Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Seventh Generation

GEORGE HENRI7 MAXFIELD (John6, Jesse5, Richard4, Joseph3-2, John1) was born at Salisbury, New Hampshire, on 11 August 1866 (Ca D). His parents were John G. Maxfield and his wife Susan Carter.

NELLIE R. COLE married George H. Maxfield at Concord, New Hampshire, on 27 September 1890 (VR NH M). The event was recorded as follows:

George H. Maxfield of Concord, NH, 24, White, railroading, b. Salisbury, 1st
Nellie R. Cole of Concord, NH, 20, White, seamstress, b. Stoneham, Me, 1st
by Rev. Thomas W. Illman of Concord, Sep 27, 1890, Concord, NH
his father: John G. Maxfield, cabinet maker
his mother: Susan (Carter), housekeeper
her father: Lorenzo Cole, farmer, b. Lewiston, Me
her mother: Mary (Littlefield), housewife, b. Auburn, Me
Nellie Cole was born at Stoneham, Maine (marriage record), in April 1870 (1900 Census), to Lorenzo Cole and Mary Littlefield; Nellie worked as a seamstress.

George Maxfield's occupation was called "railroading" in the above 1890 record. In the birth records of his children he was called a machinist in 1893 and a beltmaker in 1895, all in Concord. He was reported to be a mill worker in Connecticut in the 1900 Census, an agricultural merchant with his own store in California in 1920, and a belt maker at a cotton mill in 1930.

The 1900 Census (149:2:233A) reported this family at 58 Spring Street, Norwich, Connecticut:

Name Related Race Sex Born MS B FB MB Occupation
Maxfield, George H. head W M Aug 1866 M NH NH NH mill worker
Maxfield, Nellie R. wife W F Apr 1870 M ME ME ME
Maxfield, Ivy daughter W F Mar 1893 S NH NH ME
Maxfield, Gertrude daughter W F Sep 1897 S NH NH ME

The record also reported that the couple had been married ten years, and that Nellie had two children, both living.

The 1920 Census (93:17B) reported George, Nellie and Gertrude living at 1370 Fifth Street, Berkeley, California. George was an agricultural merchant with his own store.

The 1930 Census (107:6A) reported the family at 3372 15th Street, Oakland, California:

Name Related Sex Race Age MS B FB MB Occupation
Maxfield, George H. head M W 64 M NH NH NH beltmaker
cotton mill
Maxfield, Nellie R. wife F W 60 M ME ME ME none
Schram, Gertrude daughter F W 38 M NH NH ME none
Schram, Howard F. son-in-law M W 34 M English Canada English Canada English Canada salesman
shoe store

George H. Maxfield died at Fresno County, California, on 27 April 1950 (Ca D).

George and Nellie Maxfield had the following children:

  1. IVY8 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Concord on 26 March 1893 (VR NH B)
  2. GERTRUDE8 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Concord on 29 September 1895 (VR NH B)
    • d. at Fresno, California, on 28 September 1981 (Ca D)
    • m (1). abt 1922 HOWARD F. SCHRAM (1930 Census)
      • b. at Canada abt 1895 (1930 Census)
    • m (2). at Contra Costa County, California, on 17 June 1965 PAUL JOHNSON (Ca M)
      • b. about 1895/6
Information on this family is found in: Other sources abbreviated above include:
Ca D
State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramenta, Ca.: State of California, Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, 19--, Reprint: Provo, Ut.: Ancestry.com, 2000.
Ca M
California Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Ancestry.com. Accessed 28 Aug 2007.
VR NH B
Bureau of Vital Statistics, State of New Hampshire, Concord, NH. Index of Births to 1900. microfilm, Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Ut.
VR NH M
Bureau of Vital Statistics, State of New Hampshire, Concord, NH. Index to Marriages Up to 1900. microfilm, Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Ut.
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