Varnis Maxfield

1808 - 1896  (88 years)

• Name	Varnis Maxfield  [1, 2]
  Birth	1808	New Hampshire, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	Jan 1808	Vermont, USA
  	based on death certificate-birth state appears to be in error.
  Birth	26 Jan 1808	New Hampshire, USA
  	date from gravestone inscription, place from census
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1837	Michigan, USA
  	legal notice in Albany Newspaper reffering to him as resident of Michigan
  Residence	1840	Groveland, Oakland, Michigan, USA   [4]
  Residence	1850	Groveland, Oakland, Michigan, USA   [2]
  Residence	1860	Richfield, Genesee, Michigan, USA   [3]
  Residence	1870	Richfield, Genesee, Michigan, USA   [5]
  Residence	1880	Richfield, Genesee, Michigan, USA   [1]
  Death	2 Aug 1896	Richfield, Genesee, Michigan, USA   [6]
  Death	21 Aug 1896
  	gravestone inscription
  Name	V Marfield  [4]
  Name	Voran Maxfield  [3]
  Siblings	2 Siblings
  + 1. Hiram Maxfield,   b. 15 Jun 1806, New Hampshire, USA d. 20 Jan 1885, Genesee, Michigan, USA  (Age 78 years) ▻ Sarah Irish,  m. Bef 1830 ;   Zilpha Herrington,  m. 1863 + 2. Varnis Maxfield,   b. 26 Jan 1808, New Hampshire, USA d. 2 Aug 1896, Richfield, Genesee, Michigan, USA  (Age 88 years) ▻ Percy Amanda Irish,  m. Bef 1831 + 3. Rebecca Maxfield,   b. 29 Aug 1815   d. 19 Jun 1866, New York, USA  (Age 50 years) ▻ Samuel Henry Phelps
  Person ID	I4752	FelsingFam
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Joshua Maxfield, Jr,   b. 28 Feb 1775, Weare, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Acenath Young,   b. Abt 1775
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	28 Mar 1804	New Hampshire, USA   [7]
  Family ID	F1466	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Percy Amanda Irish,   b. 20 Aug 1814, New York, USA d. 18 Jul 1901, Richfield, Genesee, Michigan, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1831	New York, USA
  	based on birth of 1st child
  Children	+ 1. Caroline B Maxfield,   b. 13 Mar 1831, New York, USA d. 22 Apr 1853, Richfield, Genesee, Michigan, USA (Age 22 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Elhanan Maxfield,   b. 1834, New York, USA d. 3 Feb 1884, Richfield, Genesee, Michigan, USA (Age 50 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Sally Maxfield,   b. 1836, New York, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Acenith Ann Maxfield,   b. 8 Oct 1838, Michigan, USA d. 1 Jun 1913, Richfield, Genesee, Michigan, USA (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Siloba Maxfield,   b. 1842, Michigan, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Adelaide Maxfield,   b. 1842, Michigan, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Marydelight Maxfield,   b. 1847, Michigan, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Rebecca Maxfield,   b. 1849, Michigan, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 9. Helen Maxfield,   b. 1850, Michigan, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 10. Linus Dorr Maxfield,   b. 1859, Michigan, USA d. 5 Feb 1918, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1356	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1808 - New Hampshire, USA Birth - based on death certificate-birth state appears to be in error. - Jan 1808 - Vermont, USA Birth - 26 Jan 1808 - New Hampshire, USA Marriage - Bef 1831 - New York, USA Residence - legal notice in Albany Newspaper reffering to him as resident of Michigan - 1837 - Michigan, USA Residence - 1840 - Groveland, Oakland, Michigan, USA Residence - 1850 - Groveland, Oakland, Michigan, USA Residence - 1860 - Richfield, Genesee, Michigan, USA Residence - 1870 - Richfield, Genesee, Michigan, USA Residence - 1880 - Richfield, Genesee, Michigan, USA Death - 2 Aug 1896 - Richfield, Genesee, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		1860 United States Federal Census
  		Maxfield varniks tombstone
  		Varnis Maxfield - Richfield twp. pg 2
  		Varnis Maxfield - Richfield twp. pg 1

  
  

• Notes

  Appears in 1840 census living next to Hiram Maxfield in Groveland Twp. Varnis & Hiram appear in legal notice in 1837 New York Newspaper, as "residents of Michigan". There ages, both born in New Hampshire, both moving from New York to Michigan at about the same time, living next to each other in Michigan, both marrying female last name of Irish, lends credence to their being closely related, probably brothers. Varnis has child born in New York in 1831 and 1834, then the next one in Michigan in 1838. He apparently moved to Michigan in that 1834-38 time period. Varnis appears twice on the Oakland County land records: 14 June 1843 Varnie Maxfield purchased from David Irish 40 acres. 10 Jun 1855 Varnis Maxfield quit claims to Manly Irish (son of David). David died in 8 Jan 1855 so this quit claim may have had something to do with settling David's estate. Also on the 1840 census D (David) Irish and L (Liberty) Irish appear as the two households just prior to the Hiram and Varnis households.

  
  

• Sources

  [S39] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Richfield, Genesee, Michigan, ED 84, roll T9_579, page 378.2000, image 0762. Record for Varnis Maxfield 1880 United States Federal Census [S21] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Groveland, Oakland, Michigan, roll M432_360, page 334, image 169. Record for Vernis Maxfield 1850 United States Federal Census [S42] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Richfield, Genesee, Michigan, post office Richfield, roll M653_544, page 0, image 443. Record for Voran Maxfield 1860 United States Federal Census [S447] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1840; Census Place: Groveland, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: . Record for V Marfield 1840 United States Federal Census [S20] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Richfield, Genesee, Michigan, post office Richfield, roll 671, page 364, image 804. Record for Percy Maxfield At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. [S41] Michigan Deaths. Name: Varnis Maxfield Death date: 02 Aug 1896 Death place: Richfield, Genesee, Michigan Gender: Male Age at death: 88 years 7 months Estimated birth year: 1808 Birth place: Vermont Marital status: Married Father name: Mother name: Occupation: Farmer Film number: 2363835 Digital GS number: 4208790 Image number: 231 Reference number: p 292 rn 149 Collection: Michigan Deaths 1867-1897 [S391] Ancestry.com, New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Database online. Record for Joshua Maxfield