A family built the first log house [in the town of Rock], and were ready to offer hospitality to newcomers.

The evidence

• “The seed corn cost them $5 a bushel. In the spring of 1838, they built the first log house, and were now ready to offer their hospitalities to all who came. Robert and Daniel Stone came from Parishville, St.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/13-rock-county-ch07-town-histories.md, PDF p. 503 / book p. 507

  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