Caro, Biographies, Indian Fields, Tuscola Co., MI

This history was extracted from "History of Tuscola and Bay Counties, Mich.
with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of their Prominent Men 
and Pioneers", published in Chicago by H. R. Page & Co. (1883), p. 93-104

This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives.



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REV. W. P. MAYWOOD.

    The Rev. W. P. Maywood was born March 6, 1843, at Hull, in Lower Canada, now 
the province of Quebec. In 1852 his parents removed to Perth County, Ont. In 
1865 he was admitted as a member of the Wesleyan Conference of Canada. He 
preached two years in Canada, one at Chatham, and the other at Kingsville. 
Previous to entering the ministry he taught school for a time. He then came to 
Michigan and was admitted into the Detroit conference on probation in 1867. 
After that he was stationed at Memphis, Macomb County, for three years; at Au 
Sable, Iosco County, three years; and had entered on his second year at Caro 
when his health gave way. His ailments were of a pulmonary character, and the 
first symptoms appeared during the last year of his pastor--ate at Au Sable. At 
the Flint conference he took a superannuated relation, and transferred his 
residence to Denver, Col. The change of climate was at first beneficial, and he 
was apparently on the way to complete recovery. A relapse, however, set in, and 
on October 18, 1877, he quietly passed away. His remains were interred at 
Denver.

    The Detroit Christian Advocate, in an obituary notice of Mr. Maywood had the 
following: "Brother Maywood was a true Christian man, and a devoted minister of 
the gospel. He loved his work, and desired to remain on earth only that he might 
labor for the Master. During the greater part of his illness he cherished the 
expectation of recovery, based on the belief that God had something more for him 
to do. He was always unassuming in his deportment, never disposed to push 
himself into note, satisfied with the field of labor the bishop assigned him, 
yet retaining something of attachment for the Wesleyan system of Canada. He 
filled his appointments with entire acceptability to the people, and with a 
large measure of usefulness. The sympathy of the Detroit conference and the 
Methodist public in this State have been fully extended to him during his 
protracted illness. In his death the Detroit conference has lost an able and 
earnest minister, and the church a faithful and ardent member."

    At Detroit, in 1867, he was married to Martha J. Wigle, of Kingsville, Ont., 
who, with three children, survives him. Mrs. M. remained in Denver some six 
months after Mr. M.'s death, and then returned to Caro, where she is bringing up 
and educating her children. Mrs. M. is a young woman yet, but has proved herself 
fully equal to the responsibilities which have fellen to her lot.