A settler and his wife took their claim in the town of Union, Rock Co.

The evidence

• “In June following, he returned to Indiana for the purpose of persuading his parents to move to Wisconsin, he having determined to make that State his future home. The following fall, Nov. 30, 1839, he married Angeline Courter, and, in May following, started for Wisconsin, his parents coming with him ; and, June 15, 1840, they took their claim in the town of Union, Rock Co. ; at that time there were but few settlers, west of Rock River, in the county. After taking his claim, he and his wife went to Rock Prairie and both worked for the same farmer through the summer, which they were compelled to do to get food for the winter, as he had not a cent in the world when he landed in Wisconsin, and was in debt for his expenses in moving.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/30-bios-union.md, PDF p. 861 / book p. 865

  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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