Born: Marion County, Illinois, 1843.
Died:
As soon as he was able to perform manual labor, he worked in a mill until he was of legal age, meanwhile attending the public schools three months every year. In 1865 he moved to Fayette County, where he taught in the public schools and preached for twenty-eight years. Thereafter, for a decade he gave himself wholly to the ministry. His life has been faithful and useful.