Resident of Flint River township, Des Moines County, Iowa.
Township assessor and school board secretary.
Helped organize the German Mutual Fire Association of Des Moines county in 1881, serving as treasurer and appraiser.
Deacon of St. John's Evangelical church in Flint River township for forty years.
Married Julia Anna Bruer in 1862.
Twelve children born, eight living, three died in infancy.
Daughter Paulina married H. Fink and died in mature years.
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