A marriage took place (to Mary Craig, a native of Ireland).

The evidence

• “Milton Junction ; born in County Down, Ireland, 1832 ; came to America in 1852, landing at Philadelphia ; came to Wisconsin in 1854, locating at Milton, then moving to Fulton. Married Mary Craig, a native of Ireland, in March, 1858; have five children— Jane, Eloisa, Matilda, John and Samuel; his wife died in fall of la75 ; married his present wife in 1877, Annie McKinnie, a native of Philadelphia, Penn. Owns 118 acres of land ; raises corn, oats, wheat and other products of the county, together with tobacco and stock.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/26-bios-la-prairie.md, PDF p. 836 / book p. 840

  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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