Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Sixth Generation

Nathaniel Maxfield married DEBORAH ALBRO at Peoria County, Illinois, on 3 November, 1847 (IL M). She was born in New York on 7 February 1830 (IGI, February 1831 in 1900 Census, 1830/1 in 1880 Census, 1831 in 1870, 1920 censuses).

The 1850 Census (Stark Co. 195) reported the Nathaniel Maxfield family in Stark County, Illinois, as follows:

This family was also reported in the 1850 Census in Knox County ( Knox Co.420). There Deborah was reported 19 years old, Polly Albro is called Mary Albro, and in a separate household at the same address are S. C. Albro (male), 32, wagon maker, and May T. Albro, 8.

The 1860 census (207:) reported this family at Salem Township, Marion County, Illinois, consisting of Nathaniel Maxfield, 36, waggon maker, Sabra Maxfield, 38, James, 11, Jake, 9, Sarah, 7, and Nora, 2.

This family appears to be reported in the 1870 Census (438:1:87A), in Paris Township, Jackson Post Office, Linn County, Kansas, although the name of the head of the family is mis-stated:

This family was in Cuming City, Washington County, Nebraska, in the 1880 Census (757:269D):

Nathaniel Maxfield died perhaps on 6 January 1898 (IGI). In 1900 widow Deborah Maxfield was living with her son-in-law and daughter, Albert and Sarah Barton, at Crawford, Dawes County, Nebraska, as reported in the Census (921:2:47):

Widow Debbie Maxfield was still living with her son-in-law and daughter at the time of the 1920 Census (980:4B), at Fourth Avenue, Dunning village, Blaine County, Nebraska. Deborah was 88 years old.

Nathaniel Maxfield and his wife Deborah Albro had the following children:

1. JAMES A.⁷ MAXFIELD
   • b. at Illinois in November 1848 (1900 Census)
   • Census. 1880 at Toulon, Stark County, Illinois (252:428)
     • Maxfield, Jas. W M 31 --- married, station hand, b. IL, parents b. ME NY
     • Maxfield, Belle W F 26 wife married, keeping house, b. PA, parents b. PA PA
   • Census. 1900 at Toulon Township, Stark County, Il (148:134:1:93)
     • James A. Maxfield head white b. Nov 1848 Il
       Mary I. Maxfield wife b. Feb 1854 Pa
   • Census. 1910 at Watertown State Hospital, Hampton Township, Rock Island County, Illinois (320:1:233B)
     • Maxfield, James A. M W 61 married for 29 yrs, b. IL, parents b. IL IL, occ.: none
   • m. at Marion County, Illinois, on 1 January 1873 MARY I. CURRY (IL M)
     • b. at Pennsylvania in February 1854 (1900 Census)
2. JASPER J.⁷ MAXFIELD
   • b. at Illinois abt 1851/2 (1870 Census)
   • m. at Kinmundy, Marion County, Illinois, on 7 November 1872 MARGARET A. OSMAN (Bible)
     Document inserted into Bible:
     State of Illinois, Marion County, November the 7, 1872.
     I John H. Hughey a clergyman hereby certify that on this day I joined in Marriage Mr. Jasper J. Maxfield with Miss Margaret A. Osman agreeably to law.
     John H. Hughey, Kinmundy, Illinois
   • b. on 22 July 1853 (Bible)
     • d. on 8 October 1882 (Bible)
     • m(her 2d). ________ RILEY
3. SARAH ELIZABETH⁷ MAXFIELD
   • b. at Illinois in December 1853 (1900 Census)
   • Census. 1870 at Paris Township, Jackson Post Office, Linn County, KS. In household of Cyrus (53) and Huldah (52) Gerratina
     • Maxfield, Sarah 15 F W attending school b. IL school
   • Census. 1910 at Edith Precinct, Blaine County, Nebraska (838:8A)
     • Barton, Albert A. head M W 61 M1 for 37 yrs, b. IL, parents b. TN TN, farmer, general farm
     • Barton, Sarah E. wife F W 56 M1 for 37 yrs, 4 children, 4 living, b. IL, parents b. ME NY
     • Barton, Pearl E. adopted daughter F W 13 S, b. NE, parents b. NE NE
     • Maxfield, Deborah M. mother-in-law F W 79 Wd 7 children, 5 living, b. NY, parents b. NY NY
   • Census. 1920 at Fourth Avenue, Dunning village and Precinct, Blaine County (980:4B)
     • Barton, Albert head M W 70 M b. IL, parents b. TN TN, occ.: none
     • Barton, Sarah E. wife F W 66 M b. IL, parents b. ME NY, occ.: none
     • Barton, Day F. son M W 42 Divorced, b. IL, parents b. IL IL, painter, house
     • Maxfield, Deborah mother F W 88 Widow, b. NY, parents b. NY NY, occ.: none
   • d. perhaps in June 1921 (IGI)
   • m. at Marion County, IL, on 18 December 1873 ALBERT BARTON (IL M)
     • b. at Illinois in September 1848 (1900 Census)
4. SUSAN B.⁷ MAXFIELD
   b. at Illinois abt 1859 (abt 1859/60 in 1870 Census, abt 1857/8 in 1880 Census)
   • m. at Stark County, Illinois, on 26 September 1877 CHARLES W.⁸ MAXFIELD
5. MARY A.⁷ MAXFIELD
   • b. at Illinois abt 1861 (abt 1861/2 in 1870 Census; abt 1859/60 in 1880 Census)
6. IDA S.⁷ MAXFIELD
   • b. at Illinois abt 1864/5 (1870, 1880 censuses)
7. NATHANIEL DIRIUS⁷ MAXFIELD b. at Peoria, Peoria County, IL, on 13 September 1868

Information on this family can be found in:

• Wright, Elizabeth, ed., "John Maxfield, of Salisbury, Massachusetts, 1652, and Some of His Descendants." Nebraska and Midwest Genealogical Record 7:47. (NMGR)
• Census records

Bible

J. & M. A. Maxfield Family Bible. sent to me in mail.

IGI

Latter Day Saints. 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.