John Pyzik was born on September 30, 1887, in Olpiny, Poland, to Fransiscus Pyzik and Marianna Stanula. John immigrated to the U.S. in October of 1909, aboard the Kaiser Wilhem II. He was fair-skinned, with brown hair and grey eyes. He was a farm laborer by trade.
John married Kamila Bohenek and they had four children: Casimir, Helen, Theresa, and Sigusmund.
John died on December 11, 1967, in Chicago, Illinois.