He moved to St. Louis, Missouri in January 1847, with his parents. He moved to a farm in Lee County, Iowa around 1850. He visited Minnesota in 1855. He permanently moved to Minnesota in 1856, with his parents.
He "votes the Democratic ticket." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 42)
Religion provided by Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877.