Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Sixth Generation

CLARENCE EMORY6 MAXFIELD (Oliver5, Joshua4-3, Joseph2, John1) was born at Fort Ann, Washington County, New York on 20 July 1857, a child of Oliver and Mary Maxfield. he died at Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan, on 7 February 1940.[1] He married first DELLA E. STEWART, child of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Stewart, who was born on 11 April 1856 and died at Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, on 17 August 1890.[2] Clarence married second, at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, on 30 December 1896 EMMA CAROLINE BLENMAN,[3] who was born at Detroit on July 1864[5] and died on 1955.[5]

Clarence grew up in Fort Ann, the fourth of four children. The 1875 New York state census reported him with his parents and two siblings at Fort Ann. Clarence, 18, born at Washington County, worked as a farm hand. As his father was a boatman,[6] Clarence must have been a hand on someone else's farm. The 1880 Census reported him with his parents, still single, 22, but under occupation he was called "student, school."[7] He was probably pursuing higher education to qualify himself for the ministry.

The next refereence I find to this Clarence Maxfield is an obituary in the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, 23 August 23 1890:[8]

Death at Watertown of a Former Resident of Wolcott
Della F. Maxfield, wife of Rev. C. E. Maxfield, of Watertown, N. Y., and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Stewart, Wolcott, died at her home in Watertown August 17th. Her illness was of short duration. Her parents were apprised of her illness as soon as it was thought of a serious nature, and took the first train for Watertown, but Mrs. Maxfield died before they arrived. The deceased was formerly a resident of Rochester. . . .

This brief article reveals important information about Clarence. First it identifies his first wife. Second, it indicates that he was working as a minister. Third, it locates him at Watertown. Sometime in the interval between 1880 and 1890 he had been ordained into the ministy and married.

At the time of Clarence's second marriage, 1896, he was living at Detroit, still a clergyman.[9] In November 1899 he accepted a call to the First Baptist Church of Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan.[10]

Clarence Maxfield appeared in the 1900 Census as "Claud" at 101 Broadway, Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan:[11]

Name Related Race Sex Born MS B FB MB Occupation
Maxfield, Claud head W M Jul 1857 M NY VT NY clergyman
Maxfield, Ema wife W F Jul 1864 M MI England England
Maxfield, Helen daughter W F Aug 1894 S NY NY NY at school
Maxfield, Oliver father W M Dec 1821 Wd VT NH NH

According to this census, Clarence and Emma had been married three years Emma had one child, but none living.

The 1910 census reported Rev. C. E. Maxfield, his wife Emma C., and their adopted daughter Helen Adel Maxfield, at 1371 Irving Avenue, Oakland, Alameda County, California. Their ages were 51, 45, and 15. This was his second marriage, her first; they had been married 13 years. He was a "minister of the gospel." She had not given birth to any children. Helen was a student.[12]

The 1920 census reported a family of four at 570 Saint Clair Avenue, Detroit.[13]

Name Related Sex Race Age MS B FB MB Occupation
Maxfield, Clarence C. head M W 58 M NY NY NY Reverend, Baptist
Maxfield, Emma C. wife F W 53 M MI England England none
Maxfield, Helen A. daughter F W 25 S NY NY MI school teacher, grade
Blennian, Louise sister-in-law F W 56 S MI England England none

The 1930 census found Clarence E. Maxfield and his wife Emma C. Maxfield at Detroit. He was 72, she 66. They were married at the ages of 39 and 32 respectively. He was described as a "clergyman, Baptist Church." Louise Blennian was still with them.[14] According to that census, Helen A. Maxfield, 35, resided at the Missionary House, 8151 LaSalle Gardens North, occupation: missionary.[15]

Clarence Maxfield died in February, 1940. The census in April of that year reported Emma Maxfield, 75, and her sister, Louise Blenman, 77, living at 16538 Ward Avenue, Detroit.[16] Helen Maxfield, 45, single, was reported head of a household at 95 Monterey Street, Highland Park, Wayne County. The household consisted of eleven persons, all missionaries. Helen had completed two years of college.[17]

In 1950 Helen Maxfield continued to live at Highland Park. The location was described as Missionary Workers Junior Bible School; she was "superintendent, home missionary." The household included her mother, Emma C. Maxfield, 85, plus eleven lodgers.[18] Emma died in 1955, Helen in 1985.

