Born in 1853 in Champaign, Illinois.
Died January 14, 1925 in Geneva, Nebraska
Married first to Sarh Babbs and later Mary Keeler.
Parents of one child: Lula Pearl.
In 1881, he came to Geneva with his parents.
From 1887 to 1890, he had a restaurant at 966 G Street.
From 1893 to 1895, he moved to Harvard, Nebraska.
In 1897, he opened a restaurant, bakery, and confectionary at 948 G Street.
In 1897, he expanded his restaurant to include hotel business at 948 G Street.
In 1901, he opened a grocery store at 1004 G Street.
in 1902, he sold the grocery store to W. H. Carson
From 1902-1903, he ran a lunch counter at 882 G Street.
In 1904, he again was in the grocery business at 1004 G Street.
In 1908 , he moved to Arkansas for health reasons.