When John Early Condra was born on 8 January 1868, in Marion, Tennessee, United States, his father, John Earl Condra, was 43 and his mother, Keziah Pryor, was 38. He married Nancy Emiline Cantrell on 27 July 1885, in Whitwell, Marion, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in South Pittsburg, Marion, Tennessee, United States in 1920 and Civil District 1, Marion, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years. He died on 28 April 1953, in Whitwell, Marion, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Red Hill Cemetery, Whitwell, Marion, Tennessee, United States.