Harvey and Abby Holmes came to Milton with one child and settled on Section 34.

The evidence

• “EDWARD A. HOLMES, merchant, Milton; born in Milton April 25, 1841; son of Harvey and Abby Holmes, who came to Milton, Wis., in the fall of 1838, with one child, and eettled on Section 34; moved to Harmony in 1847. His father, Harvey Holmes, died April 9, 1852.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/25-bios-milton.md, PDF p. 820 / book p. 824

  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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