Born: September 2, 1867, Martinsburg, Illinois.
Died: September 30, 1939, Dallas, Texas.
Buried: Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, Texas.
John was the son of Thomas Aiton and Mary Hannah Goodin, and husband of Ida Theresa Kullenberg (married 1894).
He moved to Texas September 19, 1878, and grew up in Creedmoor.
He initially studied medicine, but later moved into preaching and song writing full time.
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