A man brought his wife Marcia Z. Silliman with him to Avon Township.

The evidence

• “Y., Marcia Z. Silliman, and, in March, 1857, he' brought her with him to Avon ; he bought land at different times and built a residence, and now owns 228 acres in all ; they have four children living — Benson S., William D., Ellen T., Harry F.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/33-bios-magnolia.md, PDF p. 878 / book p. 882

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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