Jesse's father died, and Jesse succeeded to the Bradford farm.

The evidence

• “P. 0. Emerald Grove; born in Orange Co., Vt.,in 1827; came to Wisconsin in 1847, locating in Bradford, where his father purchased 160 acres, which Jesse succeeded to on the death of his father July 23, 1852. He married Seraphine R.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/35-bios-bradford.md, PDF p. 883 / book p. 887

  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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