Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Eighth Generation

Thomas Maxfield fought in the Civil War in 1864. His service was recorded with Henry County Illinois (rootsweb):

134th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Co. H: Troops of Henry Co., Ill:
Pvt. Thomas J. Maxfield of Saxon, enlisted May 18 1864, mustered May 31 1864, mustered out Oct 25, 1864.

I have not found any record of this family in either the 1870 or 1880 census. Judging from the birthplaces of their children they were in Kansas in 1870 and 1880, and Saint Joseph, Missouri in 1882. They migrated to Oregon about 1889 (His Ore 4:368). The 1890 Veteran's Census found Thomas Maxfield at Elkton Precinct, Douglas County, Oregon (1890 Vet)

The 1900 Census (113:1:280) reported this family at Edgewood Township, Siskiyou County, California:

This record also indicated that Thomas and Nela had been married 30 years, and that Nela had nine children, seven of whom were living.

The 1910 census (108:1:41B) reported Thomas Maxfield, 63, and his wife Nola, 56, at Edgewood Township. They had been married forty years, Thomas was a farmer, Nola had nine children, seven living. With them were daughters Lena Dallas, 20, and Elsie Maxfield, 18. Lena had been married four years, and had five children, three living. These three grandchildren of Thomas and Nola, living in this household, all born in California, were Harold Dallas, 3 years, Nora Dallas, 2 years, and Carol Dallas, a grandson, 8 months.

The 1920 census (149:1A:13-19) reported the family at Edgewood Township, Siskiyou County, California, as follows:

The 1930 Census (220:16A) reported Thomas and Nela with an "empty nest" still living at Edgewood Township, ages 83 and 76.

Thomas Maxfield died at Siskoyu County, California, on 31 March 1935 (Edgewood). Nela Maxfield died at Santa Cruz County, California, on 7 June 1942 (Ca D 1940-97).

Thomas and Nela Maxfield had the following children:

1. AURILLA J.⁹ MAXFIELD (identified as a sister of Forest on his draft registration)
   • b. at Kansas in 1871 (1920 census)
   • Census. 1920 at Scottsburg Precinct, Douglas County, Oregon
     • Butler, Abraham L. head M W 54 married, b. OR, parents b. MA KY, farmer, home farm
     • Butler, Aurilla J. wife F W 48 married, b. KS, parents b. IL NY, occ: none
   • m. ABRAHAM L. BUTLER
     • b. at Oregon in 1865 (1920 census)
2. JOHN E.⁹ MAXFIELD (Edgewood)
   • b. on 18 February 1875
   • d. on 11 December 1898
3. ORIN GEORGE⁹ MAXFIELD b. at Kansas on May 1880
4. JASPER THOMAS⁹ MAXFIELD
   • b. at Saint Joseph, Missouri on 18 April 1882 (Ca D 1940-97; WWII Draft)
   • draft reg. at Nevada County, California, on 27 April 1942 (WWII Draft)
     Jasper Thomas Maxfield, Rt 1, Willow Valley, Nevada Co., CA;
     60, b. St. Joseph, MO Apr 18, 1882;
     contact: Nellie Maxfield, Santa Cruz;
     unemployed
   • d. at Nevada County, Ca, on 28 October 1955 (Ca D 1940-97)
5. FOREST NELSON⁹ MAXFIELD
   • b. at Oregon in 3 September 1884 (WWI Draft; SSDI)
   • Census. 1910 at North Jacksonville Precinct, Jackson County, Oregon (1281:2:113A)
     • Maxfield, Forrest boarder M W 25 single, b. IA, parents b. ME IL, laborer, general farm
   • Draft reg. at Portland, Oregon, on 12 September 1918 (WWI Draft)
     Forest Nelson Maxfield, 735 Hoyt, Portland, Mult. Co., OR
     34 - b. Sep 3, 1884 white, native
     janitor, Dr. Jas. T. Walls, 735 Hoyt, Portland, Mult. Co., OR
     relative: Mrs. A. L. Butler (sister) Elkton, Douglas, OR
     medium height, medium build, blue eyes, light hair, all fingers on left hand off
   • Census. 1920 at 714 Glacier Street, Portland, OR (1499:14A)
     • Maxfield, Forest head M W 35 Mar b. OR, parents b. US US, janitor, apartment
       Maxfield, Alice wife F W 36 Mar b. WI, parents b. US US, chambermaid, hotel
   • Census. 1930 at Old Newport Highway, Wren Precinct, Benton County, OR
     • Maxfield, Forest N. head M W 48 Mar b. OR, parents b. OH OH, steam engineer, Planet St Co
       Maxfield, Alice N. wife F W 51 Mar b. WI parents b. at sea, MI, occ. none
       Evans, Marion step father-in-law M W 69 Mar b. WI, parents b. US US, fastener, Planet St. Co.
       Evans, Luella F. mother-in-law F W 71 Mar b. MI, parents b. Scotland PA, occ. none
   • d. at Marion County, OR, on 19 August 1974 (Or D)
   • m (1). abt 1916/7 ALICE M. HAMILTON
     • b. at Wisconsin on 20 November 1879 (CA D)
     • d. at Del Norte County, California, on 26 December 1951 (CA D)
   • m (2). BLANCHE (named on his death record)
     • b. on 24 May 1898 (SSDI; Or D)
     • d. at Marion County, Oregon, on 5 April 1977 (Or D;SSDI)
6. LINA B.⁹ MAXFIELD
   • b. at Oregon on November 1889 (1900 Census)
   • m. about 1905/6 ________ DALLAS
7. ELSIE ROSE⁹ MAXFIELD
   • b. at Oregon on 18 April 1892 (CA D)
   • Census. 1910 at Florence Avenue, Dunsmuir, Siskiyou Co., CA, household of Martha A. Engles (45) (108:1:149A)
     • Maxfield, Elsie servant F W 18 single, b. OR, parents b. IL NY, servant, house
   • d. at Santa Cruz County, California, on 30 June 1959 (CA D)
   • m. ALLIE E. KARBERG

• Wright, Elizabeth, ed., "John Maxfield, of Salisbury, Massachusetts, 1652, and Some of His Descendants." Nebraska and Midwest Genealogical Record 7:87 (NMGR).
• Census records

1890 Vet

1890 Veterans Schedules. Ancestry.com.

Ca D

State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramenta, Ca.: State of California, Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, 19--, Reprint: Provo, Ut.: Ancestry.com, 2000.

Edgewood

Edgewood Cemetery, Siskiyou Co., CA. (findagrave.com).

His Ore

Gaston, Joseph, The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912.

Or D

Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998. ancestry.com

rootsweb

134th Volunteer Infantry Company H. Civil War, Henry Co., Il. www.rootsweb.com

SSDI

Social Security Death Index. http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com.

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.