John married Lavester "Aunt Pray" BOONE JILES, daughter of Willie Oscar BOONE and Effie Marie JENKINS CLARKE BOONE, on Jan 13, 1936 in Newark NJ. The marriage ended in divorce in 1941. (Lavester "Aunt Pray" BOONE JILES was born on Aug 24, 1921 and died in Jan 2007 in Queens NY.)
