ID
2817
Nationality
American
Occupation
Farmer
Summary
Born at Pekin, IL; deafened by a sleigh accident at 1 year of age. Graduated the Illinois Institution for the deaf in 1892; although trained in shoemaking, he instead bought a farm near Jacksonville, IL in 1895.
References
Representative Deaf Persons [second edition], p.52-53.
Dates
2 January 1870-?