Birth of a future Afton and Beloit farmer near Longford, Ireland.

The evidence

• “P. 0. Afton and Beloit ; born in 1822, near Longford, Ireland ; came to America and to Beloit in 1849, and settled on the farm he now owns of 576 acres in towns of Rock and Beloit Married Miss Catharine Loney in 1851 ; they have seven children — Charles L., Alexander, William, Jane, George, Ann and Kittle. Himself and wife are members of the Grange.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/22-bios-rock.md, PDF p. 794 / book p. 798

  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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