Mr. Van Tassel came to Bradford, Rock County; in 1837 he raised a crop of sod-corn there.

The evidence

• “IP. 8S9 months, then went to La Porte Co., Ind., where he resided two and a half years; came to Bradford, Rock Co., Wis., May 9, 1837 ; is still living on the same section where he made his claim at the time he came here ; only one settler in this township when he came. Mr. Van Tassel broke the first land in the township in which he resides; in 1837, he raised a crop of sod-corn; in 1838, a crop of wheat; had to go a distance of sixty-five miles from Beloit to a mill located on BuflFalo Creek, in Ogle Co., 111., and wait ten days for his turn, before he could get his grist. Mr.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/35-bios-bradford.md, PDF p. 885

  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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