Once Upon a House

1851

A man lived in Pompey till 1851, then sold his farm and moved into Manlius Township.

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  • “Mr. C. lived in Pompey till 1851 ; he sold his farm and moved into Manlius Township, where he bought a farm of twenty-five acres, on which he lived and worked till 1866, at which time he sold out and moved, till the beginning of 1868, he sold out and removed his family to Wisconsin, located and bought a farm of eighty acres of improved land in Harmony, where he is now living and prospering ; barn, granery house, cozy home, etc.; raises a variety of crops ; makes a specialty of raising tobacco, which he finds. more profitable than any other crop. He is Independent in politics, and liberal in religion.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/36-bios-harmony.md, PDF p. 887

    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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