A family settled in Turtle, near Shopiere, on 280 acres.

The evidence

• “He died Sept. 29, 1864, at the age of 76, in Rock Co. The family came West in fall of 1844, and settled in Turtle, near Shopiere, on 280 acres. July 6, 1866, Mr.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/19-bios-newark.md, PDF p. 772

  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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