Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Eighth Generation

ORVIS MINOR8 MAXFIELD (Albert7, Minor6, probably Henry5, David4, Eliphalet3, Nathaniel2, John1) was born at Ohio about 1868. The various censuses report his birth date and place as follows:

census state year
1870 Virginia 1867/8
1880 Virginia 1867/8
1910 Maryland 1869/70
1920 Ohio 1868
1930 Ohio 1866/7

Orvis Minor Maxfield was a child of Albert Minor Maxfield and his wife Mary Catherine Rhine.

Orvis Maxfield married ANNIE THOMAS about 1905/6 (1910 census). Annie was born at Virginia about 1887/8 (1910 census).

The 1910 census reported this family at Brick Haven, Alexandria County, Virginia:

Name Related Sex Race Age MS B FB MB Occupation
Maxfield, Minor head M W 40 M1 MD MD VA laborer
brickyard
Maxfield, Annie wife F W 22 M1 VA VA VA laborer
brickyard
Maxfield, Willie son M W 2 S VA MD VA none
Thomas, John brother-in-law M W 18 S VA VA VA laborer
brickyard

The household also included a boarder, John Higgins. Minor and Annie had been married four years; she had one child, who was living. (Alexandria County, then including the city of Alexandria, later changed its name to Arlington County).

Annie Maxfield died sometime between 1914, when their last child was born, and 1920, when Orvis was reported as a widower in the census. Orvis Maxfield was reported twice in the 1920 census, first (1879:4B) at 12 Glebe Road, Arlington District, Alexandria County:

Name Related Sex Race Age MS B FB MB Occupation
Maxfield, Orvis M. head M W 51 S OH NY VA mechanic
Dept. of Agriculture
Maxfield, William son M W 11 S VA NY VA none
Maxfield, Jessie daughter F W 8 S VA NY VA none
Maxfield, Mary V. daughter F W 6 S VA NY VA none
Maxfield, Alice S. daughter F W 5 S VA NY VA none
Jackson, Gertrude housekeeper F W 70 M ME Scotland ME housekeeper
private family

The census taker appears to have simply repeated the birth states of parents of Orvis for his children. Orvis Maxfield was also reported at Fort Myer Military Reservation, Alexandria County:

Name Related Sex Race Age MS B FB MB Occupation
Maxfield, Orvis M. M W 52 Wd OH NY VA laborer
UMC, US Army

The 1930 census (2961:) reported Orvis and three children at 5290 M 37 NW, Washington, D.C.:

Name Related Sex Race Age MS B FB MB Occupation
Maxfield, Orvis M. head M W 63 Wd OH NY VA laborer
odd jobs
Maxfield, William A. son M W 20 S VA OH VA laborer
odd jobs
Maxfield, Mary V. daughter F W 17 S VA OH VA none
Maxfield, Alice E. daughter F W 15 S VA OH VA none

Orvis Maxfield was 26 years old when first married.

Orvis Maxfield died on 13 November 1937 (IGI)

Orvis Minor Maxfield and his wife Annie Thomas had the following children:

  1. WILLIAM A.9 MAXFIELD b. at Virginia on 1 August 1908
  2. JESSIE9 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Virginia about 1911 (1920 census)
  3. MARY V.9 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Virginia about 1913 (1920 census)
  4. ALICE ELEANOR9 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Alexandria on 21 May 1914 (IGI)
    • d. on 22 May 1992 (IGI)
    • m. at Washington, DC, on 1 January 1931 JOSEPH FRANKLIN CRAMPTON (IGI)
      • b. at Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, on 22 July 1913 (IGI)
      • d. on January 1979 (IGI)

REFERENCES

Information on this family is found in:

Other sources abbreviated above include:
IGI
International Genealogical Index. www.familysearch.org.
SSDI
Social Security Death Index. http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com.

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