A family moved from Rockton, Ill., to Newark Township, taking up 120 acres in Section 22.

The evidence

• “P. 0. Beloit; born in Lincoln Co., Me., Sept. 17, 1808 ; he went from there to Penobscot Co., Me., then came West and located in Rockton, 111., in 1838 ; he remained there till 1844 ; then moved to Newark Township, and took up 120 acres of Government land in Section 22, and afterward bought twenty acres more ; he built a log house on it, which he occupied with his family till 1854, then built a large frame house that is now occupied by C. L.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/19-bios-newark.md, PDF p. 770 / book p. 774

  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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