1 9 4 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁Upon ▁leaving ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁Sand lin ▁res umed ▁his ▁law ▁practice ▁in ▁M inden . ▁▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁▁ ▁Sand lin ▁was ▁a ▁Method ist , ▁a ▁Fre em ason , ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Wood men ▁of ▁the ▁World . ▁ ▁Sand lin ▁married ▁the ▁former ▁Ruth ▁Re ams ▁( F ebru ary ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁– ▁March ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 1 1 ), ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁son , ▁John ▁N . ▁Sand lin , ▁Jr . ▁( May ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁– ▁April ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ), ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁staff ▁ser ge ant ▁in ▁both ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁They ▁lost ▁an ▁infant ▁daughter , ▁also ▁named ▁Ruth , ▁who ▁lived ▁only ▁from ▁March ▁ 1 9 ▁to ▁April ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁Ruth ▁R . ▁Sand lin ▁died ▁from ▁comp lications ▁from ▁child b irth ▁th ir teen ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁their ▁daughter . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁Sand lin ▁wed ▁Mrs . ▁Emma ▁Lou ▁Pal mer ▁Cr icht on ▁( pr on ounced ▁C RAY ▁T U H N ), ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁prominent ▁M inden ▁family . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁Sand lin