Once Upon a House

Fall 1856

Marriage to Miss Catharine Moore.

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  • “David received a fair education ; he was born and raised on a farm ; he first farmed •on Rock Prairie for 50 cents a day ; was industrious and economical ; saved his earnings and invested in land ; in 1855^ he purchased a farm on Rock Prairie ; he now owns 12(1 acres of fine land; a good farm, one of the best in this portion of the State ; he has been steady, frugal and a good manager. He married, in the fall of 1856, Miss Catharine Moore, born in 1837, in Stillingshire, Scotland; have two children — Andrew and Helen. Republican ; members of the Scotch Presbyterian Church.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/36-bios-harmony.md, PDF p. 887

    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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