John married Mary Ann Shorts in not married. Mary (daughter of Jacob Shorts and Margaret Jane Barbour) was born on 6 Feb 1878 in Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, USA; died on 2 Jan 1958 in Martins Ferry, Belmont County, Ohio, USA; was buried on 6 Jan 1958 in Linwood Cemetery, Blaine, Colerain Township, Belmont County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Bessie Raper was born on 11 Feb 1899 in Shadyside, Belmont County, Ohio, USA; died on 24 Jun 1983 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Weeks Cemetery, Bridgeport, Belmont County, Ohio, USA.
2. Dessie Raper was born on 11 Feb 1899 in Shadyside, Belmont County, Ohio, USA; died on 2 Dec 1984 in Martins Ferry, Belmont County, Ohio, USA; was buried in Weeks Cemetery, Bridgeport, Belmont County, Ohio, USA.