Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Seventh Generation

CHARLES HENRY7 MAXFIELD (Nathaniel6, Eliphalet5, Nathaniel4, Eliphalet3, Nathaniel2, John1) was born at Alboin, Maine, on 8 August 1836 (VR Me), a child of Nathaniel Maxfield and his wife Adah Arnold. Charles was a farmer, still living with his parents in Maine, at the time of the 1860 Census. However, when he enlisted in the Army to fight in the Civil War, in August, 1862, he was from Chicago, Illinois. H. D. French noted the following about his military service:

Aug 23, 1862 enlisted in Civil War, marine artillery, Co. F of Chicago, service in North Carolina and South Carolina; Honorably discharged Aug 1863.

Immediately upon his return, Charles H. Maxfield married HELEN FULLER, of Saxon Township, Illinois, at Stark County, Illinois, on 23 August 1863 (IL M). Her parents were Jehiel Fuller and Emeline Fellon. Helen was born at Saxon Township on 10 April 1840 (F).

Elizabeth Wright claimed that after marriage, Charles and Helen Maxfield moved to the state of Washington (NMGR 7:87); however, Harry French indicated they lived in Stark County until 1871, when they moved to Powashiek County, Iowa (F). At least one child died there, in Sheridan Township, in 1878. The 1880 Census (362:439C) reported the family in Sheridan Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa:

Name Related MS Sex Race Age B Occupation FB MB
Chas. Maxfield self M M W 41 ME farmer ME ME
Helen Maxfield wife M F W 40 IL keeping house PA NY
Frederick Maxfield son S M W 15 IL works on farm ME IL
Hattie Maxfield daughter S F W 13 IL ME IL
Charles Maxfield son S M W 11 IL ME IL
Alice Maxfield daughter S F W 5 IA ME IL
Myrta Maxfield daughter S F W 10 mo IA ME IL
L. Morgan other S M W 23 laborer

While in Powashiek County, Iowa, Charles H. Maxfield was elected Assessor, Clerk, and Treasurer (F).

The 1885 Iowa Census (IA C 1885: 255:293-94) reported Charles H. Maxfield, 47, farmer, and Helen Maxfield, 44, at Sixth Avenue, Grinnell, Iowa. The household included Frederick A., 20, clerk in a store, Hattie M., 18, student, Chas. H., 16, student, Alice E., 10, student, Myrtle, 5, and Ralph W., 3. Beginning with the younger Charles, they were all born at Powesheik County, Iowa. The elder Charles was born in Maine, Helen and Frederick in Illinois.

An 1889 Washington Census ( WA C 1889:13) found this family at Pierce County, Washington. The household consisted of C. H. Maxfield, 53, laborer, Helen, 49, wife, Hattie, 22, domestic, Chas., 28, Alice, 14, Myrtle, 8, and Ralph, 7. The 1900 census (1282:7A) found this family in the Northwest precinct of Green Township, Hamilton County, Ohio:

Name Related Race Sex Born MS B FB MB Occupation
Maxfield, Charles head W M Aug 1836 M ME ME ME farmer
Maxfield, Helen wife W F Apr 1840 M IL PA NY
Maxfield, Myrtle daughter W F Aug 1879 S IA ME IL
Maxfield, Ralph son W M Oct 1881 S IA ME IL carriage trimmer

Charles and Helen had been married for thirty-six years; Helen had eight children, six living.

The 1910 census (1195:1:210A) found Charles H. Maxfield, 74, wife Helen, 70, and daughter Myrtle, 30, living at Green Township, listed next to Ralph and Henrietta Maxfield.

Charles Maxfield died some time between 1910 and 1920. The 1920 Census (1396:4A) reported widow Helen Maxfield, age 81, and her single daughter Myrtle, age 40, living at Harrison Pike, Cheviot Village, Green Township, Hamilton County, Ohio. They were listed immediately after Ralph W. and Henrietta Maxfield. Helen Maxfield died at Hamilton County, Ohio, on 15 May 1926 (Oh D).

Charles and Helen Maxfield had the following children:

  1. FREDERICK ARTHUR8 MAXFIELD b. at Saxon Twp., IL, on 18 November 1864
  2. HATTIE MAY8 MAXFIELD (NMGR 7:87)
    • b. at Illinois on 28 August 1866 (CA D)
    • d. at Los Angeles County, California, on 14 April 1959 (CA D)
    • m. ________ HUDSON
  3. CHARLES HENRY8 MAXFIELD (F)
    • b. at Illinois abt 1868/9 (1880 Census)
  4. ALICE E.8 MAXFIELD (F)
    • b. at Poweshiek Co., Iowa abt 1874/5 (1880 Census)
  5. LOTTIE8 MAXFIELD (F)
    • b. abt 1876/7 (age at death)
    • d. at Sheridan Township, Powashiek County, Ia, on 13 May 1878 (Ia Cem)
  6. MYRTLE8 MAXFIELD (F)
    • b. at Poweshiek Co., Iowa on August 1879 (1900 Census)
  7. RALPH WALDO8 MAXFIELD b. at Grinnell, Iowa on 5 October 1881
Information on this family is found in: Other sources abbreviated above include:
CA D
California Death Index, 1940-1997. Ancestry.com. Accessed 15 Jun 2005
IA C 1885
Iowa State Census Collections, 1836-1925: 1885 Census: 255:293-94. Ancestry.com.
Ia Cem
Iowa Cemetery Records. Washington, D. C.: WPA, n.d., reprint, www.ancestry.com.
IL M
Illinois State Archives. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900. www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/genealogy/marrsrch.html.
Oh D
Ohio Death Index. www.ohiohistory.org/dindex.
VR Me
State of Maine, State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Augusta, Me. Index to Vital Records Prior to 1882 of the Following 80 Towns. microfilm, Genealogical Society, Salt Lake Cuty, Ut.
WA C 1889
Washington State and Territorial Censuses, 1857-1892: 1889 Census. 13. Ancestry.com.
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