Benjamin Willford came to Beloit and bought 109 acres in Section 17.

The evidence

• “BENJAMIN WILLFORD, deceased; born in Wayne Co., Ohio, January 24, 1819 ; cam.^ to Beloit in 1849, and bought 109 acres in Section 17 ; he built a residence and barns, and improved it. He married in Wooster, Ohio, May 10, 1842, Christine Ruble.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/18-bios-beloit.md, PDF p. 765 / book p. 769

  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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