Nathan Allyne made a claim on section 35, broke several acres, and raised crops without fence, except dogs.

The evidence

• “years. Nathan Allyne, in 1835 or '36, made a claim on section 35, broke several acres, put in and raised crops without fence, except' dogs. Lucius Burnham thade'a claim on section 36, in tho spring of 1837, and made his first improvenient in 1838, built the first frame barn; now standing in this town.”

  1856-history-of-rock-county/12-la-prairie.md, PDF p. 111 / book p. 93

  Guernsey, Orrin, and Josiah F. Willard, editors. History of Rock County, and Transactions of the Rock County Agricultural Society and Mechanics' Institute. Janesville, Wis.: William M. Doty & Brother, 1856. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871593.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources