A New Jersey-born farmer married Miss Helen M. Gooch and settled down to farming.

The evidence

• “J., in 1825 ; when about 3 years of age, his parents removed near Stroudsburg, Penn.; resided there for five years, when they returned to New Jersey ; from there, they removed to New York, near Port Jarvis ; lived there three years ; he left home and went to Pittston, Penn.; worked in a boat-yard for one year ; returned home and emigrated to Wisconsin with his parents in 1848, and located on his present homestead; he is a son of Nicholas Silverthorn, who died in 1873. In 1856, he married Jliss Helen M. Gooch, and settled down to farming.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/28-bios-center.md, PDF p. 853 / book p. 857

  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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