Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Eighth Generation

FREDERICK GLENMORE8 MAXFIELD (Gilbert7, John6, William5, David4, Eliphalet3, Nathaniel2, John1) was born at Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois, on 18 October 1855, a child of Gilbert Allen Maxfield and his wife Sarah Elvira Crocker.

Frederick Maxfield married MARY MARIAH COOK at Sycamore on 4 April 1877 (IL M). Mary was born at Monkton, Vermont, on 2 July 1858 (Elmwood Cem, Max Maxfield).

The 1880 census reported this family at Sycamore, consisting of Fred G. Maxfield, 24, farmer, Minnie, 21, wife, Glenmore, 2, son, and a farm laborer (Mike Maxfield). The 1900 census (8x:19:4:3) reported this family at Sycamore Township:

Name Related Race Sex Born MS B FB MB Occupation
Maxfield, Fred G. head W M Oct 1855 M IL OH NY farmer
Maxfield, Mary M. wife W F Jul 1858 M VT NY VT
Maxfield, Gilbert A. son W M Dec 1882 S IL IL VT farm laborer
Maxfield, Fred M. son W M Jan 1886 S IL IL VT at school
Maxfield, Mary L. daughter W F Aug 1888 S IL IL VT at school
Maxfield, Jane E. daughter W F Jul 1891 S IL IL VT at school

This record also reported that Fred and Mary had been married 23 years, and Mary had given birth to six children, five of whom were living. Mary M. (Cook) Maxfield died in 1901 (Elmwood Cem). Frederick Glenmore Maxfield married as his second wife MARY H. HOOKER at Toledo, Tama County, Iowa, on 16 October 1902 (IA M). This Mary was born at Malta, DeKalb County, Illinois, on 29 December 1867 (IL D FS), to James and Elizabeth Hooker.

The 1910 census (285:5A) reported this blended family at Sycamore:

Name Related Sex Race Age MS B FB MB Occupation
Maxfield, Frederick head M W 58 M2 IL OH NY none
Maxfield, Mary wife F W 42 M1 IL NY NY none
Maxfield, Hetty daughter F W 4 S IL IL IL none
Hooker, Ophelia Elizabeth mother-in-law F W 64 Wd NY NY NY none
Maxfield, Jane daughter F W 18 S IL IL VT none

This record also indicated that Mary had been married eight years, and had two children, one living.

The 1920 census (303:4A) reported the family at 122 North Cross Street, Sycamore. The family then consisted of Fred G., 64, Mary H., 52, daughter Hetty H., 14, and mother-in-law Elizabeth A. Hooker, 74. The 1930 census (572:11A) reported Fred and Mary living with daughter Jane at 425 Jilson Avenue, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois:

Name Related Sex Race Age MS B FB MB Occupation
Cotta, Raymond E. head M W 39 M IL IL IL pharmacist, drug store
Cotta, Jane M. wife F W 38 M IL IL VT none
Cotta, Mary E. daughter F W 8 S IL IL IL none
Cotta, Olive H. daughter F W 4 S IL IL IL none
Cotta, Ramona J. daughter F W 1 4/12 S IL IL IL none
Maxfield, Fred G. father-in-law M W 74 M IL OH OH none
Maxfield, Mary H. mother-in-law F W 62 M IL OH NY private nurse, private family

This record also indicated that Raymond was a veteran of the World War, Raymond and Jane were 26 and 25 respectively at marriage, Fred and Mary were 21 and 34 respectively at the time of their first marriage.

Frederick G. Maxfield died at Rockford on 19 September 1930 (Elmwood Cem). He had been a farmer and a Methodist (Max Maxfield). His widow Mary died at Rockford on 30 November 1944 (Elmwood Cem, IL D)

Frederick Glenmore Maxfield and his first wife Mary Mariah Cook had the following children:

