A man came to Wisconsin and located on Sec. 4.

The evidence

• “P. 0. Whitewater, Walworth Co.; born in Franklin Co., Vt., in 1827; a son of Philander and Elizabeth Wilkinson; he spent the early part of his life in Rutland Co., Vt., and came to Wisconsin in 1847, locating on Sec. 4 ; removed to the farm he now owns of 210 acres in 1866. His wife was Miss Mary Cobb, daughter of Joshua and Rachel Cobb, of Rutland Co., whom he married in 1866.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/21-bios-lima.md, PDF p. 791 / book p. 795

  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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