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James John was born in 1809 in Donnelsville, Ohio. His parents died, leaving two sons and a daughter, who were raised by their grandparents. In the late 1830s, James John went west after his wife, Lucinda, died and his siblings stayed in the Midwest. He reached Oregon in 1842 and was a trapper. He settled in Linnton in 1844. He began two farms and in 1846 he moved to set up his claim in the city now called St. Johns.
St. John, His Vision, His Will and Testament, Mss 2411, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
James John journal, Mss 1190, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Vertical File: Genealogy - John, James family, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Typescript term paper, 30 pages, March 16, 1966, regarding the life of James John and the area of St. Johns, Portland, Oregon. With preface, images, and an annotated bibliography, 8 pages.
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