Ellen was born.

The evidence

• “Emerald Grove; born in New York in 1816; came to Wisconsin in 1870, locating at Bradford, where he purchased a farm of 160 acres, his prefont homestead ; he has been very successful in the cultivation of grapes, having raised about three tons in one year. Married, in 1846, Miss Hannah Garrett, a native of New York State; they have two children — Ellen, born Aug. 9, 1848; Mary, Sept. 30, 1850.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/35-bios-bradford.md, PDF p. 881 / book p. 885

  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