John was born in Franklin Co., VA and apparently spent his entire life there. His holdings, at the time of his death, included land he had inherited from his father. He married Susannah Ikenberry, who grew up on an ajoining farm - literally, the girl next door. Together, they raised a family of six children.

Sources:
Flora, Joel Cephus, Genealogy and History of descendants of Jacob Flora, senior, of Franklin County, Virginia. 1951, Pages 22.