Fall 1844
Elijah Wood of Oneida Co., N. Y., and David Lyon of Michigan settled on the south line of the town, on section 35.
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“Warren, on the stage road. In the fall of 1844, Elijah Wood, from Oneida county, N. ¥., and David Lyon, from Michigan, settled on the south line of the town, on section 35; Mr.”
1856-history-of-rock-county/08-center.md, PDF p. 96 / book p. 78
Guernsey, Orrin, and Josiah F. Willard, editors. History of Rock County, and Transactions of the Rock County Agricultural Society and Mechanics' Institute. Janesville, Wis.: William M. Doty & Brother, 1856. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871593.
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