A son was born at Johnsville, New York, to a family later of Beloit; Caroline was also born November 7, 1839, to another family.

The evidence

• “Johnsville, N. Y., Nov. 7, 1839, and came to Wisconsin about 1852, locating at Beloit; Mr.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/18-bios-beloit.md, PDF p. 752 / book p. 756

  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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