Settlers located in Lima in 1846: a Barnstable Co., Mass., settler on the 240-acre farm he still owns; James and Mary Collins with family; and two other settlers.

The evidence

• “Sees. 27 and 34: P. 0. Lima Center; born in Barnstable Co., Mass., in 1814, came to Wisconsin in 1846, and settled on the farm he now owns of 240 acres. Married Miss Harriet J.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/21-bios-lima.md, PDF p. 785

  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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