| Birth | 19 Jun 1837 | Thompson, Geauga County, Ohio | | | |
| Residence | 12 Nov 1850 | with his family - Bedford, Monroe County, Michigan | | | |
| Residence | 23 Jul 1860 | with his family - Whiteford, Monroe County, Michigan | | | |
| Marriage | 1862 | Michigan - Abigail L "Abbey" TEALL | | | |
| Residence | Aug 1862 | Lambertville, Monroe County, Michigan | | | |
| Residence | 8 Aug 1862 | Whiteford, Monroe County, Michigan | | | |
| Military | 9 Aug 1862 | enlisted as a Private in the Civil War Co K, 18 MI Infantry - Whiteford, Monroe County, Michigan | | | |
| Military | 23 Aug 1862 | and was stationed at Camp Woodbury - Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Michigan | | | |
| Military | 5 Sep 1862 | and his 18th Michigan Infantry regiment were stationed - Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky | | | |
| Military | 22 Oct 1862 | and his regiment were moved - Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky | | | |
| Military | 20 Dec 1862 | and was assigned as a nurse after the battle of Perryville because of a shortage of trained nurses - Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky | | | |
| Military | 22 Mar 1863 | his Regiment marched to Danville where they skirmished with the Rebels - Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky | | | |
| Military | 25 Mar 1863 | was taken prisoner when a group of them were separated from their regiment - Lancaster, Garrard County, Kentucky | | | |
| Military | 28 Mar 1863 | was released as a prisoner and they head for their regiment - Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky | | | |
| Military | 1 Apr 1863 | and was sent to Camp Chase - Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio | | | |
| Military | 5 Aug 1863 | and was ordered back to headquarters - Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky | | | |
| Military | 30 Sep 1863 | and was detailed with prisoners - Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 19 Dec 1863 | had a pin with a picture of him on it made for his wife and mother - Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | | | |
| Military | 16 May 1864 | when his detail was sent to be train guards where he witnessed a train wreck - Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennesee | | | |
| Military | 8 Jun 1864 | when the 18th MI Infantry was sent by train under the command of Brigadier General R S Granger - Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama | | | |
| Military | 2 Sep 1864 | enlisted as a Corporal in Company M, 8th Michigan Calvary - Michigan | | | |
| Military | 10 Jan 1865 | discharged from Company M, 8th Michigan Cavalry | | | |
| Military | 26 Jun 1865 | mustered out of Company K, 18th Regiment Michigan - Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1865 | served 2 yrs, 11 months and 2 days in Michigan Infantry and 9 months and 8 days in Michigan Calvary | | | |
| Residence | 7 Jul 1865 | and returns home after 3 years of service - Michigan | | | |
| Occupation | 25 Jul 1870 | farmer - Whiteford, Monroe County, Michigan | | | |
| Occupation | 22 Jun 1880 | farmer - Whiteford, Monroe County, Michigan | | | |
| Residence | Jun 1890 | Bedford, Monroe County, Michigan | | | |
| Residence | 26 Jun 1900 | with his son-in-law and daughter - Bedford, Monroe County, Michigan | | | |
| Death | 21 Jun 1908 | of organic disease of the heart and chronic bronchitis - Samaria, Bedford Township, Monroe County, Michigan | | | |
| Burial | Aft 21 Jun 1908 | in Lambertville Cemetery - Bedford, Monroe County, Michigan | | | |