History of the State of California
and Biographical Record of The Sierras published 1906

CAMPBELL STONE MAYFIELD

From the time of his settlement in Modoc county until he died many years afterward Mr. Mayfield was intimately associated with the development of the agricultural interest of Surprise valley and is remembered as one of its energetic pioneers and progressive farmers. A native of Neosho, Newton county, Mo., born December 22, 1836, he was a youth of sixteen years when in the spring of 1853 he joined a party of gold-seekers bound for the mountains of the far wast. After an uneventful trip with wagons and oxen he landed at the mines, where he unsuccessfully attempted to discover gold in in paying quantities. During the year 1864 he came to Modoc county for the first time, but after a brief sojourn he left, to return, however, in 1866, at which time he preempted on hundred and sixty acres one mile south of the present site of Cedarville. The land was in its primeval condition of sage brusth, unattractive in appearance, unpromising in aspect, but under his constant labors and effective managemant the soil was made to produce in paying quantities the grains to which it is adapted. Eventually he became one of the principal stockraisers and farmers of the valley, and his estate, with its neat house and modern improvements, ranked amonge the best for miles around. Due credit belongs to him for the degree of success he achieved. Orphaned in early childhood by the death of his father, he was forced to make his own way in the world at a time when more fortunate boys ere enjoying educational opportunties; yet, in spite of discouragements, lack of schooling, and other dis-advantages under which he labored, he worked steadily forward until he won recognition as a successful farmer and broad-minded man.

The marriage of Campbell Stone Mayfield and Helen A. Wood was solemized in Surprise valley June 21, 1875. Mrs. Mayfield was a daughter of Rufus and Ruth Ann [Covell] Wood, and came to Modoc county from the east with her parents in 1874, at which time Mr. Wood purchased one hundred and sixty acres located one and one-half miles east of Cedarville, where he died at an advanced age; his widow remains a resident of the town, and is now seventy-four years of age. Six children were born to the union of Mr. and Mrs. Mayfield, five of whom are living, namely; Harry, who married Sallie Nugent, and occupies the old homestead; Eustace, who married Elsie Benner and operates a ranch opposite the old homestead; Edith, who married Charles Stephens, and resides in Cedarville; Virgie, the wife of James T. Deacy, living in Cedarville; and Olive, who with her mother now makes her home near Cedarville. The family are identified with the Christian Church, to which Mr. Mayfield was a liberal contributor and in the work of which he was deeply interested. Politically he maintained a warm interest in public affairs and voted the Democratic ticket. A close student of current events, he was well posted upon matters of local and national importance, and possessed the broad knowledge and keen intelligence that make a man desirable citizen of any locality. After years of active work as a farmer he died April 17, 1903, and a few days later was laid to rest in the Cedarville cemetery, in the midst of the county familiar to him through a long periods of activity.

Transcribed by: Glenda Ragan - September 23, 2013- corrections made to the names of Stephen to Stephens and Dacy to Deacy.

daughter: Olive Francis [Mayfield] Deacy #47720610

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Records of interest.

Parents:

James I Mayfield
Birth 1799 in Barren, Kentucky
Death 1849 in Desert, California?
From tree on ancestry
James Mayfield shows up on 1850 census in MO.
(See record below)
(Same town as family but not in the same house?)

Alice/Alyce Means
Birth 1800 in Kentucky
Death 1855 in California
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1850 United States Federal Census
Name: James Mayfield
Age: 51
Birth Year: abt 1799
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1850: Van Buren and Benton, Newton, Missouri
Household Members: Name Age
James Mayfield 51
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1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Campbell Mayfield
Age: 15
Birth Year: abt 1835
Birthplace: Missouri
Home in 1850: Benton, Newton, Missouri
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Alyce Mayfield 50 KY
Sarah Mayfield 27 KY
Sydney Mayfield 21 Female TN
Synes Mayfield 17-Syrus [Cyrus] MO
Campbell Mayfield 15 *** MO
Martha Mayfield 13 MO
Bruce Mayfield 11 MO
Rufus Mayfield 8 MO
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Home in 1860: Gilroy, Santa Clara, California
Household Members: Name Age
George T Arthur 48
Sarah Jane [Mayfield] Arthur 38 sister
John Arthur 23
Elmira A Arthur 14
C S Mayfield 24
Saml Hayden 4
Martha [Mayfield] Duball 22* sister
James Duball 2
Aggie Duball 8/12
Joseph Johns 57

California Marriages, 1850-1877
Name: M. M. Mayfield
Residence: Gilroy
Gender: Female
Spouse: Peter Trimbly
Spouse Residence: Gilroy
Spouse Gender: Male
Marriage Date: Jul 14, 1860
Marriage Location: Gilroy

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Peter Ambrose Tromley
Age in 1870: 45
Birth Year: abt 1825
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1870: Gilroy, Santa Clara, CA
Post Office: Gilroy
Household Members: Name Age
Peter Tromley 45
James Dubois 13
Agnes Dubois 11
Minnie Tromley 7
George Tromley 5
Jos Tromley 2
Minna Tromley 1

