A sketch's subject married Miss Margaret J. Kyle, a native of Ireland.

The evidence

• “Emerald Grove ; born in Scotland in 1837 ; came to Wisconsin in 1844, locating at Johnstown, where the early part of his life was spent on his father's farm ; in 1869, moved to Bradford and purchased a farm of 160 acres, his present homestead. Married, Dec. 29, 1859, Miss Margaret J. Kyle, a native of Ireland ; they have had five children — John, born in July, 1861, died Aug. 26, 1862;”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/35-bios-bradford.md, PDF p. 883 / book 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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