A farmer erected his homestead (Albany area).

The evidence

• “He had to carry his produce to Janesville, and sell wheat at 48 cents per bushel, corn and oats, 10 to 12 cents per bushel, and had to work at his trade, in Albany, during the winter, to pay running expenses. He erected his homestead in 1859, and has made all the improvements himself; he now owns 120 acres clear of debt; raises all kinds of grain, and has sixteen head of horned stock, six horses, fifty-nine sheep, and a number of hogs. Married Miss Ann White, of Bath, Eng., June 22, 1850 ; they have three children living — Sarah A., Edward T. and Isabelle ; he has served as Pathmaster, Clerk and Treasurer of School District, and is a member of Lodge No. 32, Masons.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/33-bios-magnolia.md, PDF p. 877 / book p. 881

  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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