Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Seventh Generation

JOEL7 MAXFIELD (Philo6, probably Henry5, David4, Eliphalet3, Nathaniel2, John1) was born at Ohio on July 1847 (1900 census; 1842/3 in 1910 census, 1845/6 in 1850 census, 1846/7 in 1860 census, 1848/9 in 1880 census), a child of Philo and Susanna Maxfield.

The 1860 census (996:354), reported Joel Maxfield, age 13, attending school, resident in the household of Isaac Hickox at Madison Township, Lake County, Ohio.

Joel Maxfield enlisted in the Union Army in March of 1864, when he gave his age as 19 (Civ War Sold):

Name: Joel Maxfield , State: Michigan
Service Record : Enlisted as a Private on 15 Mar. 1864 at the age of 19
Enlisted in Company Batty H, 1st Light Artillery Regiment Michigan on 15 Mar. 1864.
Joined Regiment on 01 Apr. 1864 at Vicksburg, MS
Mustered out Company Batty H, 1st Light Artillery Regiment Michigan on 22 Jul. 1865 in Jackson, MI
Joel Maxfield married ELLEN about 1868/9 (1900 census). Ellen was born at New York on January 1851 (1900 census; 1850/1 in 1880 census).

The Joel Maxfield household of Cleveland, Ohio, was reported in the 1880 census (1006:379C) as follows:

Name Related MS Sex Race Age B Occupation FB MB
Joel Maxfield self M M W 31 OH janitor
public school 		VT VT
Helen Maxfield wife M F W 29 NY keeps house Ireland Ireland
Mary Maxfield daughter S F W 10 OH at school OH NY
George Maxfield son S M W 7 OH OH NY
Joseph Maxfield son S M W 3 OH OH NY
Charles Maxfield son S M W 1 OH OH NY

Twenty years later the 1900 census (1260:1:272) again found this family in Cleveland. The two oldest children were gone, but four more children had been added:

Name Related Race Sex Born MS B FB MB Occupation
Maxfield, Joe head W M Jul 1847 M OH OH OH stationary engineer
Maxfield, Ellen wife W F Jan 1851 M NY NY NY
Maxfield, Joe son W M Oct 1876 S OH OH NY prize fighter
Maxfield, Charlie son W M Sep 1878 S OH OH NY structured iron worker
Maxfield, James son W M Jan 1883 S OH OH NY day laborer
ship yard
Maxfield, Geneva daughter W F May 1886 S OH OH NY at school
Maxfield, Albert son W M Oct 1889 S OH OH NY at school
Maxfield, Elsie daughter W F Jun 1893 S OH OH NY

This record also indicated that Joel and Ellen had been married 31 years, and that Ellen had eleven children, eight of whom were still living. As the two older children mentioned in the 1880 census were still living, the three that died are unknown to this researcher.

Ellen died before the 1910 census (1175:1:112A), when widower Joel Maxfield was living at Cleveland with his daughter Mary and son-in-law William Deegan:

Name Related Sex Race Age MS B FB MB Occupation
Deegan, William head M W 42 M1 Canada
English 		Ireland
English 		Canada
English 		engineer
stationary engine
Maxfield, Joe father-in-law M W 67 Wd OH MI MI engineer
stationary engine
Deegan, Mary wife F W 40 M1 OH OH OH none

The record also listied five Deegan children, indicated that William and Mary had been married 18 years, and Mary had six children, five of whom were living. William came to the United States in 1871 and was a naturalized citizen.

Joel Maxfield died at Lake County, Ohio on 30 May 1916 (Oh D).

Joel and Ellen Maxfield had the following children:

  1. MARY8 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Ohio about 1869/70 (1880, 1910 censuses)
    • m. about 1892 WILLIAM DEEGAN (1910 census)
      • b. at Canada about 1867/8 (1910 census)
      • immigration to USA in 1871 (1910 census)
  2. GEORGE8 MAXFIELD b. at Ohio about 1872
  3. JOSEPH8 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Ohio on October 1876 (1900 census; 1876/7 in 1880 census)
  4. CHARLES EDWARD8 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Ohio on 22 September 1878 (WW Draft)
    • census. at Cleveland in 1910 (1166:1:252B)
      • Maxfield, Charles head M W 31 Married (1st) for 4 years, b. OH, parents b. OH NY, draftsman, iron works
      • Maxfield, Grace wife F W 25 Married (1st) for 4 years, 0 children, b. OH, parents b. England England occ.: none
      • Maxfield, George brother M W 38 Married (1st) for 15 years, b. OH, parents b. OH NY, bartender, cafe
      • Maxfield, Albert brother M W 20 Single, b. OH, parents b. OH NY, welder, welding co.
    • draft reg. at Cuyahoga County on 15 September 1918 (WW Draft)
      • Charles Edward Maxfield
        7311 Elton Ave, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH
        age 39; b. Sep 20, 1878 white
        structural engineer . . . Cleveland
        relative: Mrs. Charles Edward Maxfield, 7311 Elton
        short, blue eyes, light hair
    • census. at Cleveland, 7311 Elton Ave. in 1920 (1360:9A)
      • Maxfield, Charles E. head M W 41 Married, b. OH, parents b. OH NY, draftsman, structural
      • Maxfield, Grace wife F W 35 Married, b. OH, parents b. OH OH, occ.: none
    • m. about 1905/6 GRACE (1910 census)
      • b. at Ohio about 1884 (1920 census; 1884/5 in 1910 census)
  5. JAMES JOSEPH8 MAXFIELD b. at Ohio on 6 January 1883
  6. GENEVA8 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Ohio on May 1886 (1900 census)
  7. ALBERT8 MAXFIELD b. at Ohio on October 1889
  8. ELSIE8 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Ohio on June 1893 (1900 census)

REFERENCES

Information on this family is found in:

Other sources abbreviated above include:
Civ War Sold
American Civil War Soldiers. www.ancestry.com
Oh D
Ohio Death Index. www.ohiohistory.org/dindex.
WW Draft
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. www.ancestry.com.

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