  1. GLENMORE EDWARD9 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Illinois on 22 December 1877 (WWI Draft; 1910 census)
    • grad. Leander Clark College, Toledo, Tama County, Iowa, 1905, with honors (Le Gr Rep 2 May 1924, p. 1)
    • census. 1910 at Marietta Township, Marshall County, Iowa (413:1:216B)
      • Maxfield, Glenmore E., head, male, white, 31, married (1st) 4 yrs, b. IL, parents b. IL VT, farmer, general farm
      • Maxfield, Grace E. wife female white 23 married (1st) 4 yrs, b. IA, parents b. OH OH, occ.: none
      • Elliott, Samantha J. mother-in-law female white 58 Widow 3children, 2 living, b. MO, parents b. OH OH, occ.: none
      • Ingledine, William D. grandfather male white 81 Widower, b. OH, parents b. VA VA, occ.: none
    • draft reg. at Marshall County on 12 September 1918
        Glenmore Edward Maxfield, RFD #3 Marhsalltown, Marshall Co., IA
        40 - b. Dec 22, 1877 white, native
        farmer
        rel: Grace E. Maxfield, RFD #3 Marshalltown, Marshall Co., IA
        medium height, medium build, blue eyes, brown hair
    • census. 1920 at Marietta Township, Marshall County, Iowa (502:5A)
      • Maxfield, Glenn head male white 42 married b. IL, parents b. IL VT, farmer, general farm
      • Maxfield, Grace wife female white 33 married b. IA, parents b. OH OH, occ.: none
      • Elliott, Samantha mother-in-law female white 68 widow b. OH, parents b. OH OH, occ.: none
    • elected. State Representativr from Marshall County, Iowa, November 1924 Republican. (Le Gr Rep 2 May 1924, p. 1)
        came to Iowa, entered Leander Clark College, graduated with honors 1905
        then 2 years in special work at Northwestern University
        active in church; supply preaching; member M. E. Church, Minerva
        farmer, raises pure-bred Aberdeen Angus cattle
    • census. 1930 at Marietta Township, Marshall County, Iowa (668:5A)
      • Maxfield, Glenmore head male white 52 married at 28, b. IL, parents b. IL VT, farmer, general farm
      • Maxfield, Grace E. wife female white 43 married at 19, b. IA, parents b. OH OH, occ.: none
    • m. at Marshall County, Iowa, on 20 December 1905 GRACE ELLIOTT (IA M)
      • b. at Iowa on 14 May 1886 (SSDI)
      • d. on December 1964 (SSDI)
  2. ARTHUR COLES9 MAXFIELD
    • b. on 27 September 1880 (Elmwood Cem)
    • d. on 28 November 1887 (Elmwood Cem)
  3. GILBERT ALLEN9 MAXFIELD b. at Sycamore on 1 December 1882
  4. FREDERICK MONSON9 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Sycamore on 23 January 1886 (WWI Draft)
    • census. 1910 at Tama, Tama County, Iowa (424:2:254A) in household of William and Flora Ross
      • Maxfield, Fred helper male white 24 single b. IL, parents b. IL VT, student-helper, Hotel
    • draft reg. at Tama County on 12 September 1918 WWI Draft)
        Fred Munson Maxfield, Tama, Tama Co., IA
        32 - b. Jan 23, 1886 white, native
        veterinary, self-employed Tama, Tama, IA
        rel: Mrs. Bertha Maxfield Tama, Tama Co., IA
        medium height, slender, brown eyes, black hair
    • census. 1920 at Tama, Tama County, Iowa (514:12A)
      • 13. Maxfield, Fred M., head, male, white, 33, married, b. IL, parents b. IL VT, vetenary, general practice
      • 14. Maxfield, Bertha R., wife, female, white, 31, married, b. IA, parents b. Norway Norway, occupation: none
    • census. 1930 at Greencastle, Marshall County, Iowa (668:3A)
      • Maxfield, Fred M. head male white 44 married at 30 b. IL, parents b. VT OH, doctor, veterinarian, World War veteran
      • Maxfield, Bertha wife female white 41 married at 27 b. IA, parents b. Norway Norway, operator, telephone
    • m. about 1915/16 BERTHA LARSON (1930 census)
      • b. at Iowa about 1888/9 (1930 census)
  5. MARY LYMAN9 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Illinois on 16 August 1888 (Elmwood Cem)
    • d. on 1906 (Elmwood Cem)
  6. JANE ELVIRA9 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Sycamore on 10 July 1891 (Max Maxfield)
    • m. about 1917 RAYMOND ERB COTTA (1930 census)
      • b. at Illinois about 1890/1 (1930 census)

Frederick Glenmore Maxfield and his second wife Mary H. Hooker had the following children:

  1. GRACE ELIZABETH9 MAXFIELD
    • d. on 1904 (Elmwood Cem)
  2. HETTY H.9 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Illinois about 1905 (1920 census)

REFERENCES

Information on this family is found in:

Other sources abbreviated above include:
Elmwood Cem
Il, DeKalb Co., Elmwood Cemetery, Sycamore. rootsweb.com.
IA M
Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992. Family Search (familysearch.org). Accessed 2 May 2011
IL D
Illinois State Archives. Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916-1950. http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/Genealogy/IDPHDeathSearchServlet. Accessed 25 Jun 2002.
IL D FS
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947. Family Search (familysearch.org). Accessed 17 May 2011.
IL M
Illinois State Archives. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900. www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/genealogy/marrsrch.html.
Le Gr Rep
Le Grand Reporter, Le Grand, IA. Newspaper Archive (newspaperarchive.com).
Max Maxfield
Max Maxfield's Genealogy Website. http://www.users.fast.net/~max/misc_info.htm Miscellaneous Maxfield Info.
SSDI
Social Security Death Index. http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com.
WWI Draft
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. ancestry.com.
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