| Birth | 13 Oct 1832 | Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States | | | |
| Residence | Abt Nov 1843 | with his grandfather Brown, not moving to Indiana with his father - Erie County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Residence | 1 Jan 1851 | with his maternal grandparents, was a farmer & attended school - Conneaut Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Residence | 1856 | as a boarder with William Groves and was a laborer - Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa | | | |
| Residence | 11 Aug 1861 | Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa | | | |
| Military | 12 Aug 1861 | enlisted as a Private - Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa | | | |
| Military | Feb 1863 | served as a Union soldier in the 8th Iowa Infantry, Co. H | | | |
| Military | 1 Mar 1863 | promoted to Full Corporal | | | |
| Military | 24 Aug 1864 | mustered out of Company H, 8th Regiment Iowa as a Sergeant - Davenport, Scott County, Iowa | | | |
| Military | Sep 1864 | honorable discharge | | | |
| Military | Aft Sep 1864 | was a Sergeant in Company C, 35 Iowa Infantry - Iowa | | | |
| Occupation | 29 Jun 1880 | stock dealer - Des Moines, Jasper County, Iowa | | | |
| Residence | 1885 | with his brother and sister-in-law on Lot 8 - Des Moines, Jasper County, Iowa | | | |
| Residence | Abt 1894 | in the Iowa Soldiers' Home because of poor health - Iowa | | | |
| Occupation | 11 Jun 1900 | farmer - Linn, Marshall County, Iowa | | | |
| Residence | 11 Jun 1900 | in the Iowa Soldiers Home - Linn, Marshall County, Iowa | | | |
| Residence | 1906 | in the Iowa Soldiers' Home - Iowa | | | |
| Residence | 18 Apr 1910 | at the Iowa Soldiers Home - Linn, Marshall County, Iowa | | | |
| Occupation | 1915 | cattle buyer - Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa | | | |
| Residence | 1915 | in the Soldiers Home - Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa | | | |
| Military | 1915 | listed as having served in the Civil War in Iowa Infantry 8th Regiment Company H - Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa | | | |
| Residence | 12 Jan 1920 | at the Iowa Soldiers Home - Linn, Marshall County, Iowa | | | |
| Occupation | 1925 | laborer - Marshall County, Indiana | | | |
| Residence | 1925 | in the Iowa Soldiers Home - Marshall County, Indiana | | | |
| Military | 1925 | listed as being a Civil War veteran, Army, enlisted or drafted from Iowa - Marshall County, Indiana | | | |
| Religion | 1925 | was a Christian - Marshall County, Indiana | | | |
| Death | 12 Apr 1927 | of gangrene of feet-extending to lower 1/3 of legs - Iowa Soldier's Home, Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Burial | 14 Apr 1927 | Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa | | | |