A marriage took place (to Miss Mary Robinson, a native of Scotland).

The evidence

• “D. is a very successful and enterprising farmer. Married July 5, 1858, Mi>s Mary Robinson, a native of Scotland; they have six children — William, Elizabeth, James, Mary Ann, Margaret and Edward. He has been a member of School Board and Supervisor for the past two years.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/35-bios-bradford.md, PDF p. 881 / book p. 885

  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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