An Ireland-born settler (later of Evansville) came to America.

The evidence

• “P. 0. EvansviUe; bom in Ayrshire, Scotland, Dec. 15, 1815 ; he came to America in 1840, and to Wisconsin in 1844; entered Government land in Porter Township; in 1854, he went to California, where he remained until 1857, then returned to his farm in Rock Co.; he was elected to represent his district in the State Legislature in 1853; he has also been Sheriff of the county, and has held several minor offices. He married in Hamilton Co., Ohio, March 17, 1874, Miss Mary A.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/31-bios-porter.md, PDF p. 866 / book p. 870

  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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