William F. Tousley was born in Wadsworth, Medina Co., Ohio.

The evidence

• “WILLIAM F. TOUSLEY, editor of Wuconsin Tobacco Reporter, Edgerton; born in Wadsworth, Medina Co., Ohio, March 26, 1843; son of H. G. and Eloisa (Beckwith) Tousley ; was educated at Medina High School, and commenced to learn his trade of printer with his brother at Jefferson, Wis., in 1861, on Jefferson Republican; came to Edgerton. in October, 1874, with his cousin, P.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/27-bios-fulton.md, PDF p. 846 / book p. 850

  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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