John married Ellen Cesilie Olufine Svendsen, daughter of Kristian Albert Svendsen and Dorthea Constance Svensson, in 1920 in Bergen, Norway. (Ellen Cesilie Olufine Svendsen was born on 12 Jan 1901 in Bergen, Norway, christened on 10 Feb 1901 in Bergen, Norway, died on 4 Dec 1965 in Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada and was buried in Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada.)
