1850 Federal Census: Catawba Co., NC; #509/509; age 42
1860 Federal Census: Gaston Co., NC, Woodlawn Post Office
1870 Federal Census: Gaston Co., NC - River Bend Twp, Page 39
1880 Federal Census: River Bend Twp., Gaston Co., NC; ED 88 Sht 14; age
70; living with son-in-law James Joy
Occupation 1860: Worked as overseer for Dr. Hunter
Property Value 1870: real $600; personal $600
He and his family must have come from Catawba County, NC to Gaston
County, NC between 1854 and 1860, judging by the counties given as places
of birth for his children.