| Birth | 27 Jul 1875 | Prairie City, Jasper County, Iowa | | | |
| Residence | 1885 | with his parents on Lot 8 - Des Moines, Jasper County, Iowa | | | |
| Occupation | 1892 | student at Highland Park College - Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa | | | |
| Residence | 1893 | as a boarder at 1046 6th Avenue and was a driver at Naylor & Coskery - Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa | | | |
| Residence | 1894 | at 919 1/2 10th and was a clerk at Naylor & Coskery - Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa | | | |
| Residence | 1895 | Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa | | | |
| Military | 16 Jun 1898 | enlisted in the Spanish-American War in Co. A, 51st Iowa Vol. Inf. - Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa | | | |
| Military | Abt Sep 1898 | became ill with typhoid fever after joining his regiment - San Francisco, San Francisco County, California | | | |
| Military | Dec 1898 | was sent home on sick leave - Des Moines, Jasper County, Iowa | | | |
| Military | Mar 1899 | was honorably discharged - Iowa | | | |
| Occupation | 4 Jun 1900 | mail clerk - Newton, Jasper County, Iowa | | | |
| Residence | 4 Jun 1900 | as a lodger in the home of Thomas G. Bryant at 409 East Main - Newton, Jasper County, Iowa | | | |
| Marriage | 19 Jun 1901 | Sada B EVANS | | | |
| Residence | 1905 | at Newton P. O. - Newton, Jasper County, Iowa | | | |
| Occupation | 18 Apr 1910 | postal clerk at the railroad station - Newton, Jasper County, Iowa | | | |
| Residence | 18 Apr 1910 | with his wife and in-laws at 434 West McDonald St. - Newton, Jasper County, Iowa | | | |
| Residence | 11 Sep 1918 | with his wife at 500 N. Second Ave. West - Newton, Jasper County, Iowa | | | |
| Occupation | 12 Sep 1918 | railway mail clerk for the U. S. Government - Newton, Jasper County, Iowa | | | |
| Description | 13 Sep 1918 | tall, medium build with brown eyes and black hair - Newton, Jasper County, Iowa | | | |
| Occupation | 3 Jan 1920 | mail clerk for the railway - Newton, Jasper County, Iowa | | | |
| Residence | 3 Jan 1920 | at 500 West 4th St. North - Newton, Jasper County, Iowa | | | |
| Military | 1925 | listed as being a veteran of the Spanish-American War in the Army from IA - Newton, Jasper County, Iowa | | | |
| Religion | 1925 | was affiliated with the Protestant Church - Newton, Jasper County, Iowa | | | |
| Occupation | 1925 | employee engaged in Professional Services - Jasper County, Illinois | | | |
| Occupation | 7 Apr 1930 | postal clerk for the railway - Newton, Jasper County, Iowa | | | |
| Residence | 7 Apr 1930 | at 500 Second Ave. West - Newton, Jasper County, Iowa | | | |
| Residence | 28 Mar 1942 | Newton, Jasper County, Iowa | | | |
| Death | 15 Oct 1971 | Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa | | | |
| Burial | Aft 15 Oct 1971 | at Newton Union Cemetery - Newton, Jasper County, Iowa | | | |