Births: Orley D.; Ida B.; Chauncey; Miranda L.; Annie T.; Isadora (died 1863); Elinor (died 1863).

The evidence

• “Married Miss Elvira J. Somers in 1849 ; they have three children — Emma J., born in 1855, Orley D., born in 1858, and Hosea F., born in 1862. Mr.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/21-bios-lima.md, PDF p. 791 / book p. 795

  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