Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Eighth Generation


FRANKLIN W.8 MAXFIELD (David7, Nathaniel6, Eliphalet5, Nathaniel4, Eliphalet3, Nathaniel2, John1) was born at Illinois about 1857 (1856/7 in 1860 census; 1857 in 1920 census; 1857/8 in 1870, 1885 censuses; 1858/9 in 1930 census; 1859/60 in 1895 census; Aug 1860 in 1900 census; 1860/1 in 1910 census) , a child of David Maxfield and his first wife Anne Freeze.

Franklin W. Maxfield married ANNA E, about 1880/1. Anna was born at Kansas on September 1862 (1900 census).

The 1885 Kansas Census reported Frank Maxfield, 27, farmer, Ana, 23, and Clara, 7 months, in the household of W. H. Landnum, at Kapionia, Atchison County, Kansas (6:). The 1895 Kansas Census ( 167:67) reported F. W. Maxfield, 35, laborer, Anna, 32, Clara, 10, Blanche, 7, and John, 2, at Kansas City, Kansas. The 1900 Census (504:2:77) reported this family at 513 State Street, Kansas City, Kansas:

Name Related Race Sex Born MS B FB MB Occupation
Maxfield, Frank head W M Aug 1860 M KS ME IL grocer
Maxfield, Anna wife W F Sep 1862 M KS KS KS
Maxfield, Clara daughter W F Oct 1883 S KS KS KS at school
Maxfield, Blanche daughter W F Feb 1888 S KS KS KS at school
Maxfield, John son W M Feb 1893 S KS KS KS
Maxfield, Margaret daughter W F Apr 1897 S KS KS KS
Maxfield, David father W M Jul 1825 M ME ME ME
Maxfield, Mary B. mother W F Jul 1840 M IL ME IL
Maxfield, Hubert brother W M Feb 1880 S KS ME IL clerk
Packing Co.

The record further stated that Frank and Anna had been married 19 years, and Anna had five children, four living. David and Mary had been married 25 years, and Mary had two children, one living. Hubert is the son of Franklin's brother George.

The 1910 census (460:3:264D) reported this family at 3020 Oakland Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas. Frank W. Maxfield, 49, was a clerk in a grocery store. Wife Anna E. Maxfield, 48, had six children, five living. Son John F. Maxfield, 17, was a harness maker. The family also included daughters Margaret N., 12, and Auline H., 7.

The 1920 census (555:23B) reported this family at 3020 Fourth Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas. Frank Maxfield, 62, was elevator operator at a meat packing company. Wife Ann, 54, was a nurse. The family also included daughter Blanche Wright, 30, her husband, Edward Wright, 35, pipe fitter for a steam railroad, and their children, Finley, 14, Franklin, 12, and Henrietta, three years and three months.

The 1930 census (728:) reported this family at 3020 Everett Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas. Frank W. Maxfield, 71, was proprietor of show concessions. Wife Anna E. was 64. The household included their daughter Helen A. Walters, 28, an actress, her husband Herbert Walters, 42, show manager, and their daughter Shirley B. Walters, 9. The household also included another daughter of Frank and Anna, Margaret M. McKay, 28, an actress, her husband, Ross C. McKay, 35, show manager, and their son L. K. McKay, 13. Also in the household was a cousin, William M. Landrine, 72, a widower, foreman at a packing house. Frank and Anna had been married at the ages of 24 and 20 respectively; Herbert and Helen married at 32 and 17, respectively; Ross and Margaret married at 28 and 27 respectively.

Franklin and Anna Maxfield had the following children:

  1. CLARA9 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Kansas on October 1883 (1900 census)
  2. BLANCHE9 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Kansas on February 1888 (1900 census)
    • m. before 1920 EDWARD WRIGHT
      • b. at United States about 1884 (1920 census)
  3. JOHN FRANK9 MAXFIELD b. at Kansas City on 28 February 1893
  4. MARGARET9 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Kansas on April 1897 (1900 census)
    • m. about 1929 ROSS C. McKAY (1930 census)
      • b. at Missouri about 1894/5 (1930 census)
  5. AULINE HELEN9 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Kansas about 1902/3 (1910 census)
    • m. about 1919/20 HERBERT WALTERS (1930 census)
      • b. at Kansas about 1887/8 (1930 census)


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