Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Seventh Generation

ALBERT FLETCHER7 MAXFIELD (James6, William5, David4, Eliphalet3, Nathaniel2, John1 ) was born at Fairfax, Vermont, on 25 October 1819 (B. Lott), a child of James Harvey Maxfield and his wife Sarah Ingersoll. Albert probably migrated west with his paretns, from Vermont to Ohio, and then to Illinois.

Albert Maxfield married ESTHER COOK at DeKalb County, Illinois, on 14 May 1843 (Ill M). Esther Cook was born at Pennsylvania on 9 June 1823 (B. Lott).

The Albert Maxfield family was reported at Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois, in the 1850 and 1860 censuses; the 1870 census located tham at Polk Township, Taylor County, Iowa; in 1880 they had reached Solomon, Phillips County, Kansas. Judging from the birth states of their children, as reported in censuses, they moved from Illinois to Iowa some time between 1861 and 1866. Albert was a cooper in the 1850 record, a farmer in the other census records. The ages of Albert, Esther, and their children, are recorded in the censuses as follows:

1850 1860 1870 1880
Albert 31 40 50 60
Esther 27 38 40 56
Elvira 7 16
Elizabeth 5
Leander 3 13 23
Abby 1 11
Lydia 9
Andrew 5 14 25
Ada 3 12
Watson 1 10 21
Eddie 8
Emma 4 14

In 1880 (393:169D) the household included grandchildren and daughters-in-law:

Name Related MS Sex Race Age B Occupation FB MB
Albert Maxfield self M M W 60 VT farmer VT CT
Esther Maxfield wife M F W 56 PA keeping house VT VT
Emma Maxfield daughter S F W 14 IA keeping house VT PA
Willie Hefner grandson S M W ... IA attends school IN IL
Hattie Maxfield granddaughter S F W 8 IA attends school IL IN
Andrew Maxfield son M M W 25 IL farmer VT PA
Mary Maxfield daughter-in-law M F W 18 OH MD OH
Watson Maxfield son M M W 21 IL farmer VT PA
Eliza Maxfield daughter-in-law M F W 18 WI NY

Willie Hefner was the son of David and Abigail (Maxfield) Heifner; Hattie Maxfield was the daughter of Leander Maxfield and his first wife Harriet.

The 1885 Kansas State Census (KS Cen 1885:107:1) reported the family at Solomon, Phillips County, Kansas, Marvin Post Office. The family consisted of Albert Maxfield, 65, farmer, born Vermont, from Kansas, Esther Maxfield, 58, born Pennsylvania, Mary E. Maxfield, 18, born Iowa, and Hattie Maxfield, 12, born Iowa. Mary E. would appear to be the same person as "Emma" in the 1880 and 1870 censuses.

Albert Fletcher was buried at Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa, but the marker does not record any dates (Ia Cem), Esther died on 24 February 1899 (B. Lott).

Albert Fletcher Maxfield and his wife Esther Cook had the following children:

  1. ELVIRA8 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Illinois about 1843 (1842/3 in 1850 census; 1843/4 in 1860 census)
    • m. at Marion Township, Linn County, IA, on 28 April 1866 GEORGE W. CHESMORE (IA M)
      • b. at Franklin Co., NY, on 7 October 1841 (IGI)
      • d. on 7 March 1891 (IGI)
  2. ELIZABETH8 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Illinois about 1844/5 (1850 census)
    • d. perhaps before 1860 (not in census)
  3. LEANDER8 MAXFIELD b. at Illinois about 1846/7
  4. ABIGAIL8 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois on 16 February 1849 (Kevin)
    • m. at Taylor County, Iowa, on 16 February 1868 DAVID HEIFNER (IA M)
  5. LYDIA8 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Illinois on May 1851 (1900 census)
    • m. at Taylor County, Iowa, on 6 December 1867 JAMES DANIEL AGLER (IA M)
      • b. at Indiana on 11 December 1844 (Taylor Co obits)
      • d. at Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, on 27 February 1922 (Taylor Co obits)
  6. ANDREW8 MAXFIELD b. at Illinois about 1855
  7. ADELINE8 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Sycamore on 29 June 1857 (M. Hatfield)
    • d. at Boone, Boone County, IA, on 13 March 1937 (M. Hatfield)
    • m. at Taylor County, IA, on 17 October 1878 ALBERT WESLEY HATFIELD (Plymouth Co. Ia M)
      • b. at Lehigh, Webster County, IA, on 5 October 1851 (M. Hatfield)
      • d. at Boone on 27 February 1922 (M. Hatfield)
  8. JAMES WATSON8 MAXFIELD b. at Illinois on 12 July 1859
  9. THOMAS EDWARD8 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Illinois on 9 June 1861 (Taylor Co bur)
    • d. on 3 October 1872 (Taylor Co bur)
  10. MARY EMMA8 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Iowa about 1866 (1870, 1880 censuses)
    • m. at Phillips County, Kansas, on 12 April 1885 EDWARD QUANZ (Phillips Co M)

REFERENCES

Information on this family is found in:

Other sources abbreviated above include:
B. Lott
Lott, Betty. Family Search Ancestral File. http://www.familysearch.org.
Ia Cem
Iowa Cemetery Record. www.ancestry.com.
IA M
Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992. Family Search (familysearch.org). Accessed 2 May 2011.
IGI
International Genealogical Index. www.familysearch.org. (No further reference given).
Ill M
Illinois State Archives. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900. www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/genealogy/marrsrch.html.
Kevin
Kevin, "Workman, King, Eichman, Momper families." RootsWeb's World Connect Project (worldconnect.rootsweb.com).
KS Cen 1885
Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1915; 1885 Census. Ancestry (www.ancestry.com).
M. Hatfield
Hatfield, Merry E. Family Search Ancestral File. http://www.familysearch.org.
Phillips Co M
Phillips County, Kansas, Marriage Record. U.S. Gen Web Archives (files.usgwarchives.net).
Plymouth Co. Ia M
Marriage Records, 1871-1928. Plymouth County (Iowa). Clerk of the District Court. International Genealogical Index. www.familysearch.org.
Taylor Co bur
Taylor County, Iowa, Burials. U.S. Gen Web Archives (files.usgwarchives.net).
Taylor Co obits
Taylor County, Iowa, Obituaries. U.S. Gen Web Archives (files.usgwarchives.net). Submitted by Julia Johnson.
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