John married Laura Jane Clontz on 26 Apr 1885 in Union County, North Carolina. Laura (daughter of James Clontz and Hannah Serena Long) was born in 1865 in Union County, North Carolina; was buried in Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Union County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

1. Mamie Idella Crowell was born on 13 May 1886 in Goose Creek Township, Union County, North Carolina; died on 8 Jun 1973 in Monroe, Union County, North Carolina; was buried in Lakeland Memorial Park, Monroe, Union County, North Carolina.