A Brodhead settler married Miss Ellen Bowden, born in Illinois.

The evidence

• “Brodhead ; was born in Ohio in 1827 ; removed to Wisconsin in 1846. Married, in 1859, Miss Ellen Bowden ; she was born in Illinois; they have six children living, lost one. Mr.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/34-bios-avon.md, PDF p. 880 / book p. 884

  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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