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October 26, 1823

A Cooksville resident was born in Oxford Co., Me.

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RegionSummer 1823Season

Squatters began taking possession of the rich land occupied by the Sacs toward the mouth of Rock river.

RegionFall 1823Season

In company with his father, a man erected a saw-mill on the Vandermark Creek; a second passage states that the father came out in 1823 and united with him in erecting the first sawmill on the Vandermark creek, which they got to running the last day of that year.

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Nation & worldOctober 26, 1823

A Cooksville resident was born in Oxford Co., Me.

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P. 0. Cooksville ; born in Oxford Co., Me., Oct. 26, 1823 ; came to Wisconsin in 1850, locating in Union Township, Rock Co., and engaged in farming ; in 1854, ho sold his farnl and engaged in the mercantile business in Cooksville; in 1836, he bought a farm of 160 acres ; in 1859, he gave up his business and turned his attention to farming. He was elected Justice of the Peace in 1874, and re-elected in 1878, but failed to qualify ; he was elected to the State Legislature for 1876.

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.PDF p. 867 / book p. 871

1823 / October 26

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October 26, 1823

A Cooksville resident was born in Oxford Co., Me.

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Nation & worldOctober 26, 1823

A Cooksville resident was born in Oxford Co., Me.

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P. 0. Cooksville ; born in Oxford Co., Me., Oct. 26, 1823 ; came to Wisconsin in 1850, locating in Union Township, Rock Co., and engaged in farming ; in 1854, ho sold his farnl and engaged in the mercantile business in Cooksville; in 1836, he bought a farm of 160 acres ; in 1859, he gave up his business and turned his attention to farming. He was elected Justice of the Peace in 1874, and re-elected in 1878, but failed to qualify ; he was elected to the State Legislature for 1876.