Once Upon a House

May 1858

The Clark family (William and Elizabeth Clark and children, including Robert) came to Wisconsin and bought an eighty-acre farm in Harmony Township.

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  • “P. 0. Rock Prairie ; born November, 1845, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, son of William and Elizabeth Clark ; came to Wisconsin with his parents in May, 1858 ; they bought a farm of eighty acres in Harmony Township, where they are now living ; Robert received part of his education in Scotland and attended school here.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/36-bios-harmony.md, PDF p. 887

    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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