| Birth | 7 May 1840 | Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio | | | |
| Residence | 1840 | [probably] with his parents - Centerville, Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio | | | |
| Residence | 12 Aug 1850 | with his family & attended school - Miami, Montgomery County, Ohio | | | |
| Residence | 6 Jun 1860 | with his family - Fulton, Rock County, Wisconsin | | | |
| Residence | 19 Jul 1870 | with his family - Fulton, Rock County, Wisconsin | | | |
| Occupation | 15 Jun 1880 | farmer - Fulton, Rock County, Wisconsin | | | |
| Residence | 16 Jun 1880 | with his family - Fulton, Rock County, Wisconsin | | | |
| Marriage | 19 Apr 1889 | Rock County, Wisconsin - Flora Adell SHERMAN | | | |
| Residence | 30 Jun 1895 | Edgerton, Rock County, Wisconsin | | | |
| Residence | 15 Feb 1897 | Edgerton, Rock County, Wisconsin | | | |
| Residence (family) | 16 Jun 1900 | with William's brother, Junius - Fulton, Rock County, Wisconsin - Flora Adell SHERMAN | | | |
| Occupation | 16 Jun 1900 | farmer - Fulton, Rock County, Wisconsin | | | |
| Occupation | 1 Jun 1905 | farmer - Edgerton, Rock County, Wisconsin | | | |
| Residence (family) | 2 Jun 1905 | Edgerton, Rock County, Wisconsin - Flora Adell SHERMAN | | | |
| Residence (family) | 18 Apr 1910 | Edgerton, Rock County, Wisconsin - Flora Adell SHERMAN | | | |
| Residence (family) | 7 Jan 1920 | Edgerton, Rock County, Wisconsin - Flora Adell SHERMAN | | | |
| Death | 1922 | | | | |
| Burial | 1922 | at Fassett Cemetery - Edgerton, Rock County, Wisconsin | | | |