1880 Peter is married to Lidda Buell

California Marriages, 1850-1877
Name: Lydda Buell
Residence: Santa Clara Co., California
Gender: Female
Spouse: Peter Trombly
Spouse Residence: Santa Clara Co., California
Spouse Gender: Male
Marriage Date: Mar 30, 1871
Marriage Location: Santa Clara Co., California
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1940 United States Federal Census
Home in 1940: Oakland, Alameda, California
Name: Clara Morrison
Household Members: Name Age
John Morrison 86
Clara Morrison 82
Louis Morrison 40
Rupert Bentley 49
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1920 Federal Census
Lydia Trombley, widowed, is living with daughter Clara and her husband John Morrison and family in Sterling, Logan, Colorado.
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1910 United States Federal Census
about John L Morrison
Home in 1910: Iliff, Logan, Colorado
Household Members: Name Age
John L Morrison 50
Clara E Morrison 48
Louis Morrison 10
Rupert Bentley 20 son of Clara
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California, Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: Rupert T Bentley
Birth Date: 26 Apr 1890
Birth Place: California
Death Date: 20 Mar 1976
Death Place: Sonoma
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1900 census has John L. Morrison and Clara E. living in Gilroy, Santa Clara, California. Married 1898
Household Members: Name Age
John L Morrison 46
Clara E Morrison 41
Louis W Morrison 10/12
Ruth Bentley 12* Clara's daughter
Rupert Bentley 10* Clara's son
Wm Goodrich 23 servant
Chester M Goodrich 15 servant
Frederick Warner 25 servant
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California, Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: John L Morrison
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 25 Mar 1855
Birth Place: Missouri
Death Date: 3 May 1943
Death Place: Alameda
Father's Surname: Morrison
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1870 United States Federal Census
about Sidney Dunigan
Household Members: Name Age
John R Garnett 55
Jalus Garnett 25
William Garnett 22
Mary Garnett 11
Sidney Dunigan 36 Female-sister
Dallas Dunigan 18
William Dunigan 16
Leonidas Dunigan 11
Rufus Dunigan 9
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1880 United States Federal Census
about Cinna C. Dunagan
Home in 1880: Precinct 6, Fannin, Texas
Household Members: Name Age
Cinna C. Dunagan 46
Dallas Dunagan 28
Wm. L. Dunagan 25
Leonadus Dunagan 16
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1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Robt Bruce Mayfield
Age in 1860: 21
Birth Year: abt 1839
Birthplace: Missouri
Home in 1860: Division, Hill, Texas
Household Members: Name Age
Robt B Mayfield 21
Nancy A Mayfield 20
Cyrus O Mayfield 2
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about Robert B Mayfield
U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865
Military Unit: Nineteenth Cavalry (Burford's Regiment)
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Texas, Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900
Name: Robert B Mayfield
Age: 22
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840
Enlistment Date: 2 Apr 1862
Enlistment Place: Waco
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1870 United States Federal Census
Name: N Mayfield
Age in 1870: 27
Birth Year: abt 1843
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1870: Prairie, Boone, Arkansas
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: MT Pleasant
Household Members: Name Age
N Mayfield 27
Alice T Mayfield 10
Robt B Mayfield 8
Josephine Mayfield 6
Jas D Mayfield 3
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1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Nancy Mayfield
Age: 35
Birth Year: abt 1845
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Household Members: Name Age
Nancy Mayfield 35
R Bruce Mayfield 15
Josephine Mayfield 13
James Mayfield 12
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1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Josephine M Moran
[Josephina M Moran]
Age: 36
Birth Date: Nov 1863
Birthplace: Texas
Marriage Year: 1883
Household Members: Name Age
A A Moran 42
Josephine M Moran 36
John Lafayette Moran 16 No. 7765640
Mary E Moran 13 No. 29945949
Horace B Moran 10
Russell Aubrey Moran 9 No. 30121880
Nancy A Moran 2
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1920 United States Federal Census
about Josephine Moran
Home in 1920: Justice Precinct 5, Parker, Texas
Household Members: Name Age
Andrew Owen Moran 61 No.7765635
Josephine "Josie" Moran 55 No. 7765642
Alyce Mcgarr 21
Alice F Tuggle 58

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Suggested Edit:
"The Means Family of America" Genealogy Book. Editor: Elizabeth Cissel Foglesong. Published in 1972

Page 99 - Alice Means, b about 1800, Kentucky; died 1855, Newton Co, MO. She married 31 Aug 1818, Barren Co, KY, James Mayfield.

Their issue:
1 - Sarah, b ca 1823
2 - Sidney, b 1827
3 - Cyrus A, b ca 1833; d 1856, Newton Co, MO
4 - Campbell, b ca 1835
5 - Martha, b ca 1837
6 - Bruce, b ca 1839
7 - James Rufus, b 19 Sept 1841; d 3 Oct 1907
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1850 United States Federal Census
Benton, Newton, Missouri

Alyce Mayfield 50 (1800) KY

Children: Sarah Mayfield 27 (KY)
Sydney Mayfield 21 (TN)
Cyrus Mayfield 17 (MO) Farmer
Campbell Mayfield 15 (MO)
Martha Mayfield 13 (MO)
Bruce Mayfield 11 (MO)
Rufus Mayfield 8 (MO)
Contributor:
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