A marriage to Elizabeth B. Leaver in 1853.

The evidence

• “Married Elizabeth B. Leaver in 1853 ; she was born in Bridgewater, Somersetshire, Eng., in 1834; they have one child, Henry J., born in February, 1854; he now has charge of a large mill in Kansas. Mr.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 712 / book p. 716

  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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