Edward Giles of Vermont came to Turtle township.

The evidence

• “Gordon, New Hampshire, Turtle, June, 1845 ; Edward Giles, Vermont, Turtle, June, 1842; A. Henderson, New York. Beloit, September, 1842; Henry F.”

  1908-brown-rock-county/31-smaller-cities-villages-towns.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 206 / book p. 710

  Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources