W. Wood came to Rock County, locating in Harmony, Sec. 1.

The evidence

• “WOOD, Milton ; born at Verona, Oneida Co., N. Y-, June 18, 1815 ; came to Rock Oo. spring of 1841, locating in Harmony, Sec. 1 ; owns 280 acres; raises cattle, hogs and horses and the general products of the county. Married, Nov. 29, 1837, in Michigan, Miss Rhoda Howard ; born Dec. 21, 1817 ; daughter of Smith and Rhoda, who died Oct. 5, 1876 ; buried at Milton Cemetery ; married second time, Nov. 22, 1877, Abby J.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/26-bios-la-prairie.md, PDF p. 829 / book p. 833

  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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