A boy came to Wisconsin with his father and located on Sec. 25 (Turtle).

The evidence

• “Shopiere ; born in Montgomery County, N. Y., in 1834; came to Wisconsin in the winter of 1844, and located on Sec. 25, with his father, where he spent the early part of his life. In 1857, he commenced farming for himself, remaining four years, when he removed to Walworth Co., where he purchased 160 acres ; remained seven years ; then moved to Sec. 25, where he has under cultivation 160 acres, his present homestead.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/26-bios-la-prairie.md, PDF p. 832

  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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