John Oscar Barefoot is the son of James Alexander Barefoot and Sarah Elizabeth Wolf Barefoot. He married Anna Mae Crissman.

When John Oscar Barefoot was born on September 2, 1873, in West Saint Clair Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, his father, James, was 21 and his mother, Sarah, was 19. He married Anna Mae Crissman on August 26, 1900. They had 15 children in 20 years:
1. His daughter Margaret Elizabeth was born on August 25, 1902, in Alum Bank, Bedford, Pennsylvania.
2. His son James Grow was born on June 2, 1904, in Alum Bank, Bedford, Pennsylvania.
3. His son William Robert was born on October 27, 1905, in Alum Bank, Bedford, Pennsylvania.
4. His daughter Catherine Doris was born on May 15, 1907, in Alum Bank, Bedford, Pennsylvania.
5. His daughter Ruth Evelyn was born on October 29, 1908, in Alum Bank, Bedford, Pennsylvania.
6. His son Wilmer Crissman was born on July 18, 1910. Wilmer passed away on Sep 3, 1910.
7. His son Edmund Howard was born on September 5, 1911, in Bedford, Pennsylvania.
8. His son Charles Owen was born on February 19, 1913, in Bedford, Pennsylvania.
9. His son Daniel Rayford was born on February 11, 1914, in Bedford, Pennsylvania.
10. His son Thomas Orville was born on December 9, 1915, in Bedford, Pennsylvania.
11. His son Frederick Dean was born on May 15, 1917. Frederick passed away on Sep 5, 1917.
12. His son Luther Wayne was born on August 15, 1918. He passed away on March 14, 1919
13. His son Bernard Blackburn was born on October 27, 1919, in Osterburg, Pennsylvania.
14. His son Milford Allen was born on January 13, 1921, in Bedford, Pennsylvania.
15. His son Infant Son was still born on April 15, 1923.

John Oscar Barefoot died on October 1, 1942, in his hometown at the age of 69, and was buried in the Pleasantville Cemetery, Pleasantville aka Alum Bank, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.