George W. was born.

The evidence

• “Married Mi.ss Mary Ann Creighton, of Mercer Co., Penn., Oct. 16, 1851 ; she died March 19, 1859, leaving two children- — Lizzie J., born June 12, 1853, married Oct, 12, 1873 ; George W,, May 15, 1855, died March 20, 1873, by accidentally shooting himself with a gun, HORACE WELiIiS, proprietor of the Wells House, Footville ; born Aug, 31, 1811, in East Canada, where he was educated, and followed various occupations, and worked for his father in a distillery, and making potash and pearlash. In 1835, went to West Canada, and manufactured potash and pearlash, also dealt in dry goods, groceries, etc. ; then went into the lumber business, and worked as a millwright, and then ran a flour-mill ; afterward, manufactured bricks, and followed various other vocations, farming amongst them.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/32-bios-plymouth.md, PDF p. 871

  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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