Born on May 30, 1864 to John Ellison Maxfield and Sarah Elizabeth Baker Maxfield. William Appleton Maxfield passed away on Nov 15, 1903, at the age of 39 and was buried in Murray City Cemetery in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. William Appleton Maxfield was married to Harriett Ann Smith Maxfield and had 3 children: Harriet Thayne, Emma Jane Maxfield Bergen, Edward Appleton Maxfield.