Johannes was born on October 22nd, 1739. Johannes' father was Jacob Zorn and his mother was Maria Ursula Herrmann. His paternal grandparents were Johannes Zorn and Susanne Kohler. He had three brothers, and also a sibling of unknown gender named Johann Ulrich, Caspar, Jacob and Zorn. He was the second oldest of the five children. He died at the age of 59 on January 9th, 1799.