A settler married Miss Elizabeth Hart, of Pennsylvania.

The evidence

• “He built his homestead in 1851 ; now owns 278 acres, and raises corn, oats, wheat, rye, potatoes, horses, cows, hogs and poultry. Married Miss Elizabeth Hart, of Pennsylvania, in 1841 ; she died in April, 1878, leaving two children — Mary, who married Lester Emerson Nov. ^0, 1877, and Emma, who married Stephen Skidmore April 9, 1864 ; she has six children — John, Charles, Wesley, Frederick, Lizzie, and a baby boy. Mr.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/31-bios-porter.md, PDF p. 868 / book p. 872

  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.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources