A Norwegian-born settler came to Clinton and settled on 160 acres in Sec. 20.

The evidence

• “P. 0. Clinton; born in Norway in October, 1841, and came to Clinton in July, 1859, and settled on 160 acres in Sec. 20 ; now has a fine farm under good cultivation. Married Helen Stabeck, daughter of C.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/20-bios-clinton.md, PDF p. 778 / book p. 782

  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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