November 11, 1866

W. W. Child came to Rock County and opened a general store at Edgerton

Meanwhile, closer to home

BeloitFall 1866Season

A student entered Beloit College, pursuing the classical course

BeloitDecember 24, 1866

A Beloit man married Julia A. Parmer of New York

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The evidence

Rock CountyNovember 11, 1866

W. W. Child came to Rock County and opened a general store at Edgerton

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W. Child came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1845, and settled in Eagle, Waukesha Co. ; engaged as school teacher for three years ; since then has always been engaged in mercantile pursuits in Palmyra, Albion and Edgerton ; came to Rock Co., Nov. 11, 1866, and opened a general store ; four years afterward, he sold out, and in 1870 commenced the business which he now is engaged in, which was the first tobacco warehouse at Edgerton ; ships 3,000 cases, on an average, annually. Married, April 28, 1848, Miss B.

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.PDF p. 839 / book p. 848

1866 / November 11

Rock CountyA

November 11, 1866

W. W. Child came to Rock County and opened a general store at Edgerton

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The evidence

Rock CountyNovember 11, 1866

W. W. Child came to Rock County and opened a general store at Edgerton

A 1 independent source

1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

W. Child came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1845, and settled in Eagle, Waukesha Co. ; engaged as school teacher for three years ; since then has always been engaged in mercantile pursuits in Palmyra, Albion and Edgerton ; came to Rock Co., Nov. 11, 1866, and opened a general store ; four years afterward, he sold out, and in 1870 commenced the business which he now is engaged in, which was the first tobacco warehouse at Edgerton ; ships 3,000 cases, on an average, annually. Married, April 28, 1848, Miss B.