Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Eighth Generation

WILLIAM J. GRANT8 MAXFIELD (William7, Gilbert6, William5, David4, probably Eliphalet3, Nathaniel2, John1) was born at Chesterville, Ohio on 7 July 1865 (Green Lawn Cem), a child of William Cullen Maxfield and his wife Saretha Jane Trusdell.

William J. G. Maxfield married MARY E. CURLY at Henry County, Indiana, on 30 August 1883 (IN M). Mary was born at Wales on 23 September 1865 (OH D 10210), and came to America as a small child in 1867 (1900 census) or 1869 (1930 census). Her parents, Thomas Curley and Mary Mahoney, were born at Ireland.

The 1900 census (1270:1:131A-132) reported this family at 73 Ninth Avenue, Columbus, Ohio:

Name Related Race Sex Born MS B FB MB Occupation
Maxfield, W. J. G. head W M Jul 1865 M OH OH OH printer
Maxfield, M. E. wife W F Sep 1865 M Wales Ireland Ireland
Maxfield, Fay W. daughter W F Jun 1886 S OH OH Wales at school
Maxfield, Hellen D. daughter W F Apr 1888 S OH OH Wales at school
Maxfield, Laura A. daughter W F Apr 1892 S OH OH Wales at school
Maxfield, W. E. son M W Mar 1894 S OH OH Wales at school

The record further stated that W. J. G. and M. E. had been married 17 years, and she had five children, four living, and she came to America in 1867.

William J. G. Maxfield died at Washington, DC, on 26 May 1906 (DC D; OH D). The 1910 Census reported Mary at Columbus (1183:2:105A):

Name Related Sex Race Age MS B FB MB Occupation
Maxfield, Mary E. head F W 43 Wd Scotland Ireland Ireland nurse, private
Maxfield, Fay W. daughter F W 23 S OH OH Scotland clerk, print shop
Maxfield, Laura K. daughter F W 18 S OH OH Scotland none
Maxfield, Eugene W. son M W 16 S OH OH Scotland shipping clerk, harvesting equipment
Maxfield, Lucile G. daughter F W 8 S OH OH Scotland none

According to this census Mary had six children, five living. All other census records recorded her birthplace as Wales.

The 1920 census (1383:5B) reported Mary Maxfield at 77 West Franklin Avenue, Columbus, with her two youngest children. Mary E. Maxfield, age 53, was not employed; Eugene W. Maxfield, 25, was traffic manager for a coal company; Lucille, 17, was not employed.

The 1930 census (1801:24B) reported Mary E. Maxfield, age 63, immigrant in 1869, living alone at 77 West Franklin Avenue, Columbus.

Mary E. Maxfield died at Columbus on 10 February 1937 (OH D 10210), in a diabetic coma.

William J. Grant Maxfield and his wife Mary E. Curly had the following children:

  1. EMMA MABEL9 MAXFIELD (Green Lawn Cem)
    • b. on 18 February 1884
    • d. at Columbus on 20 June 1893
  2. FAYE W.9 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Columbus on 4 June 1886 (Green Lawn Cem)
    • d. at Columbus on 3 December 1927 (OH D 68930; Green Lawn Cem)
    • m. at Franklin County on 18 April 1917 LAWRENCE J. LEWIS (OH M)
      • b. at Chicago, Illinois, on 16 April 1889 (OH M)
  3. HELEN DAVIS9 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Columbus on 4 April 1888 (OH D 61400)
    • d. at Columbus on 13 October 1950 (OH D 61400)
    • m. at Newark, Licking County, Ohio, on 5 December 1909 JOSEPH R. MILLER (OH M)
  4. LAURA A.9 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Columbus on 16 April 1892 (OH D 23437)
    • d. at Columbus on 27 April 1930 (OH D 23437)
    • m (1). at Franklin County on 2 April 1911 ROLLIE BURKHEIMER (OH M)
      • b. at Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, on 1 May 1891
    • div.
    • m (2). at Franklin County on 6 September 1914 CARL D. LONG (OH M)
      • b. at Guernsey Cou8nty, Ohio, on 11 May 1889
    • div.
  5. EUGENE WARREN9 MAXFIELD b. at Columbus on 30 March 1894
  6. LUCILE GERTRUDE9 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Columbus on 25 January 1902 (OH B)
    • m. at Franklin County on 20 October 1922 HOMER WRTIGHT (OH M)
      • b. at Newark, Ohio, on 15 May 1897

REFERENCES

Information on this family is found in:

Other sources abbreviated above include:
DC D
District of Columbia Deaths and Burials, 1840-1964. Family Search (familysearch.org).
Green Lawn Cem
Green Lawn Cemetery , Columbus, Franklin County, OH. Find a grave (findagrave.com). Accessed 7 July 2011.
IN M
Indiana Marriages 1849 to 1920. ancestry.com.
OH B
Ohio, County Births, 1856-1909. Family Search (familysearch.org). Accessed 1 January 2012.
OH D
State of Ohio, Bureau of Vital Statistics. Ohio Deaths 1908-1953. Family Search (familyhistory.org).
OH M
Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958. Family Search (familysearch.org). Accessed 29 May 2011.
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