A Kent-born farmer came to America, located in Plymouth Township, and bought 150 acres of land.

The evidence

• “O. Footville ; born Jan, 27, 1830, in Kent, England, where he was a farmer; came to America in 1856, and located in Plymouth Township ; worked for other farmers till 1858, and then worked a farm on shares. In 1856, bought 150 acres of land, and moved into a small house built upon it. In 1875, built his homestead, and, in 1877, bought eighty acres, and now owns 230 acres, and raises corn, oats, wheat, potatoes, horses, cows, hogs and poultry, and makes butter for the market, averaging 800 to 1,000 lbs. per annum. Married Miss Eliza Kettle, of Kent, England, Nov. 19, 1855, and has had six children — Jane, born June 25, 1856 ; Henry W., born April 7, 1858, died June 15, 1861 ;”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/32-bios-plymouth.md, PDF p. 872 / book p. 876

  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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