Born: Washington County, Indiana, 1829.
Died: West Frankfort, Illinois, 1910.
He taught school in his neighborhood and served three years in the Union Army during the Civil War. He came to Franklin County in 1865, but did not enter the ministry till four years later. Thereafter his farm was the center from which he radiated in all directions--conducting meetings, holding public discussions and organizing churches. He was an earnest student of the Bible itself. In preaching a sermon on "Sanctification" he quoted 130 passages by his memory, as shown by a stenographic report. His knowledge of the Scriptures was comprehensive and profound; his sermons clear, forceful and impressive. He lived close to nature and near to God.