John was born on December 16th, 1918.1 John's father was William Horsman and his mother was Jessie Maud Bruford. His paternal grandparents were Henry Horsman and Lydia Ann Fenton. He had a brother and a sister, named Edward and Constance. He was the second oldest of the three children. He died at the age of 71 on December 6th, 1990.