| Birth | 11 Jan 1822 | Knox County, Indiana | | | |
| Residence | Aft 11 Jan 1822 | with his parents - Sullivan County, Indiana | | | |
| Residence | Abt 1832 | with his parents - St. Joseph County, Indiana | | | |
| Residence | Abt 1834 | with his parents - Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana | | | |
| Marriage | 13 Apr 1847 | Marshall County, Indiana - Harriet TAYLOR | | | |
| Occupation | 28 Sep 1850 | farmer - My Division, Marshall County, Indiana | | | |
| Residence (family) | 29 Sep 1850 | My Division, Marshall County, Indiana - Harriet TAYLOR | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1853 | left for California via the Isthmus of Panama - Marshall County, Indiana | | | |
| Occupation | 1853 | mined for the summer - Jamison Creek, Plumas County, California | | | |
| Occupation | 1853 | he left his family in San Jose and went and mined for six months - Tuolumne County, California | | | |
| Occupation | 1854 | went into partnership with D. Meyers on a 200 acre farm but the crop failed - San Jose, Santa Clara County, California | | | |
| Residence | 1854 | and worked on a dairy farm for 18 months to pay his debts - Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California | | | |
| Residence | 1857 | and purchased 160 acres and planted a vineyard and orchard - Milpitas, Santa Clara County, California | | | |
| Occupation | 15 Jul 1860 | farmer - Aviso, Santa Clara County, California | | | |
| Residence (family) | 16 Jul 1860 | Aviso, Santa Clara County, California - Harriet TAYLOR | | | |
| Occupation | 22 Jun 1870 | farmer - Milpitas, Santa Clara County, California | | | |
| Residence (family) | 23 Jun 1870 | Milpitas, Santa Clara County, California - Harriet TAYLOR | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Abt 1875 | sold his vineyard and orchard to the Spring Valey Water Company - Milpitas, Santa Clara County, California | | | |
| Occupation | 23 Jun 1880 | farmer - Milpitas, Santa Clara County, California | | | |
| Residence | 24 Jun 1880 | with his wife - Milpitas, Santa Clara County, California | | | |
| Residence | 1886 | on Lincoln Avenue - The Willows, Santa Clara County, California | | | |
| Occupation | 7 Jun 1900 | farmer - San Jose, Santa Clara County, California | | | |
| Residence | 8 Jun 1900 | with his wife on Lincoln Ave. - San Jose, Santa Clara County, California | | | |