Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Eighth Generation
CHARLES W.8 MAXFIELD (John7, Nathaniel6, Eliphalet5, Nathaniel4, Eliphalet3, Nathaniel2, John1) was born at Saxon, Stark County, Illinois, on 16 March 1848 (NMGR 7:92), a child of John Arnold Maxfield and his wife Jane Winter.
Charles Maxfield married SUSAN V.7 MAXFIELD (Nathaniel6, James5, Nathaniel4, Eliphalet3, Nathaniel2, John1) at Stark County on 26 September 1877 (IL M). Susan was born at Illinois about 1859 a child of Nathaniel and Deborah Maxfield.
The 1880 Census (756:188A) reported this three generation family at Blair, Washington County, Nebraska:
| Name |
Related |
MS |
Sex |
Race |
Age |
B |
Occupation |
FB |
MB |
| Charles M. Maxfield
|
self
|
M
|
M
|
W
|
31
|
IL
|
bridge work
|
ME
|
|
| Susan Maxfield
|
wife
|
M
|
F
|
W
|
22
|
IL
|
keeps house
|
ME
|
NY
|
| Gracie Maxfield
|
daughter
|
S
|
F
|
W
|
1
|
NE
|
|
IL
|
IL
|
| Nathaniel Maxfield
|
father-in-law
|
|
M
|
W
|
60
|
ME
|
works in wagon shop
|
ME
|
|
Susan Maxfield died on 6 February 1899 (IGI). The 1900 census (941:7A) reported Charles Maxfield, widower, born March 1847, and son Guy, single, born July 1891, at Fontanelle Township. Charles was a farmer; Guy, born at Nebraska, was at school.
Charles Maxfield died at Fontanelle, Washington County, Nebraska, on 16 May 1901 (NMGR 7:92).
Charles and Susan Maxfield had the following children:
- GRACE9 MAXFIELD (NMGR 7:92)
- b. at Nebraska abt 1878/9 (1880 Census)
- d. on February 1966 (IGI)
- m. at Fremont, Dodge County, NE, on 11 October 1899 LOUIS SYLVESTER WHITNEY of Central City, Ne (IGI; NMGR 7:92 has his surname and home)
- b. at Iowa on March 1876 (IGI)
- d. on June 1968 (IGI)
- JAY9 MAXFIELD (NMGR 7:92)
- GERTRUDE GARDNER9 MAXFIELD (NMGR 7:92)
- ROY EUGENE9 MAXFIELD (NMGR 7:92)
- b. at Blair, Washington County, Nebraska on 22 March 1888 (WWI Draft)
- Res. 1929 Omaha, Ne (NMGR 7:92)
- Census. 1910 at Holwell, Weston County, Wyoming (1747:2:268A), in household of Ira S. (41) + Laura J. (33) Bowker
- Maxfield, Roy E. hired man M W 21 single, b. NE, parents b. IL NE, farm laborer, general farm
- Draft reg. at Douglas County, Nebraska, on 5 June 1917 (WWI Draft)
Roy Eugene Maxfield, 29
2121 Leavenworth St., Omaha, NE
b. Mar 22, 1888 Blair, NE
laborer, Nuiskui Bros., Omaha
wife, married, caucasian
exemption request: support of wife
medium height, medium build, blue eyes, light hair
- Census. 1930 at Omaha, Douglas County, NE
- Maxfield, Roy E. head M W 41 Mar b. NE, parents b. IL IL, salesman, grocery store, veteran of World War
Maxfield, Clara D. wife F W 42 Mar b. NE, parents b. PA PA, occ. none
- m. abt 1911/2 CLARA D.
- b. at Nebraska abt 1887/8 (1930 Census)
- GUY W.9 MAXFIELD b. at Nebraska on July 1891
Information on this family is found in:
- Wright, Elizabeth, ed., "John Maxfield, of Salisbury, Massachusetts, 1652, and Some of His Descendants." Nebraska and Midwest Genealogical Record 7:92. (NMGR)
- French, Harry Dana, Descendants of John Maxfield of Salisbury, Mass. abt 1952. Manuscript, New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH.
- Census records.
Other sources abbreviated above include:
- IGI
- International Genealogical Index. www.familysearch.org.
- IL M
- Illinois State Archives. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900. www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/genealogy/marrsrch.html.
- WWI Draft
- World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Ancestry.com.
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