He was an inventor and did hold several patents. He worked most of his life in one capacity or another for the railroad. He worked mainly as a station master, gradually moving through a succession of towns along the Illinois Central Railroad. He started in Michigan and ended up in to Mississippi. During a break from being a station master, he did share cropping. It is said he died with tuberculosis. Read his son, Donald's bio to get a more detailed picture of his life.
He was an inventor and did hold several patents. He worked most of his life in one capacity or another for the railroad. He worked mainly as a station master, gradually moving through a succession of towns along the Illinois Central Railroad. He started in Michigan and ended up in to Mississippi. During a break from being a station master, he did share cropping. It is said he died with tuberculosis. Read his son, Donald's bio to get a more detailed picture of his life.
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