John P. Fonda came to Turtle, settled on one and a quarter acres, then bought forty acres.

The evidence

• “John P. Fonda came to Turtle, Wis., in June, 1846, and settled on one and a quarter acres, then bought forty acres, and, through industry and frugality, now has 300 acres under good cultivation; has fine barns and general stock ; was burned out in 1875, and lost about $2,500, but has built up again. Married on Oct. 18, 1844, in Montgomery Co., N.”

  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.

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