| Birth | 27 Mar 1849 | Nora, Jo Daviess County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 24 Sep 1850 | with his parents - Millville, Jo Daviess County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 1855 | with his parents - Nora, Jo Daviess County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 9 Dec 1863 | Nora, Jo Daviess County, Illinois | | | |
| Military | 10 Dec 1863 | enlisted as a Private in Company F, 17th Cavalry Regiment Illinois - Illinois | | | |
| Military | Abt 1864 | fought in the Union Army during the Civil War, serving with Co. F, 17th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry | | | |
| Military | 18 Dec 1865 | mustered out of Company F, 17th Cavalry Regiment Illinois | | | |
| Occupation | 29 Jul 1870 | worker on family farm - Nora, Jo Daviess County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 1871 | at room 13, Larmon Block and was a clerk for Western Publication Company - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Marriage | 24 Jun 1873 | Adams County, Illinois - Mary Elizabeth BREWER | | | |
| Residence | 1873 | at 676 Lake and was a salesman - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Aft 1873 | was impersonated by Jeremiah Travis as pension swindler, forger, card sharper and polygamist | | | |
| Occupation | 1877 | salesman at 30 Lake - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Occupation | 1878 | travelling agent for Henry Sears & Company - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Occupation | 25 Jun 1880 | hardware merchant - South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana | | | |
| Residence | 25 Jun 1880 | with his wife at 29 Jefferson - South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana | | | |
| Occupation | 1880 | traveling salesman - Arkansas City, Desha County, Arkansas | | | |
| Residence | 1890 | [possibly] as a boarder at 310 Webster Avenue and was a clerk - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 27 Jul 1898 | applied for a patent (#646,035) for a "Combined Riveting and Punching Machine" | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 27 Jul 1898 | applied for a patent (#646,035) for a "Combined Riveting and Punching Machine" | | | |
| Residence | 1899 | at 12 S Canal and was a machinist - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 27 Mar 1900 | received a patent (#646,035) for a "Combined Riveting and Punching Machine" - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 27 Mar 1900 | received a patent (#646,035) for a "Combined Riveting and Punching Machine" - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 1900 | at 486 62nd and was partner in Pomeroy & Smith riveting machines at 26 W Randolph - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 26 Oct 1900 | applied for a patent (#699,707) for a "Riveting-Machine" | | | |
| Residence | 1901 | at 473 61st - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 13 May 1902 | received a patent (#699,707) for a "Riveting-Machine" - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 1902 | at 473 61st - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 1903 | at 473, 61st and was a commerical traveler - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 8 Dec 1903 | received a patent (#746151) for "Shoe Holder and Strecher" - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 1904 | at 473 61st and was president of Abbott Machine Company at 43, 30 W Randolph - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 6 Jun 1905 | patented his invention, the Gem Set, #701724 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 19 Jun 1905 | applied for a patent (#819,921) for a "Hook and Eyelet Setting Machine" | | | |
| Residence | 1905 | at 473 61st - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 8 May 1906 | received a patent (#819,921) for a "Hook and Eyelet Setting Machine" - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 1906 | at 473 61st - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 1907 | at 473 61st and was a manager at 154 Lake 4th floor - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 1908 | at 473 61st and was a manager at 154 Lake 4th floor - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 18 Sep 1908 | applied for a patent (#914,672) for a "Seal-Press" | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 9 Mar 1909 | received a patent (#914,672) for a "Seal-Press" - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 1909 | at 473 61st and was a manager at 207, 154 Lake - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Occupation | 28 Apr 1910 | salesman and living at 4350 Winchester Avenue - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Marriage | 6 Jul 1918 | Cook County, Illinois - Bessie CONNER | | | |
| Residence | 3 Jan 1920 | at 200 Center Avenue - Shields, Lake County, Illinois | | | |
| Death | 8 Sep 1928 | | | | |
| Burial | Aft 8 Sep 1928 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | | | |
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