When John William Ramfjord was born on 25 April 1926, in Pekin, Nelson, North Dakota, United States, his father, Olaf Ramfjord, was 38 and his mother, Blanche Beatrice Kabeary, was 25. He lived in Nelson, North Dakota, United States in 1935 and McVille, Nelson, North Dakota, United States in 1940. His occupation is listed as retired u.s. army major; southern bell in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States. He died on 4 November 2002, in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States, at the age of 76.