ID
1351
Nationality
American
Occupation
Cigarmaker
Tobacconist
Summary
Born on a farm near Lansing, MI; deaf at 7 from scarlet fever. Home schooled by his mother. Went to St. Louis, MO to learn sign language and worked there as a cigarmaker for 7 years, moving to St. Joseph, MI and continuing his trade there. Married Lyla B. Carrell in 1895.
References
Representative Deaf Persons [second edition], p.119-120.
Dates
1868-?