1850 Census (700:279B) reported William B. Maxfield, age 16, a student resident at Gambier College Township, Knox County, Ohio. Included on a long list of students, he was probably a student at Kenyon College or a related preparatory school.

William Cullen Maxfield married SARETHA JANE TRUSDELL at Morrow County, Ohio, on 6 October 1856 (OH M). Saretha was born at Newton, New Jersey, on 18 May 1840, a child of Steven Truesdell and his wife Rebecca Bassett (OH D 47974). The young Maxfield family was reported at Chesterville, Morrow County, Ohio, in the 1860 Census (1017:15). The family consisted of Cullen C. Maxfield, 27, physician, Jane Maxfield, 21, Emily H. Maxfield, 2, and Eugene S. Maxfield, 1.

William Maxfield served four months in the military in the Civil War (Civil War Soldiers). William C. Maxfield, of Ohio, enlisted on 23 April 1861 as a corporal at the age of 29. He joined Company G, 20th Infantry Regiment of Ohio, on 27 April. He was mustered out on 28 August 1861.

This William Maxfield lived at Columbus, Ohio, at least from the 1870 census until his death. That census (1201:1:112B) reported the family as follows:

Name Age Sex Race Occupation R.E. P.E. Birth Other
Maxfield, William 38 M W ag[en]t, sewing machine $300 OH
Maxfield, Sarah 31 F W keeping house NJ
Maxfield, Emelia 12 F W at school OH school
Maxfield, Eugaine 11 F W at school OH school
Maxfield, Hattie 9 F W at school OH school
Maxfield, Willie 6 M W OH
Maxfield, Grace C. 8/12 f W OH b. Dec.

The 1880 census (1017:496C) recorded William, age 50, tailor, and wife Jane, age 43, at Columbus. William was born in Ohio of parents born in Vermont; Jane was born in New Jersey of parents born in New Jersey. Five children were reported; first-born Emily no longer lived at home, but Gertty was added to the family. According to this census Eugene was male (not female as reported in 1870), born in New Jersey, age 21, and employed as a printer. Hattie, age 19, was at home, William, age 17, was also employed as a printer, Grace, age 8, and Gertty age 7, attended school.

The 1900 census reported William and Saretha living with daughter Grace and her family at 452 Sixth Avenue, Columbus (1270:1:54A):

Name Related Race Sex Born MS B FB MB Occupation
Bogardus, Ralph R. head W M Sep 1864 M OH NY NY salesman
Bogardus, Grace wife W F Dec 1869 M OH OH NJ
Bogardus, Ralph M. son W M Feb 1893 S OH OH OH at school
Maxfield, William C. father-in-law W M Feb 1833 M OH NJ NJ owner + slater
Maxfield, Saretha mother-in-law W F May 1838 M NJ NJ NJ

The above record also indicated that William and Saretha had been married 43 years, and Saretha had six children, all living in 1900.

William Cullen Maxfield died at Columbus on 4 September 1912 (OH D 48529), and was buried two days later at Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus. Saretha died at Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio, on 9 August 1914 (OH D 47974).

William Cullen Maxfield and his wife Saretha Jane Trusdell had the following children:

  1. EMILY HORTENSE8 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Chesterville on 12 August 1857 (OH D 61842 states 12 August 1858. However, this is too close to the birthdate of her brother. Based on ages in censuses, I have estimated her birthday to be earlier)
    • d. at Elyria, Loraine County, Ohio, on 14 October 1928 (OH D 61842)
    • m. at Franklin County on 5 October 1875 ISAAC P. WESTON (OH M)
      • b. 1850 (Strohecker)
  2. EUGENE T.8 MAXFIELD b. at Ohio on 24 November 1858
  3. HARRIET A.8 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Ohio on 10 January 1862 (Green Lawn Cem, Truesdell)
    • d. at Columbus on 19 March 1932 (OH D 15771)
    • m. at Franklin County on 10 April 1883 OLIVER DAVIE (OH M)
      • b. at Xenia, OH, on 15 July 1856 (Truesdell)
      • d. at Columbus on 31 May 1911 (Truesdell)
  4. WILLIAM J. GRANT8 MAXFIELD b. at Chesterville on 7 July 1865
  5. CARRIE GRACE8 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Columbus on 12 December 1869 (OH Births, OH D 21270)
    • d. at Columbus on 30 April 1912 (OH D 21270)
    • m. at Franklin County on 24 September 1890 RALPH R. BOGARDUS (OH M)
      • b. at Ohio on September 1864 (1900 census)
  6. GERTRUDE B.8 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Ohio about 1872/3 (1880 census)
    • m. at Franklin County on 14 February 1895 FRANK C. CARTER (OH M)

REFERENCES

Information on this family is found in:

Other sources abbreviated above include:
Civil War Soldiers
American Civil War Soldiers. www.ancestry.com
DAR
Daughters of the American Revolution. Lineage Book. Washington, D.C.: DAR.
Green Lawn Cem
Green Lawn Cemetery , Columbus, Franklin County, OH. Find a grave (findagrave.com). Accessed 15 September 2011.
OH Births
Birth Records, 1867-1908 Ohio. Probate Court (Franklin Co.) International Genealogical Index. www.familysearch.org.
OH D
State of Ohio, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Ohio Deaths 1908-1953. Family History (familyhistory.org).
OH M
Ohio, County Marriages, 1790-1950. Family Search (familysearch.org). Accessed 3 June 2011.
Strohecker
Strohecker, Carolyn, to Charles A. Maxfield. Electronic mail. 26 July 2011. Transcription of DAR records.
Truesdell
Truesdell, Paul E., Jr. Truesdell Genealogy. Nov 28 2000. www.gencircles.com
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