Spouse:
Effie Theresa Callen (married on December 15, 1905)
Children:
Three children: Lewis and Glenn (he was a Colonel) (sons), Mrs. Orville Sotebeer (daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
He came to Waseca, Minnesota in 1920.
He was the owner of the Bristow, Oklahoma, Record from 1905-1907.
"While serving in the Senate he was largely instrumental in having the Southern School of Agriculture established at Waseca as a part of the University." (In Memoriam: Senators Claude Baughman, O.H. Griggs, Charles A. Lund, Archie H. Miller, Hans C. Pedersen, Edward R. Ribenack, and R.C. Sletten. State of Minnesota Senate Chamber, April 3, 1959, p. 5.)
He was a member of the Waseca Masonic Orders.
He died in Waseca County, Minnesota.