| Age | Date | Place | Event |
| 0 | 9 Feb 1830 | Lexington, KY | Birth |
| 1 | 19 Jul 1831 | Lexington, KY | Sister Jane is married |
| 3 | 7 Mar 1833 | Tazewell County, IL | Younger sister Martha Maria born |
| 3 | about 1833 | Illinois? | 16 year-old brother Lorenzo Dow died |
| 4 | 22 Feb 1834 | Illinois? | Sister Emmeline baptized |
| 5 | 23 Mar 1835 | Illinos | Father John and sister Jane baptized |
| 5 | 8 Sep 1835 | Illinos | Mother Nancy baptized |
| 5 | 17 Dec 1835 | Tazewell County, IL | Sister Elizabeth is married |
| 7 | about 1837 | Illinois? | 15 year-old sister Catherine died |
| 8 | about 1838 | Illinois? | 10 year-old sister Eleanora died |
| 9 | 9 Feb 1839 | Lima, IL | Baptism |
| 9 | 1839 | Lima, IL | Father's death |
| 10 | 4 July 1840 | Nauvoo, IL | Sister Emmeline is married |
| 15 | 22 Jan 1846 | Nauvoo, IL | Mother Nancy married/sealed to Isaac Morley |
| 16 | fall/winter 1846/7 | | Left Nauvoo, travelled to Council Bluffs |
| 17 | Spring 1847 | Coucil Bluffs, IA | Brother John left with Mormon Batallion |
| 22 | 1852 | | Left Council Bluffs for Salt Lake Valley, arriving 13 Sep 1852 |
| 24 | 22 Aug 1854 | Manti, UT | Married to Helen Amelia Whiting |
| 25 | 7 May 1855 | Manti, UT | Set apart for Elk Mountain Mission (21 May - 24 Sep 1855) |
| 26 | 19 Nov 1856 | Manti, UT | Daughter Sarah Elizabeth born (Helen) |
| 28 | 21 Jan 1859 | Manti, UT | Son Archibald Walter born (Helen) |
| 29 | 1 Jan 1860 | Manti, UT | Married to 2nd wife Mary Ann Brown |
| 30 | 30 Oct 1860 | Manti, UT | Son James Alonzo born (Mary Ann) |
| 31 | 14 Mar 1861 | Manti, UT | Daughter Helen Amelia born (Helen) |
| 32 | 28 Dec 1862 | Manti, UT | Daughter Mary Jane born (Mary Ann) |
| 34 | 16 Apr 1864 | Manti, UT | Son Lorenzo Dow born (Helen) |
| 35 | 26 Mar 1865 | Manti, UT | Son William Wallace born (Mary Ann) |
| 35 | 9 Apr 1865 | Manti, UT | Meeting with Indians prior to Black Hawk War |
| 37 | 12 Jun 1867 | Manti, UT | Son Eugene Deloss born (Mary Ann) |
| 37 | 24 Dec 1867 | Manti, UT | Daughter Theda Jane born (Helen) |
| 39 | 11 Oct 1869 | Salt Lake City, UT | Endowment, Sealed to wives (Helen and Mary Ann) |
| 39 | 11 Oct 1869 | Salt Lake City, UT | Married/Sealed to Ane Larsen/Pedersen |
| 41 | 28 Feb 1871 | Glenwood, UT | Set apart as President of Glenwood Branch |
| 41 | 13 Mar 1871 | Manti, UT | son Henry Pomroy born (Mary Ann) |
| 41 | 29 May 1871 | Manti, UT | Daughter Effie Louise born (Helen) |
| 41 | 25 Sep 1871 | Glenwood, UT | Son Osmond born (Ane) |
| 41 | 8 Oct 1871 | Glenwood, UT | Letter sent to President Brigham Young concerning the branch |
| 43 | 28 Jul 1873 | Glenwood, UT | Son Arthur Adelbert born (Ane) |
| 43 | 8 Sep 1873 | Glenwood, UT | Daughter Amy Lorette born (Mary Ann) |
| 46 | 27 Sep 1876 | Salt Lake City, UT | Married/Sealed to Caroline Sophia Sorensen |
| 46 | 16 Oct 1876 | Glenwood, UT | Daughter Castina Maria born (Ane) |
| 47 | 15 Mar 1877 | Glenwood, UT | Son Charles Vertner born (Mary Ann) |
| 48 | 1878 | | Called to live United Order |
| 48 | 15 Jan 1879 | Glenwood, UT | Son John Lorin born (Caroline) |
| 49 | 8 Apr 1879 | Glenwood, UT | Son James Carlos born (Ane) |
| 50 | 29 Jul 1880 | | Infant son John Lorin died |
| 51 | 27 Apr 1881 | Glenwood, UT | Daughter Anna Delilah born (Caroline) |
| 53 | 10 Feb 1883 | Glenwood, UT | Daughter Ethalyn born (Ane) |
| 53 | 7 Sep 1883 | Glenwood, UT | Daughter Mary Ann born (Caroline) |
| 54 | 17 Aug 1884 | Manti, UT | Mother's death |
| 54 | 22 Jan 1885 | Glenwood, UT | Daughter Nancy Edna born (Ane) |
| 55 | 5 Sep 1885 | Glenwood, UT | Son William Aaron born (Caroline) |
| 58 | 10 Feb 1888 | Glenwood, UT | Son Parley Ammon born (Caroline) |
| 59 | 20 May 1889 | Salt Lake City, UT | Sealed to adopted daughter Eunice Rozina Snow (Mary Ann) |
| 59 | 9 Jul 1889 | | 3 year-old son William Aaron died |
| 59 | August 1889 | | Infant son Parley Ammon died |
| 59 | 23 Oct 1889 | Salt Lake City, UT | Sealed to adopted son Jacob Joseph Smith (Ane) |
| 60 | Oct-Dec 1890 | | Moved to Colorado, then to Mexico |
| 62 | 25 Mar 1892 | Colonia Dublan, MX | Daughter Carrie Myrl born (Caroline) |
| 62 | 25 Mar 1892 | Colonia Dublan, MX | Son Archie Earl born (Caroline) |
| 63 | 1893 | Salt Lake City, UT | attended dedication of Salt Lake Temple |
| 64 | 4 Nov 1894 | Glenwood, UT | Daughter Mary Jane died (31) |
| 66 | 5 Feb 1896 | | Son James Alonzo died (35) |
| 66 | 15 Apr 1896 | | Son Arthur Adelbert died (22) |
| 66 | 17 Jun 1896 | Manti, UT | Sealed to parents, also had his parents sealed together |
| 70/71 | 1900/1901 | Venice, UT | Family moved to Venice from Glenwood |
| 71 | 15 Feb 1901 | Glenwood, UT | Wife Mary Ann died |
| 71 | 3 May 1901 | Glenwood, UT | Wife Ane died |
| 73 | 5 Jun 1903 | | Son Charles Vertner died (26) |
| 80 | 7 May 1910 | Lyman, UT | Wife Helen Amelia died |
| 85 | 7 May 1915 | Venice, UT | Death (19 of 26 children + 2 adopted children still living) |