| Birth | 1826 | Brecksville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1834 | was mentioned as a minor in a probate case under his father's name - Cuyahoga County, Ohio | | | |
| Residence | 1847 | [probably] boarded at 5 Church Street & was a printer courier - Buffalo, Erie County, New York | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 19 Aug 1847 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | | | |
| Occupation | 15 Aug 1850 | printer - Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | | | |
| Residence | 15 Aug 1850 | with his mother and step-father - Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | | | |
| Marriage | 12 Jan 1851 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio - Harriet A TOMISON | | | |
| Occupation | 1851 | [possibly] a printer at the Express office - Buffalo, Erie County, New York | | | |
| Occupation | 1856 | Captain of the schoner Nompareil on the Great lakes | | | |
| Residence | 1856 | at 66 N Water Street and was a sailor - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1858 | gained notoriety when he transported a cargo of grain through the lakes across the ocean to Europe | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 29 Apr 1859 | was captain of the schooner Gold Hunter.which he owned a 1/4 of an interest, set sail for England - Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan | | | |
| Occupation | 30 Apr 1859 | sea captain and printer | | | |
| Residence | 1862 | as a boarder at 202 Clark and was a sailor - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 1863 | at 254 Madison and was a captain - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 1864 | at 271 Superior and was a lake captain - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 1865 | at 271 Superior and was captain of the brigadier Wellington - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 3 Jul 1865 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 1866 | at 271 Superior and was a captain - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Occupation | 1867 | was Captain of the schooner Nompareil on the Great Lakes | | | |
| Residence | 1867 | at 271 Superior and was a captain - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 1869 | as a boarder at 205 N Dearborn and was a captain - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 1870 | at 211 N Dearborn and was a captain - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 11 Jul 1870 | and was a sailor - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Occupation | 1871 | printer of the Republican - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 1872 | at 462 South Park Avenue and was a printer at the Chicago Evening Post - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 1873 | on Harrison at the corner of State and was a printer - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Marriage | 25 Jun 1874 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois - Maria M BOTSFORD | | | |
| Residence | 1874 | as a boarder at 432 State and was a printer - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 1875 | at 432 & 446 State and was a printer - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 1877 | as a boarder at 430 State and was a printer - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 1878 | at 430 State and was a printer - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 7 Jun 1880 | on 508 State Street and was a printer - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 1881 | at 508 State and was a sailor, - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Occupation | Bef 2 Sep 1881 | sea captain, and printer - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Death | 2 Sep 1881 | commited suicide by ingesting laudanum caused hemiplegia - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |
| Burial | Aft 2 Sep 1881 | Graceland Cemetery - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | | | |