John married Katherine Boespflug on 6 Jul 1937. Katherine (daughter of Johannes Böspflug Boespflug and Maria Eva Senn) was born on 25 Sep 1919 in New Leipzig, Grant County, North Dakota, USA; died on 9 Feb 2014 in Bolivia, Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA; was buried on 11 Jul 2014. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Baby Elis
2. Leslie Elis
3. Kenneth Elis
4. Thomas Elis
5. Arlene Elis