1824
William Wallace Child was born in Rutland county, Vermont.
The evidence
“Charles F., WILiLiIAM W. CHIIiD, wholesale dealer in leaf tobaccos, Edgerton ; born in Brandon, Rutland Co., Vt., Nov. 11, 1824; son of Benual and Mary (Henry) Child. Mr.”
1879-history-of-rock-county/27-bios-fulton.md, PDF p. 839 / book p. 848
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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On the printed page (PDF p. 839 / book p. 848) · open the whole page “William Wallace Child, who ranked among the most prosperous and successful business men of Edgerton, Wis., was born in Rutland county, Vermont, in 1824. His death occurred at Edgerton in 1894.”
1908-brown-rock-county/34e-biographical-5.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 565 / book p. 1049
Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.
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On the printed page (Vol. 2, PDF p. 565 / book p. 1049) · open the whole page
People: William Wallace Child