Born in Ardamagh, Co Cavan Ireland on 10 March 1874.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1874/03159/2158772.pdf
Married Mabel Sarah Sheridan on 22 August 1916.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1916/09788/5553153.pdf
Relocated to Co Fermanagh in 1925 and worked as a farmer at Cornanoe, Co Fermanagh.