The Henry Knile family came to Beloit in 1853 and bought the east half of Sec. 29.

The evidence

• “Beloit ; born in Norfolk, England, in 1812 ; the daughter of John and Mary Sterry; she married in England, in 1837, Henry Knile, who was born in Gloucester.-hire, England, in 1806 ; in 1849, they came to America and located in Genesee Co., N. Y. ; in 1853, they uame to Beloit, and her husband bought the east half of Sec. 29, forty acres of which was improved and a residence on it, which they occupied for six years ; Mr.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/18-bios-beloit.md, PDF p. 751 / book p. 755

  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