• Born: 13 December 1897, Doniphan, Ripley County, Missouri, USA
• Marriage (1): Viola Blanche CARROLL on 21 April 1926 in Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri, USA ^{1 2}
• Died: 11 February 1972, Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon, USA at age 74

John married Viola Blanche CARROLL on 21 April 1926 in Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri, USA.^{1 2} (Viola Blanche CARROLL was born on 12 February 1912 in Saint James, Phelps County, Missouri, USA,^{3 4} died on 13 March 1937 in Birch Tree, Shannon County, Missouri, USA ^{3 4} and was buried on 13 March 1937 in Birch Tree, Shannon County, Missouri, USA ^{3 4}.). The cause of her death was child birth.