Donald Bennett brought his family to Turtle.

The evidence

• “P.O. Beloit; born in Monroe, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, May 15, 1827 ; son of Donald Bennett, who came to Turtle in 1838; the year following, brought his family, July 28, 1839. Orville was then 12 years old ; he settled on 160 acres; at that time there Was not a path nor a fence, all was naked prairie ;”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/23-bios-turtle.md, PDF p. 796 / book p. 800

  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