In the 1880 Soundex, is in Young America Township, Edgar County, Illinois
with his wife, Mary E., age 25 and two children, John S. age 3 and Estella
age 1 year. He is also there in the 1900 census, a widower, born in
Illinois, father born in illilnois and mother born in Kentucky. Daughter age
19, ?Losata L.; daughter Edith A. and in the household is Grandmother, Mary A.
Ross, age 75, born November 1825 in Kentucky and both of her parents born in
Kentucky.