An Evansville-area resident was born in New York.

The evidence

• “P. 0. Evansville; born in New York Aug. 27, 1827 ; he carae to Wisconsin in 1847, locating in Porter Township, Rock Co., and engaged in farming.. In 1850, he went to California, remaining until 1853, then returned to Porter Township, and resumed farming.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/31-bios-porter.md, PDF p. 865 / book p. 869

  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.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources