Caleb E. Culver settled in his town, making the first claim on the site of his residence.

The evidence

• “Caleb E. Culver, in the year 1839, he settling on the site of his present residence, where he made the first claim. He was followed by Mr. — Hopkins, in 1840, and a man by the name of Blackstone and Mr.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/16-rock-county-ch10-villages.md, PDF p. 659 / book p. 663

  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

  

• “The first settler was Caleb E. Culver, who came in 1839. The first house was built by Mr.”

  1908-brown-rock-county/31-smaller-cities-villages-towns.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 171 / book p. 678

  Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.

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