ID
2315
Nationality
American
Occupation
Farmer
Blacksmith
Summary
Born on a farm and deaf at age 4 from scarlet fever. Went to the Evansville (IN) Day School for the deaf for 2 years. Owned and managed a 450-acre farm near Lafayette, IN, and also ran a blacksmith shop on the farm. Married Ella Hayes of Lafayette, a graduate of the Indianapolis School for the Deaf.
References
Representative Deaf Persons [second edition], p.65-67.
Dates
fl. 1898