Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Sixth Generation

MATTHEW NATHANIEL6 MAXFIELD (Richard5, probably Benjamin4, Joseph3-2 John1) was born at Tully Township, Marion County, Ohio, on 26 December 1847 (Ferguson, year confirmed by cemetery record, state by census records), a child of Richard Maxfield and Elizabeth Coon his wife.

Matthew served in the Army in the Civil War and after from 1864 to 1866 (Civ War):

Name: Mathew Maxfield,
Enlistment Date: 28 Aug. 1864
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 28 Aug. 1864 at the age of 18
Enlisted in Company B, 3rd Infantry Regiment Michigan on 01 Sep. 1864.
Mustered out Company B, 3rd Infantry Regiment Michigan on 25 May 1866 in Victoria, TX
The 1870 census (682:1:585A) reported Matthew Maxfield living in the household of William and Almina Powell at Cedar Springs Post Office, Spencer Township, Kent County, Michigan. Matthew was 22 years old, born in Ohio, working as an engineer in a saw mill. William Powell was proprietor of a saw mill.

Matthew Maxfield married ALICE LUCRETIA SPRAGUE (Mich 28:35) about 1874/5 (1910 census; 1880/1 according to 1900 census). Alice was born in Michigan on 4 February 1856 (Ferguson; February 1859 in 1900 census; 1856/7 in 1920 census).

The 1890 Veterans' Schedule (1890 Vet) reported Mathew Maxfield of Montcalm Township and County, Michigan, a Private in Company B, Third Michigan Infantry, 28 August 1864 to 25 May 1865, had an injury to the right eye.

The 1900 census (723:2:244) reported this family at Spencer Township, Kent County, Michigan:

Name Related Race Sex Born MS B FB MB Occupation
Maxfield, Mathew head W M Dec 1852 M OH NY NY farmer
Maxfield, Alice wife W F Feb 1859 M MI OH MI
Maxfield, Frank son W M Oct 1880 S MI OH MI farm laborer
Maxfield, Emel son W M Jun 1888 S MI OH MI
Maxfield, Grace daughter W F Jul 1890 S MI OH MI
Maxfield, Lois daughter W F Dec 1892 S MI OH MI
Maxfield, Mathew son W M Feb 1894 S MI OH MI
Maxfield, Albert son W M May 1897 S MI OH MI

This record also reported that Alice had ten children, all still living.

The 1910 census (665:2:10A) reported this family at Belvidere Township, Montcalm County, Michigan. Mathew, 62, was a general farmer. His wife Alice was 53. This was their first marriage, they were married 35 years, and Alice had ten children, all living. Other members of the household, all single and born in Michigan, included: James S., 32, lumberman; Frank E. 27, laborer in the woods; M. L., 21, laborer on the home farm; Lois M., 17; Mathew, 15; and Albert, 12.

The 1920 census (787:1A) reported Matthew and Alice Maxfield at Belvidere Township, Montcalm County, Michigan. Sons Albert and Jim were at home, engaged in farming, as was their father.

Matthew Maxfield died in 1930 (Vinewood Cem). The 1930 census (1013:8A) reported widow Alice Maxfield living at Belvidere Township, Montcalm county, with single son Frank, age 44, and widowed daughter Gertrude Holland, age 54.

Alice died in 1940 (Vinewood Cem).

Matthew Nathaniel Maxfield and his wife Alice had the following children:

  1. GERTRUDE MAY7 MAXFIELD
    • b. on 12 July 1875 (Ferguson)
    • d. at Gowen, Montcalm County, MI, in 1947 (Ferguson)
    • m. CHESTER HOLLAND (Ferguson)
      • d. before 1930 (wife a widow in census)
  2. JAMES CLARE7 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Michigan on 25 August 1877 (Ferguson; 1900 census provides state and confirms month and year)
    • Census. 1900 at Spencer Township, Kent County (723:2:248) in household of Beriah G. and Mary A. Parks
      • Maxfield, James hired help W M b. Aug 1877 S b. MI, parents b. OH MI, farm laborer
    • draft registration. at Spokane, Washington, on 12 September 1918 (WWI Draft)
      • James Clair Maxfield
        235 Trenton, Spokane, Spokane Co., WA
        age 42; b. Aug 25, 1876 white
        laborer, not employed
        relative: Alice Maxfield, Edmore, Montcalm Co., MI
        tall, slender, blue eyes, brown hair
  3. FRANK EARL7 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Gowen on 5 October 1881
  4. GLEN D.7 MAXFIELD b. at Gowen on 13 January 1884
  5. EDNA ALICE7 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Michigan on 13 September 1885 (Ferguson)
    • d. on 30 January 1911 (Ferguson)
    • m. DODGE JOHNSON (Ferguson)
      • b. on 5 May 1873 (Ferguson)
  6. M. L.7 MAXFIELD b. at Montcalm County, Michigan on 13 June 1888
  7. GRACE7 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Michigan on 20 July 1890 (Ferguson)
    • d. in 1922 (Ferguson)
    • m. after 1907 JAMES SHOWERS (Ferguson)
      • b. on 24 May 1872 (Ferguson)
  8. MARY LOIS7 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Gowen on 31 December 1892 (Ferguson)
    • d. at Belding, Iona county, MI, on 30 December 1970 (Ferguson)
    • m. on 24 March 1915 WILLIAM HENRY ROSS (Ferguson)
      • b. at Chicago, IL, on 13 June 1875 (Ferguson)
  9. MATTHEW7 MAXFIELD b. at Michigan on 28 February 1895
  10. ALBERT7 MAXFIELD b. at Michigan on 2 May 1897

Information on this family is found in:

Other sources abbreviated above include:
1890 Vet
1890 Veterans Schedules. Ancestry.com.
Civ War
American Civil War Soldiers. Ancestry.com.
Ferguson
Ferguson, Debbie. The Ferguson & Johnson Family Tree. Rootsweb's World Connect Project. http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.
Vinewood Cem
Vinewood Cemetery, Montcalm County, Michigan. rootsweb.com.
WWI Draft
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Ancestry.com.
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