Greenfield family manuscript collection
Abstract
Contains correspondence between Greenfield family members which discuss religion, health, agriculture, and politics. Multiple letters addressed to Samuel from his siblings, and later letters are addressed to Mary Elizabeth from her nieces and nephews.
Dates
- 1813-1926
- Majority of material found in 1849-1873
Creator
- Greenfield family (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
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Biographical Note
The Greenfield family arrived in Maryland around 1810, and primarily resided in Baltimore and Harford Counties. Samuel Greenfield moved to Ohio in 1853 and lived in Massilon and Greenville. He lived with his uncle, Zachariah Greenfield. There are multiple love letters from Mary Elizabeth Sanders. Samuel married her in November of 1856. Samuel was a wheelwright. There are records of Samuel leasing a wagon shop from his father-in-law, William Sanders. He had three brothers, Thomas, Isaiah, and Amos and one sister, Ann. Samuel’s brother, Amos, was a preacher. He resided in Kellville, Maryland.
Samuel B. Greenfield, son of Samuel K. J. Greenfield and Mary Elizabeth Greenfield was born on October 2, 1861. Samuel and Mary’s son married Willianna Virginia Black on October 2, 1888. They lived in Wilna, Harford County, Maryland. They had one son, Howard Greenfield. Willianna Greenfield died on February 20, 1926.
Mary remarried twice after Samuel’s death; first to Robert Taylor from Canada, and then to Mr. Welsh. Mary Elizabeth (Welsh) purchased 34 acres of land in Wilna, Harford County on December 10, 1910. This is where she lived with her son, daughter-in-law, and grandson. Mary Elizabeth (Welsh) died on April 10, 1922.
Extent
0.4 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
The Greenfield family manuscript collection contains letters of correspondence between family members which discuss religion, health, agriculture, and politics. There are also property deeds, marriage licenses, tax documents, and bank loans.
Many of the letters are addressed to Samuel from his sister Ann and brothers Thomas and Amos. His letters with Ann often discussed his joining of the church. Later correspondence is to Mary Elizabeth from her nieces and nephews.
Creator
- Greenfield family (Family)
- Title
- Guide to the Greenfield family manuscript collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Delaney Hochrein
- Date
- 2015-04
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Revision Statements
- 2020-03-24: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Sandra Glascock
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org