Biographies - Elmira Township

George S. Maynard, son of Ephraim and Betsy (Hubbard) Maynard, was born in Franklin county, Vt., April 7, 1827.

Ephraim was the son of an English emigrant, who settled at Oakham, Mass., who on account of lameness did not serve in the Revolution. In 1801 this Ephraim removed to Vermont (two years after his marriage with Miss Hubbard in Massachusetts), and was a farmer there until his death, in August, 1856. Of his fifteen children, three are living: Mrs. Vashti Field, of Fairfax, Vt.; Charles T., of Bakersfield, Vt., and George S., named above. George S., on coming of age, entered a boot and shoe factory at Westboro, remained there six years, and then moved to Osceola township in 1853 or 1854.

In the fall of 1856 he settled in Minnesota, and farmed there until the spring of 1868, when he settled in Elmira, where he purchased eighty acres, on section 26.

In August, 1856, he married Miss Esther A. Dugan, a native of Massachusetts, of which State her parents were also natives. Their children are: Helen M., now Mrs. F. J. Fuller, of Wyoming; Clara, also married, residing at home, and Charles E., of this township.

On February 26, 1868, Mr. Maynard married Miss Rose, daughter of James and Jane (Woods) Hamilton, natives of Vermont, and granddaughter of Petiah and Hannah (Hallanan) Hamilton, of Maine and Massachusetts, respectively, and of Ebenezer Woods, a soldier of the Revolution and subsequently of the secret police or revenue force. To this union three children were born, of whom Pearl H. and Cora A. are living.

He has been a Republican since 1856; he leans toward Methodism, but is not a member of any church. For over twelve years he has served on the district school board, and for years has been connected with Bradford Lodge, 579, I. O. O. F.

Mrs. Maynard is a member of the Gaelic church of Elmira.

In business affairs his excellent farm and stock farm have claimed all his attention since his second settlement in this county. Outside business, anything which seems to affect the county, claims his close study, and on its merits his support or opposition.