A Cooksville merchant gave up his business and turned to farming.

The evidence

• “P. 0. Cooksville ; born in Oxford Co., Me., Oct. 26, 1823 ; came to Wisconsin in 1850, locating in Union Township, Rock Co., and engaged in farming ; in 1854, ho sold his farnl and engaged in the mercantile business in Cooksville; in 1836, he bought a farm of 160 acres ; in 1859, he gave up his business and turned his attention to farming. He was elected Justice of the Peace in 1874, and re-elected in 1878, but failed to qualify ; he was elected to the State Legislature for 1876.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/31-bios-porter.md, PDF p. 867 / book p. 871

  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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