Clarence Maxfield and his second wife adopted the following child:

  1. HELEN ADEL7 MAXFIELD >b. at Granville, Washington County, New York, on 25 August 1894,[19] d. at Detroit on 17 August 1985.[20]

Suggestion for further research: As Clarence was a Baptist minister, and Helen was a home missionary, American Baptist archives must have further information on them.

NOTES

1Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952, Washtenaw County, certificate 481-889, Rev. Clarence Maxfield, 1940; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 9 July 2023).
2New York Department of Health, Albany, New York, "New York, Death Index, 1852-1956," database, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 13 September 2018), Delia Maxfield, no. 32727. Glenside Cemetery, Wolcott, Wayne County, New York, Find a Grave, digital images (findagrave.com : accessed 28 March 2023), Bella E. Stewart Maxfield; Created and photo by: Marvin Tryon. "Obituaries of Wayne County Residents," New York GenWeb Project, information sharing site, 16 January 2013 (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nygenweb/ : accessed 6 May 2014), "Death at Watertown of a Former Resident of Wolcott," Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, 23, August 1890.
3Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867–1952, Wayne County, p. 541, e. 22474, Maxfield-Blenman, 1896; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 21 June 2023).
4Twelth Census of the United States: 1900, population, Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 55, p. 13B-14A, household 283, Clarence E. Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 18 July 2013); NARA microfilm group T623; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
5Evergreen Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Find a Grave, digital images (findagrave.com : accessed 14 October 2013), Emma Caroline Maxfield; Created and photo by: Esther (Fowler) Van Wicklin.
6New York, State Census, 1875, population, Fort Ann, Washington County, New York, p. 24, household 201, Oliver Maxfield family; digital images, Family Search (familysearch.org : accessed 6 January 2012); New York State Library, Albany.
7Tenth Census of the United States: 1880, population, Fort Ann, Washington County, New York, enumeration district (ED) 134, p. 98A, household 47, Oliver Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 16 March 2013); NARA microfilm publication T9, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
8"Obituaries of Wayne County Residents," New York GenWeb Project, 16 January 2013. "Death at Watertown of a Former Resident of Wolcott."
9Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867–1952, Wayne County, p. 541, e. 22474, Maxfield-Blenman, 1896.
10"Do you remember? 50 Years Ago," News-Palladium, 2 November 1949; Newspaper Archive (newspaperarchive.com : accessed 6 May 2014). p. 2.
111900 Census, Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan, ED 55, p. 13B-14A, household 283, Clarence E. Maxfield family.
12Thirteenth Census of the United States: 1910, population, Oakland, Alameda County, California, enumeration district (ED) 147, p. 7A, household 162, Rev. C. E. Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 30 September 2017); NARA group T624, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
13Fourteenth Census of the United States: 1920, population, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 628, p. 9B, household 209, Clarence E. Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 20 March 2014); NARA microfilm record group T625, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
14Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930, population, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 844, p. 5B, household 83, Clarence E. Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 24 March 2014); NARA record Group T626.
151930 Census, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, ED 307, p. 9A, household 19, Anna Spellman boarding house.
16Sixteenth Census of the United States: 1940, population, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 84-1582, p. 25B, household 530, Emma Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 26 March 2014); microfilm record group T627.
171940 Census, Highland Park, Wayne County, Michigan, ED 82-126, p. 12B, household 273, Helen Maxfield lodging house.
18Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950, population, Highland Park, Wayne County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 88-9, p. 74, dwelling 157, Missionary Workers Junior Bible School; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 5 October 2022); Record Group 29. National Archives at Washington, DC., Washington, DC.
19New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York "New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942," index, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 29 August 2018), Helen Maxfield, 35331.
20Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records., "Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996," index, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 6 May 2014), Helen Adel Maxfield.

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