John married Emma Catherine Emilie Polack on 11 Jan 1900 in Battle Creek, Madison County, Nebraska, United States. Emma (daughter of Rev. William Gustav Polack, Sr. and Maria Elizabeth Hansz) was born on 31 May 1873 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA; was christened on 8 Jun 1873 in Trinity Lutheran Church, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA; died on 24 Sep 1934 in Madison, Madison County, Nebraska, United States; was buried in Saint Matthews Lutheran Cemetery, Madison County, Nebraska, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]