| Birth | 20 Jan 1836 | Cranesville, Erie County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Residence | 1840 | [probably] with his father - Elk Creek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Residence | 24 Aug 1850 | with his father & attended school - Mahaska County, Iowa | | | |
| Residence | 1856 | with his father and was a farmer - Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa | | | |
| Military | Aug 1860 | enlisted in the Civil War under Capt Fred S Palmer, Company H 8th Iowa Infantry - Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa | | | |
| Military | Sep 1860 | and his company were sent to join the regiment of Gen John C Fremont with General McKinstrey - Syracuse, Morgan County, Missouri | | | |
| Military | Sep 1860 | and his company with General McKinstrey in command marched to attack Gen Price but he was gone - Springfield, Greene County, Missouri | | | |
| Military | Oct 1860 | and his company wintered - Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri | | | |
| Military | Mar 1861 | and his regiment were order to join General Grant's command - Pittsburg Landing, Hardin County, Tennessee | | | |
| Military | 6 Apr 1861 | was shot in the arm in battle and his infantry were surrounded and taken prisoner by General Polk - Pittsburg Landing, Hardin County, Tennessee | | | |
| Military | Abt May 1861 | and his group were held prisoners - Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | | | |
| Military | Abt May 1861 | and his group were held prisoners - Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | | | |
| Military | Abt Jul 1861 | was transported with his group where they were told they would be paroled - Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama | | | |
| Military | Abt Jul 1861 | and some of his fellow prisoners were not paroled but sent for 8 more months - Macon, Bibb County, Georgia | | | |
| Military | Abt Jul 1861 | was transported with his group where they were told they would be paroled - Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama | | | |
| Military | Abt Apr 1862 | and his group were paroled and sent - Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennesee | | | |
| Military | Abt Apr 1862 | and his group were paroled and sent - Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennesee | | | |
| Military | Abt May 1862 | and his fellow prisoners marched 80 miles to Columbia and then took a train - Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | | | |
| Military | Abt May 1862 | and his fellow prisoners marched 80 miles to Columbia and then took a train - Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | | | |
| Military | Abt Jun 1862 | and his group were sent to stay about a month - Cairo, Sumner County, Tennessee | | | |
| Military | 1 Aug 1862 | and his fellow prisoners were sent to Benton Barracks arriving - Benton, Saint Louis County, Missouri | | | |
| Military | Feb 1863 | and fellow prisioners stayed at Benton Barracks until they were exchanged & regiment reorganized - Benton, Saint Louis County, Missouri | | | |
| Military | May 1863 | along with his brother Ed as members of Co H, 8th Iowa Reg, were sent to the siege - Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi | | | |
| Military | Abt Jul 1863 | taken ill with a "bilious fever" and sent to a hospital - Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | | | |
| Military | Abt Oct 1863 | recovered from the illness and was sent to winter quarters - Pocahontas, Coffee County, Tennesee | | | |
| Military | Mar 1864 | and his brother were assigned to the 35th Iowa Infantry and fought under Gen A J Smith - Red River, Texas | | | |
| Military | Mar 1864 | and his brother were assigned to the 35th Iowa Infantry and fought under Gen A J Smith - Red River, Texas | | | |
| Military | Jun 1864 | and his brother rejoined the 8th Iowa - Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | | | |
| Military | Sep 1864 | and his brother Ed's term of service expired and they were mustered out - Davenport, Scott County, Iowa | | | |
| Residence | Sep 1864 | during the winter - Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa | | | |
| Military | 10 Mar 1865 | enlisted in the 1st Veteran US Corps under General Hancock for a one year term - Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois | | | |
| Military | Aft Mar 1865 | was assigned to Company G, 4th Regiment, his unit being the prison guards for Lincoln's assasins - Washington, District of Columbia | | | |
| Military | Aft Mar 1865 | was assigned to Company G, 4th Regiment, his unit being the prison guards for Lincoln's assasins - Washington, District of Columbia | | | |
| Military | Jul 1865 | was sent after the conspirators execution with the 4th Regiment to do provost duty - Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio | | | |
| Military | 10 Mar 1866 | was mustered out - Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio | | | |
| Residence | Aft Mar 1866 | and was a farmer near Prairie City - Jasper County, Iowa | | | |
| Marriage | 11 Jul 1870 | Jasper County, Iowa - Sarah Amanda SMITH | | | |
| Marriage | 26 Jun 1879 | Carrollton, Greene County, Illinois - Olivia Mary "Olive" HALL | | | |
| Occupation | 29 Jun 1880 | farmer - Des Moines, Jasper County, Iowa | | | |
| Occupation | 1885 | farmer - Des Moines, Jasper County, Iowa | | | |
| Residence | 1885 | on Lot 8 - Des Moines, Jasper County, Iowa | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 15 Jul 1890 | applied for a Civil War Pension as an invalid | | | |
| Residence | 1893 | at 1046 6th Avenue - Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa | | | |
| Residence | 1894 | as a boarder at 919 1/2 10th and was retired - Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa | | | |
| Residence | Apr 1895 | in the Soldiers Home - Linn, Marshall County, Iowa | | | |
| Residence | 1895 | Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa | | | |
| Occupation | 2 Jun 1900 | farmer - Linn, Marshall County, Iowa | | | |
| Residence | 2 Jun 1900 | in the Iowa Soldiers Home - Linn, Marshall County, Iowa | | | |
| Residence | 1906 | in the Iowa Soldiers' Home with his wife - Iowa | | | |
| Military | 18 Feb 1907 | applied for a Civil War Pension as an invalid | | | |
| Residence | 15 Apr 1910 | at the Iowa Soldiers Home - Linn, Marshall County, Iowa | | | |
| Occupation | 1915 | farmer - Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa | | | |
| Military | 1915 | was listed as having served in the Civil War, in the Iowa Infantry, 8th Regiment, Company H - Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa | | | |
| Residence | 1915 | in a Soldiers Home - Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa | | | |
| Residence | 8 Jan 1920 | at the Iowa Soldiers Home - Linn, Marshall County, Iowa | | | |
| Death | 21 Jun 1920 | Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa | | | |
| Burial | Aft 21 Jun 1920 | at Westview Cemetery - Prairie City, Jasper County, Iowa | | | |