Once Upon a House

1858

Other marriages: Fisher (to Caroline L. — no; marriages in 1858: to Emma L. Bostwick in Beloit; to Miss Rebecca Houghton; to Miss Orpha P. Dean; to Celestia M. Coon; to Miss Eliza Heald; marriage at Center (wife born in Germany); marriage in Orford (wife born in Germany); to Miss Emma Hubbell; to Miss BUenor Legrand; to Miss Anna S. Downing at Fulton; to Miss Susan Rickar; Mr. Case to Miss Eliza; Schlenk to Miss Augustina Heinze in Waukesha Co.

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The evidence

  • “Beloit; born in Susquehanna Co., Penn., in 1832 ; in May, 1856, he came to Wisconsin and located in the township of Turtle, in Rock Co. In 1858, he married, in Beloit, Emma L. Bostwick ; in 1860, he bought 130 acres of land in Section 13, Beloit ; he built a residence, barns, fences, etc., and laid out a large grove of maple, evergreen and oak trees, which he raised from the seed, and now has one of the handsomest groves surrounding his residence that can be found in the township ; he was Assessor in the town for one year.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/18-bios-beloit.md, PDF p. 745 / book p. 749

    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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    The passage on the printed page (PDF p. 745 / book p. 749)
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  • “In 1858 Mr. Case married Miss Eliza, daughter of Amey Herrick and Harriet ("Wine gar) Belding, who was born in Montgomery county.”

    1908-brown-rock-county/34b-biographical-2.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 393 / book p. 886

    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

    The passage on the printed page (Vol. 2, PDF p. 393 / book p. 886)
    On the printed page (Vol. 2, PDF p. 393 / book p. 886) · open the whole page

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