1889 & 1890 e 12th between Shaw and Maury, Des Moines, IA was hisloca tion in the city directory both years. His occupation waslaborer.
1891 521 e s 8th was his location the next year with the occupationof t eamster with the Chicago Lumber Co.
6/12/1900 Lee Twp, Des Moines City, Polk Co, IA. The census takerfou nd William as a 36 year old widower with 4 children: Fern, 7, IvaM, 4 , Glenney, 1, and Claude, 10. He was a teamster. Both parentswere in correctly recorded as born in PA.
1910 Before the next census he and son Glen, 9, had moved in with hisa ging parents. He was 44 and a laborer at the lumber yard.