A settler came to America in 1843 and located on the farm near Emerald Grove he still owned (240 acres).

The evidence

• “P. 0. Emerald Grove ; born in Sterlingshire, Scotland, in 1810; came to America in 1843; located on the farm he now owns of 240 acres. In 1849, married Miss Margaret More, of Johnstown.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/36-bios-harmony.md, PDF p. 890 / book p. 894

  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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