Elijah Hiett Maxfield

Biographical Summary:

Elijah Hiett Maxfield married Helen Alcy Tanner 24 Aug 1856 Salt Lake City, Utah. Had 9 children. Pioneer, Pony Express Rider, spy in Johnston' Army. Veteran Indian Wars. Took part in Civil War. Settled Toquerville, Washington, Utah. Ward Clerk in Lyman, Utah. Died in Salt Lake City, of chronic nephrites. He was 92 years, 10 months and 2 day old.

SOURCE: Find A Grave Memorial# 35823833 www.findagrave.com

Bibliography:

Maxfield, Frank LaMar; Elijah Hiett Maxfield, A Pioneer Legend; Picture Perfect Productions; 1ST edition (2011); ISBN-10: 1613640463

From the 1850 federal census, Elijah Maxfield lived at Pottawatamie Township, Pottawatamie County, Iowa, with his father, mother, sister, and brothers. The family at the time consisted of:

• Head John Maxfield 49
• Wife Elizabeth Maxfield 42
• Son Robert Maxfield 20
• Son Richard Maxfield 19
• Son Elijah Maxfield 17
• Son Jessee Maxfield 15
• Son James Maxfield 13
• Son William Maxfield 12
• Son John Maxfield 9
• Daughter Sarah Maxfield 6
• Son Joseph Maxfield 3
• Son Benjamin Maxfield 1
• unknown relationship Elizabeth Maxfield 30

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Data og biografi for Elijah Hiett Maxfield: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18207226/elijah-hiett-maxfield

Elijah was a son of John and Sarah (Baker) Maxfield. He went to Utah in 1851. Elijah married Helen Tanner on August 24, 1856, and they had nine children. Elijah was a stagecoach driver. In 1857 he worked for the Brigham Young Express and Carrying Company. It ceased operation when the government canceled their mail contract. In 1860 he was working as a lumberman in Salt Lake County. He then became a Pony Express rider for the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company, which was discontinued in 1861. He also served as a spy in General Albert Sidney Johnston's Army of Utah. He was a lumber contractor by 1870, living in Cottonwood. In 1880 he and his family were living in Fremont, Utah, where he was a farmer. They moved to Thurber by 1900, and Lyman, Utah, by 1910.