Once Upon a House

1838

Culver came to Wisconsin and settled on 160 acres in Turtle.

Rock CountyGrade A · 1 independent source

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  • “Culver, who was born in Yates Co., N. Y., in 1812 ; was of old English stock, and came to Wisconsin in 1838; settled on 160 acres in Turtle; he died Nov. 10, 1875. George H. attended school till 15 years old; then attended Milton College, and, afterward, to Beloit College; was there two years; then went to Missouri and taught school for awhile ; on his return home and while getting off the cars at the station at Shopiere, he fell a distance of fifty feet and was badly injured ;”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/23-bios-turtle.md, PDF p. 799 / book p. 803

    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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