A family removed to La Fayette County, near Benton.

The evidence

• “At the age of 11, he was put to work with his brother James in the lead mines. In 1849, the family removed to La Fayette Co., near Benton, where, for eleven years, the subject of this sketch worked on the farm in summer, and in the lead mines in the winter. He became a practical miner, learning thoroughly ull the details of the business, from running the windlass to sinking shafts, and managing the most difficult feats of blasting.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 720 / book p. 724

  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