A son, William A., was born (he died July 21, 1861).

The evidence

• “Mary Jane, born May 12, 1857; William A., born Feb. 28, 1859 (died July 21, 1861) ; Eliza J., born Dec. 18, 1860 ;”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/26-bios-la-prairie.md, PDF p. 835 / book p. 839

  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