Spouse:
Laura A. Johnson
Children:
Two children: John Jr., and Donald (he was Mayor of Dellwood, Minnesota) (sons)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
The Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1917 and 1921 list his middle initial as L. The Minnesota Journal of the House, 1921 and 1917, the St. Paul Dispatch, November 10, 1981, the Minneapolis Tribune, November 11, 1981, and the St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 10, 1981 list I.; Toensing lists I.?.
He was of Swedish ancestry.
He ran unsuccessfully for Ramsey County, Minnesota District Court Judge in the 1940 election.
He was a founder and member of the Delta Theta Phi legal fraternity's Ramsey County chapter. He was a member of the Junior Pioneers and Optimist Club.
His funeral was held at Johnston-Dampier Funeral Home in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was buried in St. Paul's Union Cemetery.