A man came to Cleveland, Ohio, about 1853.

The evidence

• “P. 0. Beloit ; born in the Isle of Man in 1838; came to Cleveland, Ohio, about 1853, and thence to Newark, gbout 1859 ; he bought 360 acres of land in Sees. 25 and 26, and built a residence in Sec. 26, with barns, etc., and made all improvements; he then sold 160 acres in Sec. 25, to his brother Daniel, who built a residence there and now lives on it. William T. afterward bought forty acres more in Sec. 34, adjoining How's mill ; being a miller by trade, he operated the mill for six months, until the dam gave way, and the mill is now idle ; he now owns 240 acres of land in Sees. 27 and 34, with residence, barns and all improvements, and now lives on Sec. 26.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/19-bios-newark.md, PDF p. 768 / book p. 772

  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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