John Maxwell

John in January of 2019

### Siblings

Nathan Maxwell, Christopher Maxwell, Sarah Bollinger, Joseph Maxwell, Anna Maxwell, Jesse Maxwell, and Mary Hock

### Children

Axton Maxwell, Elliot Maxwell, Madeline Maxwell

John Maxwell is the son of Steve and Teri Maxwell. He is the younger brother of Nathan, Christopher, and Joseph Maxwell, as well as Sarah Bollinger, and the older brother of Anna and Jesse Maxwell, and Mary Hock. He is married to Chelsy Bontrager. He is the father of Axton, Elliot, and Madeline Maxwell.

## Early Life

John Maxwell was born on January 13, 1991, to Steve and Teri Maxwell. He was the couple's fifth child, and they went on to have three more children after him.

 Along with four of his other siblings, John is often referred to as a "reversal baby" due to his birth coming after his father's decision to have his vasectomy reversed.

John was homeschooled growing up. His family called their homeschooling Flowing Streams Christian School. He graduated in 2009.

John was a mischievous child.

## Family

### Engagement

On October 9, 2017, the Bontrager family announced that their oldest daughter, Chelsy, was engaged to John Maxwell. John proposed to Chelsy in one of the Bontrager family's fields. Although the Maxwell family had planned on keeping this private until the couple was married, the chose to post after seeing that the Bontragers had made the engagement public, and posted on October 18, 2017. The wedding is set for December 30, 2017.

### Marriage

John married Chelsy Bontrager on December 30, 2017, at Marion Avenue Baptist Church in Washington, IA. He had eleven groomsmen: his brothers Nathan Maxwell, Christopher, Joseph Maxwell, and Jesse Maxwell, future brothers-in-law Mitchell Bontrager, Carson Bontrager, Joshua Bontrager, Denver Bontrager, Lincoln Bontrager, Hudson Bontrager, and a close friend. His sisters Sarah Maxwell, Anna Maxwell, and Mary Maxwell were among the bridesmaids. His nephews Drew Maxwell, Joshua Maxwell, Daniel Maxwell, and Benjamin Maxwell were ring bearers/bell ringers, and his nieces Abby Maxwell, Betsy Maxwell, Tina Maxwell, Ruthie Maxwell, Lydia Maxwell, and Calia Maxwell were flower girls.

### Fatherhood

On August 20, 2018, Chelsy announced on her website that she and John were expecting their first child, who was due January 23, 2019. The couple decided to find out the the sex of the baby, but did not announce it in advance. They planned on a home birth with a midwife.

At 11:15pm on January 26, 2019, Axton John Maxwell was born. He weighted 7 lb, 5 oz and was 20 inches long. After twenty-four hours of laboring at home, John and Chelsy wound up having to go to the hospital for unknown reasons.

The couple welcomed their second child, Elliot Rex Maxwell, on June 19th, 2020.

On May 13, 2021, Chelsy announced on her website that she and John were expecting their third child, who was due in September 2021.

Madeline Sue Maxwell was born on July 9, 2021. She was 10 weeks early. Madeline weighed 3lb, 7oz at birth and is likely to be in the NICU until at least her original due date.

## Career

John is said to work as a licensed real estate agent and has an agriculture design firm.

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## References

1. ↑ https://blog.titus2.com/2017/01/13/happy-birthday-john/
2. ↑ http://articles.titus2.com/we-ve-reversed-a-bad-decision/
3. ↑ https://blog.titus2.com/2006/10/31/the-blessing-of-reversal-babies/
4. ↑ http://articles.titus2.com/a-new-school-year-introducing-the-maxwell-family/
5. ↑ https://blog.titus2.com/2009/11/24/johns-graduation-celebration/
6. ↑ https://blog.titus2.com/2012/01/13/its-johns-21st-birthday/
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://bontragersingers.blogspot.com/2017/10/god-is-blessing-our-family-with-another.html
8. ↑ https://blog.titus2.com/2017/10/18/john-maxwell-and-chelsy-bontrager-are-engaged/
9. ↑ http://bontragersingers.blogspot.com/2017/12/john-chelsys-wedding-livestream.html
10. ↑ http://bontragersingers.blogspot.com/2018/04/john-chelsy-12302017.html
11. ↑ http://www.chelsyrenee.com/2018/08/baby-on-way.html
12. ↑ http://www.chelsyrenee.com/2019/01/our-baby-has-arrived.html
13. ↑ http://www.chelsyrenee.com/2021/05/announcing-baby-3.html
14. ↑ http://www.chelsyrenee.com/2021/07/our-baby-is-here.html
15. ↑ http://www.titus2.com/about-the-maxwells.html