His sister Edna and her husband Frank witnessed his marriage to Maggie. He lived in Whatcom County, and she lived in Snohomish.

He established the Cedar Brook Dairy in 1916 and the Blue Ribbon Dairy in Bellingham in 1925.

In 1910, he was 32 and Maggie 27, and they had been married 8 years. They have had three children. Violet is 7, Wallace is 5, and Claude is 2. Almond works as a laborer at odd jobs.

In 1918, he lived in Geneva and gave his birthday as March 4, 1878 and states he is naturalized. He gives his occupation as dairyman at the Cedarbrook Dairy in Bellingham, and lists his wife as his contact. He is medium height, slender build, gray eyes and brown hair. He has a gunshot would in the muscle of his left leg.

In 1920, they lived on Geneva Highway in a home they owned free and clear. He was 41, arrived in 1887 and was naturalized in 1888. He works as a dairyman at his own dairy. Maggie is 37, and says her parents were born in North Carolina. Violet is 17, Wallace is 14, Claude is 12, and Janice is 9.

In 1930, he lived at 1639 Iron? Street in a home they owned valued at $5,000. He was 51 and was 22 when he married. They own a radio. He works as a manager at a creamery. Margaret is 47 and was 18 when they married. She was born in Illinois, and her parents were born in North Dakota. Claude is 23 and was married at 17. He works as a butter maker at the creamery. Janice is 20 and works as a bookkeeper at ? associates.