Deceased was born January 5, 1830 in Perry county, Illinois, and lived in several different states, coming to Oklahoma 17 years ago. He served all during the civil war as a union soldier. Was married three times, his third wife and a daughter, Mrs. E.D. Larmon, by his second marriage, and a son William, by his last wife survive him. He had been an earnest and consistent member of the Free Will Baptist church many years.