A sketch's subject went from Janesville to Denver, Colorado, where he engaged in gold mining until 1863.

The evidence

• “WIIililAltl DUNN, tailor, East Bridge street; was born in 1829, in Ballyserry, County Tipperary, Ireland ; came to the United States in 1846, to Wisconsin middle of September, 1847, and located in Milwaukee; remained one year, then removed to Janesville, where he kept the Bunster House; from there, went to Green Bay, Wis. ; thence to Mineral Point, Wis., and engaged in mining lead ; was proprietor of the mine ; from Mineral Point, he went to Plattville, Grant Co., Wis., and engaged in the tailoring business, as well as lead mining ; removed to EUenboro, Wis., where he kept tavern, and also owned a grocery and provision store ; he then returned to Janesville, and, from 1859 to 1863, was engaged in gold mining in Denver, Col., where he had an interest in 100 claims, part of which he worked ; returned to Janesville, thence, in 1865, to Monroe, Wis., and engaged in the grocery and restaurant business ; went”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/18-bios-beloit.md, PDF p. 740 / book p. 744

  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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