A New Jersey-born settler came to Wisconsin, located in Union and engaged in farming.

The evidence

• “O. Evansville ; born in New Jersey, March 18, 1817 ; cam« to Wisconsin in 1840 ; located in Union and engaged in farming. In 1862, entered the Brug business in Evansville; continued until 1864, when he returned to farming.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/30-bios-union.md, PDF p. 857 / book p. 861

  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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