John Denver's Personal Life John died when he was 53 and he was 5'9". In 1967 John married Anne Martell of Minnesota and he wrote "Annie's Song" and many other beautiful love songs for her. They have 2 adopted children - Zachary and Anna Kate. True love did not go so smoothly, however, and John and Annie were divorced in 1982. Several years later John married Cassandra Delaney of Australia. You can follow this metamorphosis on John's albums, since John's earlier albums are like a tribute to Annie. The two of them are shown together on the cover of "Back Home Again." When little Zachary came into their lives, that was also chronicled in song on such albums as "Rocky Mountain Christmas" and "Spirit." John's marriage to Cassandra Delaney is also shown on the albums since she sang on several of his albums and appeared in a video with him as well. Listen to the album HIGHER GROUND (1988) to hear Cassandra on the songs "Home Grown Tomatoes", "Whispering Jesse", "Bread and Roses" and "Alaska and Me." On the album THE FLOWER THAT SHATTERED THE STONE (1990) she sings on the song "High, Wide and Handsome". That same year on the album CHRISTMAS LIKE A LULLABY, John mentions celebrating Christmas in Australia. During their marriage John and Cassandra had a baby together and they named her Jesse Belle. The album, THE FLOWER THAT SHATTERED THE STONE is dedicated to Jesse Belle. Unfortunately for John, this chapter in his life also had a sad ending when he and Cassandra went through a bitter divorce. She ended up with custody of their daughter, Jesse Belle.