Once Upon a House

1844

A man came to Wisconsin with his parents (son of Ward Witham).

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  • “P. 0. Cainville; born in Bangor, Me., in 1835; came to Wisconsin with his parents in 1844; is a son of Ward Witham, a resident of Janesville. Married, in 1863, Miss Joanette Rice ; she was born in Illinois ; they have four children — Lendall W., Nettie D., Lenore E. and Jennie A.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/28-bios-center.md, PDF p. 854 / book p. 858

    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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