Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Sixth Generation

CYRUS6 MAXFIELD (James5, Nathaniel4, Eliphalet3, Nathaniel2, John1) was born at Union, Maine, on 23 September 1824 (NMGR 7:68), a child of James Batchelder Maxfield and his wife Hannah Batchelder. Cyrus probably moved west to Illinois with his parents in 1838. He was reported living with his brother Josiah in New Boston Township, Mercer County, Illinois, in the 1850 Census (365). Cyrus Maxfield made his home in New Boston.

Cyrus Maxfield married ELIZA G. PRENTIS at Rock Island County, Illinois, on 14 September 1851 (IL M). Eliza was born in Ohio about 1827/8 (1870 Census).

The 1860 Census (211:928) reported at New Boston Township, Mercer County, Cyrus Maxfield, 32, livery man, Eliza, 32, Ada, 7, in school, and Sue, 7.

The family of Cyrus and Eliza Maxfield was reported in the 1870 Census (260:1:281A) in New Boston Township and Post Office as follows:

Name Age Sex Race Occupation R.E. P.E. Birth Other
Maxfield, Cyrus 45 M W farmer $2000 $500 ME
Maxfield, Eliza 42 F W keeping house OH
Maxfield, Ada 16 F W IL school
Maxfield, Ralph 12 M W IL school
Maxfield, Harry 3 M W IL

Eliza probably died sometime between 1870 and 1900, as she did not appear on the 1900 Census. Cyrus was reported in that census (330:12B) in New Boston Township in the household of Rachel Ives:

Name Related Race Sex Born MS B FB MB Occupation
Maxfield, Cyrus H. boarder W M Sep 1826 Wd ME NH MA stock raiser

Cyrus Maxfield and his wife Eliza Prentis had the following children:

  1. ADA7 MAXFIELD (NMGR 7:68)
    • b. at Illinois abt 1853/4 (1870 Census)
    • m. FRED CLARK (NMGR 7:68)
  2. SUE7 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Illinois about 1852/3 (1860 census)
  3. RALPH7 MAXFIELD (NMGR 7:68)
    • b. at Illinois in July 1859 (1900 Census; abt 1857/8 in 1870 Census)
    • Census 1900 at New Boston Township (330:1A)
      • Maxfield, Ralph head W M b. Jul 1859, age 40, married 7 years, b. IL, parents b. NY IL, farmer
      • Maxfield, Florence wife W F b. Oct 1859, age 40 married 7 years, 4 children, 4 living, b. IA, parents b. Sweden NY
      • Loosley, Chas. A. son-in-law W M b. Nov 1876, age 23 married 0 years, b. IL, parents b. IA IL, button cutter
      • Loosley, Nina step-daughter W F b. Feb 1877, age 23 married 0 years 0 children, b. IL, parents b,. IA IA
    • m. at Mercer County on 31 January 1893 FLORENCE I. (PATTERSON) BANNER (IL M)
      • b. at Iowa in October 1859
      • census. 1910 at Main Street, New Boston Township (311:2:226A)
        • Patterson, Isabelle head F W 79 Widow 7 children; 6 living, b. NY, parents b. Scotland Scotland, owner, hotel
        • Maxfield, Florence daughter F W 51 Widow 4 children, 4 living, b. IA, parents b. Denmark NY occ.: none
        • Patterson, Charlotte daughter F W 41 single, b. IL, parents b. Denmark NY, cook, hotel
        • Dixon, Mead daughter F W 35 married(1) 13 years, 1 child, 1 child living, b. IL, parents b. Denmark NY, occ.: none
        • Dixon, Curtis grandson M W 12 single, b. IL, parents b. IL IL, occ.: none
        • Dixon, Fred V. son-in-law M W 43 married(1) 13 years, b. IL, traveling salesman, carpets
      • m (1). bef 1877 ________ BANER
  4. HARRY PRENTISS7 MAXFIELD b. at Illinois on 12 February 1867
Information on this family is found in: Other sources abbreviated above include:
IL M
Illinois State Archives. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900. www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/genealogy/marrsrch.html.
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