age 61y 11m 17d; Black Hawk War; b: IN; d: Edwards Co IL; m: 1837 Mary A Compton (Dec 1817 VA-8 Apr 1877 Edwards Co IL; d/of John Compton & Jane Barney both buried Allendale Cem); res: 1832 Wabash 1850 Wabash 1855-70 Edwards Co IL; ch: Hiram (Feb 1843 Wabash-1910) & Elizabeth (ca 1845 IL) & Maria/Moriah (ca 1848 IL) & Sarah Jane (12 May 1850 IL-18 Feb 1918 Edwards Co IL m: Charles Marshall) & Hannah Maria (17 Oct 1852-25 Feb 1892 m: James McDowell) & Mary Elizabeth (29 Apr 1854-9 Mar 1909) & Julia A (ca 1854)