MAIZE BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri
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MAIZE, F. M. - b: 1825 Cape Girardeau Co, MO
source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 669
residence: Shawnee Twp

F. M. Maize, farmer and stock raiser, section 34, was born in Cape Girardeau 
County, Missouri, June 24, 1825. His parents were George W. and Arminta (Hayes) 
Maize, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Missouri. When F. M. 
was fourteen years old they removed to Buchanan County, Missouri, where he 
grew to manhood, there attending the common schools. In 1847 he located in 
Nodaway County, and was engaged in farming and stock raising until 1865, when 
he came to Henry County. His landed estate now contains 325 acres in a high 
state of cultivation. In the fall of 1861 he enlisted in Captain Burns' Company, 
under General Price and remained with them until the close of the war. In March, 
1847, Mr. Maize married Miss Rosana Cox, a Kentuckian by birth. She died in 1855, 
leaving four children: Bettie (deceased), George W., Mintie and Joseph. In 1856 he 
was again married to Miss Sarah Lawson, who died in 1866, and on January 8, 
1867, Mr. M. married Mrs. Elizabeth Neal, a daughter of William Howerton. They 
have five children: Elmer, Rosia, Lee, Leonard and Walter.

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