A settler came to Newark in company with several other families, among the earliest settlers in the town.

The evidence

• “He owns about 120 acres of land in Sec. 1 0, with residence, barns, etc. He was elected to the office of Chairman of the Board of Supervisors in 1875 and 1876; has been a member of the Board for five years, and also Justice of the Peace. to Newark in May, 1841, in company with several other families, the earliest settlers in the town. He”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/19-bios-newark.md, PDF p. 770 / book p. 774

  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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