A man moved to Bass Creek (now called Hanover).

The evidence

• “O. Hanover ; born Dec. 21, 1846, in Beloit, Wis. ; moved to Magnolia about 1853, and, in 1857, to Bass Creek (now called Hanover), where he was educated. In the spring of 1865, went to McLean Co., near Bloomington, 111., and worked on a farm.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/31-bios-porter.md, PDF p. 868 / book p. 872

  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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