Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Eighth Generation

ALTON LLOYD8 MAXFIELD (William7, Collins6, Abraham5, Edmund4, Timothy3-2, John1) was born at New Bedford, Massachusetts on 14 February 1898 (MA VR 1841-1910:475:284:308), a child of William Merry Maxfield and his wife Laura B. Chase.

Alton Maxfield married EDITH MAE CROOKS about 1917/8. Edith was born at Massachusetts on 3 April 1896, according to her age at death.

Alton Maxfield registered for the draft at Bristol County, Massachusetts, on 12 September 1918 (WWI Draft), reporting the following:

Alton Lloyd Maxfield, 257 Coffin Ave., New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA
20; b. Feb 14, 1898 white
repairing electric appliances, New Bedford Gas and Edison Light Co., 696 Purchase St., New Bedford
relation: Mrs. Alton Maxfield, 257 Coffin St., New Bedford
tall, slender, blue eyes, brown hair
The 1920 Census (686:8A) reported Alton and Edith Maxfield at 79 Pierce Street, New Bedford. Alton, age 21, was an electrician for a gas company. Edith his wife was 23, their daughter Ruth, one year old.

The 1930 Census reported this family at New Bedford:

Name Related Sex Race Age MS B FB MB Occupation
Maxfield, Alton L. head M W 32 M MA MA MA electrician
gas company
Maxfield, Edith M. wife F W 33 M MA MA MA none
Maxfield, Ruth S. daughter F W 12 S MA MA MA none
Maxfield, Walter A. [son] M W 8 S MA MA MA none

Alton Maxfield died at 493 Chancery Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts, on 6 June 1956, age 58 years, 3 months and 23 days (Oak Gr Cem E-14). He was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, on 9 June 1956. Edith Mae (Crooks) Maxfield died at Saint Luke's Hospital, New Bedford, on 1 December 1971, age 75 years, 7 months and 28 days. Her last residence was 494 Chancery Street (Oak Gr Cem E-14). She was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Alton and Edith Maxfield had the following child:

  1. RUTH S.9 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Massachusetts abt 1918 (1920 Census)
    • m. HENRY VEIN, Jr.
  2. WALTER B.9 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Massachusetts on 10 April 1922 (SSDI)
    • d. at Portland, Maine, on 9 November 1962 (SSDI; ME D)
    • m. at Maine on 22 June 1946 MARTHA BLACKINGTON. He of New Bedford, MA, she of Waterville, ME (ME M)

REFERENCES

Information on this family can be found in:

Other sources abbreviated above include:

MA VR 1841-1910
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA (americanancestors.org).
ME D
Maine Death Index 1960-1997. Ancestry.com.Accessed 20 May 2007
ME M
Maine Marriages 1892-1996. Ancestry.com. Accessed 20 May 2007
Oak Gr Cem
Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, Ma. Grave marker and New Bedford Cemeteries cardfile.
SSDI
Social Security Death Index. http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com.
WWI Draft
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Ancestry (www.ancestry.com).
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