Josiah came to Turtle and settled on fifty-five acres.

The evidence

• “York City ; was fifty-two days on the road ; his son Josiah was with him on this trip ; Josiah came to Turtle in May, 1844, and settled on fifty-five acres ; now has a fine farm of 206 acres, and a beautiful home ; pays particular attention to raising stock ; has fine blooded horses. Married Mary Ross, daughter of I.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/23-bios-turtle.md, PDF p. 800 / book p. 804

  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.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources