A tavern-keeper came to Beloit and bought eighty acres of land in Section 4, building a log house.

The evidence

• “P. 0. Beloit; born in Mansfield, Conn., in 1807 ; remained there till 1829 ; he came to Beloit in September, 1845, and bought eighty acres of land in Section 4 ; built a log house first, and kept tavern about five years, then built a residence and barns and improved the land. He married, in Rutland Co., Vt., in 1832, Emily Coats; they had eleven children, only one of whom is living at home with her parents ; the others are all married and away from home.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/18-bios-beloit.md, PDF p. 729

  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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