A father commenced farming on Section 18

The evidence

• “April 1, 1852, moved to Emerald Grove. In April, 1854, his father commenced farming on Section 18, where he had purchased 280 acres. The early part of Jerome's life was spent on his father's farm.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/34-bios-avon.md, PDF p. 880 / book p. 884

  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.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources