A Yorkshire-born Beloit Township farmer married Sarah Hyde at Shirland, Ill.

The evidence

• “Beloit ; born in Yorkshire, England, in 1821 ; he came to Beloit Township with his brother and to Newark Township, and bought 160 acres land in See. 33, from Grovernment ; afterward bought 40 acres more in Sec. 28 ; his brother died here, and the whole land belonged to him ; he built a residence, barns, and made all improvements. He married, in Shirland, 111., in 1856, Sarah Hyde ; has no family. They now reside on the farm.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/19-bios-newark.md, PDF p. 769 / book p. 773

  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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