Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Seventh Generation

WILLIAM HENRY7 MAXFIELD (William6, Ira5, Joshua4-3, Joseph2, John1), was born at Whitehall, Washington County, New York, on 1 August 1878 (WWII Draft), a son of William H. Maxfield and his wife Mary Storey. The 1900 census reported William Maxfield, a barber, living with his newly married brother, also a barber, at Fair Haven, Vermont.

William H. Maxfield married MARGARET ELIZABETH HAMLIN about 1903/4. She was born at Vermont about 1884/5 (1910 census). By 1910 his brother had moved to Brandon, and William and his new family remained at Fair Haven (census 1616:1:149A):

Name Related Sex Race Age MS B FB MB Occupation
Maxfield, William head M W 31 M1 NY NY England barber, shop
Maxfield, Elizabeth wife F W 24 M1 VT Canada (French) Canada (French) seamstress,
at home
Maxfield, Hazel daughter F W 6 S VT NY VT none
Maxfield, Wilbur son M W 2 S VT NY VT none

William and Elizabeth had been married six years; Elizabeth had two children, both living.

When William Maxfield registered for the draft at Rutland County, Vermont, on 12 September 1918 (WWI Draft), he reported:

William Henry Maxfield
10 Pine, Fair Haven, Rutland Co., VT
40; b. Aug 1, 1878 white
barber, for self, Main, Fair Haven
wife: Mrs. Elizabeth Maxfield, 10 Pine, Fair Haven
medium height, medium build, blue eyes, gray hair
The 1920 census reported a larger family, headed by William's mother-in-law, at 10 Pine Street, Fair Haven:

Name Related Sex Race Age MS B FB MB Occupation
Hamlin, Mary D. head F W 65 Wd Canada (French) Canada (French) Canada (French) none
Maxfield, Elizabeth daughter F W 39 M VT Canada (French) Canada (French) none
Maxfield, William son-in-law M W 41 M NY NY England Taylor, shop
Hamlin, Clara daughter F W 27 S VT Canada (French) Canada (French) stitcher,
shirt factory
Maxfield, Hazel granddaughter F W 15 S VT NY VT none
Maxfield, Wilbur grandson M W 11 S VT NY VT none
Maxfield, Mary E. granddaughter F W 7 S VT NY VT none
Maxfield, Ira grandson M W 11/12 S VT NY VT none

This record also indicated that Mary Hamlin had come to the United States in 1880.

By 1930 William and family had moved to the Bronx, New York City (census 1485:35B), where they lived at 2179 Valentine Avenue. William worked as a barber, son Wilbur as a collector for Edison Company. The household consisted of William, 51, Elizabeth, 45, Wilbur, 33, Mary, 17, and Ira, 11.

William H. Maxfield signed up for the "old man's" draft at Rutland County, Vermont, on 27 April 1942 (WWII Draft), and reported:

William Henry Maxfield, 6 Fourth St., Fair Haven, Rutland Co., VT;
63, b. Whitehall, NY Aug 1, 1878;
contact: Mrs. William Maxfield; not employed

William Henry Maxfield and his wife Elizabeth Hamlin had the following children:

  1. HAZEL8 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Vermont about 1904 (1920 census)
  2. WILBUR J.8 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Vermont on 3 February 1908 (SSDI)
    • mil. at New York City, New York on 24 February 1943 (WWII Enl)
        Wilbur J. Maxfield b. 1908, white, b. VT, of Bronx, NY
        enlisted: 24 Feb 1943, New York City, NY
        4 yr college, married, 68" 180#
    • d. on June 1973 (SSDI), last residence: Bronx, NY
  3. MARY ELIZABETH8 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Vermont about 1912 (1920 census)
  4. IRA8 MAXFIELD b. at Vermont on 11 January 1919

REFERENCES

Information on this family is found in:

Other sources abbreviated above include:
SSDI
Social Security Death Index. http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com.
Vt D
Vermont Death Index, 1981-2001. Ancestry.com. Accessed 28 Jan 2006.
WWI Draft
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Ancestry.com.
WWII Draft
World War II Draft Registration Cards; 4th Registration, 1942, for persons ages 45 to 64. Ancestry.com.
WWII Enl
U. S. World War II Army Enlistment Records 1938-1946. Ancestry.com. Accessed 1 Jun 2007.
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