A son, Benedict W., was born.

The evidence

• “Had three children— Delinia F., born Oct. 9, 1857 ; Benedict W., born Oct. 9, 1859 ; Elizabeth A., born Sept. 9, 1867.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/25-bios-milton.md, PDF p. 823 / book p. 827

  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