Once Upon a House

Fall 1847

A man came to America.

Nation and worldGrade A · 1 independent source

The evidence

  • “Cooksville; born in Germany Jan. 29, 1826. He came to America in 1847, and, in 1855, he settled in Porter Township, Rock Co., Wis., where ho has since been engaged in farming. He married in Madison, Wis., July 7, 1857, Miss Helen Wheeler, a”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/31-bios-porter.md, PDF p. 866 / book p. 870

    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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