James Sowle came to Rock County and settled on Sec. 26, purchasing 240 acres; the land was deeded to him from the Probate Court in the fall of 1843.

The evidence

• “Mr. James Sowle came to Rock Co. and settled on Sec. 26 in November, 1843 ; purchased 240 acres of Mr. Strunk ; the said land was deeded to him from the Probate Court in the fall of 1843. David D. c^me to Rock Co. in 1842, and settled on Sec. 27 — eighty acres ; sold two acres to the Milton Cemetery at $100 per acre ; his farm now consists of about one hundred acres ; he raises fine quality of domestic sheep and hogs, also horses and cattle, and products of the county.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/25-bios-milton.md, PDF p. 825

  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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