Following the death of his mother at age 14, he quit school and movedi n with sister, Flora and her husband. He stayed there until hismarria ge.
His occupations included machinist, switchman, electrician, clerk,phon e repairman, and switchboard repairman.
His birth certificate has 10/31/1893 as his birth date but he alwayscl aimed the date posted as correct. It is possible the doctor whodelive red him forgot to complete the birth certificate until thelater date, a p roblem occuring more than infrequently in those days.
Two weeks following a cerebral hemmorhage he died.
