John was born in 1896. John's father was Evan Ames and his mother was Mary (Polly) Ann Halliday. His maternal grandparents were George Halliday and Sarah Massey. He had a brother and a sister, named Benjamin and Sarah. He was the second oldest of the three children. He died at the age of 58 in 1954.
General Notes
Unconfirmed DNA match (ThruLines). I can find no evidence that the mother Sarah Halliday was a Crosland.