ID
0356
Nationality
American
Occupation
Editor
Tteacher
Soldier
Military
Summary
Deafened at age 6 by scarlet fever; held various positions, including printer, teacher (at the Missouri and Kentucky Schools), editor, and bookkeeper. Was an enlisted private in the Unionist home guards during the U.S. Civil War; died at Danville, KY.
References
Notable Deaf Persons, p.25-27; Gallaudet Encyclopedia, vol.2 p.171; The Frat, Aug. 1938, p.3; American Annals of the Deaf, vol.21 no.3, July 1876, p.195.
Dates
8 September 1825-2 May 1876