| Birth | 18 Jul 1820 | Canton, Stark County, Ohio | | | |
| Occupation | 1832 | clerk at a general store - Plymouth, Huron County, Ohio | | | |
| Education | Abt 1836 | in law for about 3 yeras - Plymouth, Huron County, Ohio | | | |
| Occupation | Abt 1844 | storekeeper - Shelby, Richland County, Ohio | | | |
| Occupation | Abt 1845 | storekeeper with his father - Plymouth, Huron County, Ohio | | | |
| Marriage | Mar 1850 | Cayuga County, New York - Hannah BRINKERHOFF | | | |
| Occupation | Abt Jan 1860 | farmer - Plymouth, Huron County, Ohio | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Abt Jun 1861 | was mayor and recurtied soldiers for various regiments and companies for the Civil War - Plymouth, Huron County, Ohio | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 24 Dec 1861 | sutler for the 64 Ohio Infantry until the close of the war - Plymouth, Huron County, Ohio | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Abt 1870 | resumed his study of law - Plymouth, Huron County, Ohio | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1872 | admitted to the bar - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio | | | |