A marriage in Milton to Miss Elizabeth Nicholson, a native of Lincolnshire, England.

The evidence

• “John received a fair education, and at an early age commenced farming; he owns 214 acres, well improved; has some thorough-bred Durham cattle, Durham grades, Cotswold sheep, Poland-China hogs, Morgan horses and Normans crossed. He married, in Milton, December, 1853, Miss Elizabeth Nicholson, a native of Lincolnshire, Eng. They have had ten children, nine are living — Robert H,, William J., John, Rebecca A., Sophia, Martha J., Ellen E., Matilda and Mary E.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/36-bios-harmony.md, PDF p. 892 / book p. 896

  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.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources