Toensing lists his birth year as 1833. The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, St. Paul: Press Printing Company, 1873 lists 1831.
The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, St. Paul: Press Printing Company, 1873 lists Goodhue as his city of residence. Toensing and the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1873 list Red Wing.
He moved to Red Wing, Minnesota in 1856. After his military service he moved to Goodhue, Minnesota. (The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873.)
His party affiliation was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873.