"He took part in the Charleston Riot, Charleston Coles County,Illinois o f 28 March 1864. He was on the side of the "Copperheads."
He married 11 Dec. 1862 Sarah M. Ray in Coles County, Illinois."
He and Uncle George Jefferson Collins were both in the riot.
1866 Coles Co, IL where he was assessed for $75 property: 1 horse,$50 ; carriage, $15; & enumerated property, $10.
