JOHN EDWARD⁹ MAXFIELD was born at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, on 15 October 1889 a son of George Gilbert Maxfield and his wife Elnora Ryan. He died at Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, on 28 September 1962 . He married at Lucas County on 13 December 1910 ROSE C. HARMS. She was born at Toledo on 1 October 1889 and died at Toledo on 5 March 1958.

John Maxfield and his wife Rose Harms had the following children:

1. GEORGE EDWARD¹⁰ MAXFIELD b. at Cynthiana, Harrison Co., KY, on 18 July 1912.
2. RUTH G.¹⁰ MAXFIELD b. atToledo on 7 December 1913; m. at Lucas Co. on 23 may 1935 HAROLD SCHROEDER.
3. JOHN WALTER¹⁰ MAXFIELD b. at Toledo on 27 March 1921; d. on 24 April 1981; m. (1) at Lucas Co. on 6 February 1943 MARY THERESA GUNKA; m. (2) at Lucas Co. on 10 June 1953 PHYLLIS J. DULL.
4. ROSE M.¹⁰ MAXFIELD b. at Toledo on 2 march 1925; d. at Iowa City, Johnson Co., IA, on 7 July 2009; m. (1) at Toledo on 15 September 1945 HOWARD E. SCHULTZ; m. (2) at Carroll Co., OH, on 22 December 1973 FLOYD J. CLINE.
5. CATHERINE J.¹⁰ MAXFIELD b. at New Mexico on 23 November 1926; d. at Butler Co., OH, on 20 March 2007; m. HARRY GEORGE ARMSTRONG.