Spouse:
Amalia Rey (married in 1853)
Children:
Nine children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
He came to the U.S. from Germany when he was 17 years old. He lived in Baltimore, St. Louis, and Freeport, Illinois before he came to Minnesota in 1855. (Minneapolis Journal obituary).
He was elected on the republican ticket. (Minneapolis Journal obituary).
He is buried in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota.