Diadama, wife of Hezekiah Waterman, died, leaving an infant child; the infant, H. H. Waterman, was born the same day.

The evidence

• “Mrs. Smith died in this shanty in the fall of 1839, and was the second person buried in Milton Cemetery. No gravestone ever marked the spot, and the identity of her grave, with others, is lost. Diadama, wife of Hezekiah Waterman, died October 12, 1839 (leaving an infant child, H. H.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/13-rock-county-ch07-town-histories.md, PDF p. 514 / book p. 518

  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

  

• “Mrs. Smith died in this shanty in the fall of 1839 and was the second person buried in Milton Cemetery. No gravestone ever marked the spot and the identity of her grave, with others, is lost. Diadama, wife of Hezekiah Waterman, died October 12, 1839 (leaving an infant child, H. H.”

  1908-brown-rock-county/31-smaller-cities-villages-towns.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 192 / book p. 697

  Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources · may repeat 1879-history-of-rock-county, so not counted as independent