A biographical subject came to New York.

The evidence

• “W. CARLTON, mechanic; born in England Jan. 8, 1825; son of John Carlton; came to New York in 1849; went to Belvidere in 1855; carried on blacksmith business there fourteen years; came to Beloit afterward, and went to work for J. Thompson & Co., and has been there ever since, and is a skilled and worthy mechanic.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/18-bios-beloit.md, PDF p. 734 / book p. 738

  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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