Background
Mayfield, Samuel Martin was born on March 23, 1888 in Houston, Missouri, United States. Son of Jacob Nelson and Mary (Smotherman) Mayfield.
Mayfield, Samuel Martin was born on March 23, 1888 in Houston, Missouri, United States. Son of Jacob Nelson and Mary (Smotherman) Mayfield.
Bachelor of Science, Berea College, 1914, Bachelor of Arts, 1923. Doctor of Philosophy in Geology, University of Chicago, 1932.
Teacher rural schools of Kentucky, 1908-1910. Superintendent city schools, Newbern, Tennessee, 1914-1916. In business, merchandising, coal mining, lumbering, 1916-1919.
Principal high school, Somerset, Kentucky, 1919-1920.
Employed in bank, 1920-1921. Instructor Berea College, 1922-1932.
Assistant state geologist of Kentucky, summers 1923-1931. Professor geology Intermountain Union College, Helena, Montana, 1932-1934.
Junior engineer United States Geological Survey, summers, 1934, 35.
Professor geology Linfield College, 1934-1936. Professor geology, department chairman Bowling Green State University, 1936-1958. Professor of geology University Redlands (California), from 1959.
Fellow Ohio Academy Science. Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, Geological Society American, American Association Petroleum Geologists, Association Geology Teachers, American Association University Professors, Chamber of Commerce, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi. Club: Kiwanis.
Married Flora Sweeney, June 29, 1916. Children: Darwin Lyell, Lois (Mistress Grahama C. Wilson).