August 20, 1823 — R. Hodge, carriage-maker, was born in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

The evidence

• “R. Hodge, carriage-maker; born in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Aug. 20, 1823; came to America in the spring of 1848, and spent two and a half years in Camden, N. Y. ; came to Janesville in the fall of 1850, and has been engaged in present business ever since.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 704 / book p. 708

  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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