A physician (Brenton) was born in Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio.

The evidence

• “BRENTON, physician. School street ; was born in Hillsboro, Highland Co,, Ohio, Oct. 18, 1820; came to Wisconsin October 1, 1864, locating in Beloit; in 1826, he moved to Washington, Penn., thence to Mt, Union, Stark Co., Ohio, in 1843, where he read medicine with Prof Caleb Jones, who was for many years Professor of Louisville (Ky). University ; in the spring of 1849, he moved to North Georgetown, Columbiana Co., Ohio, where he practiced medicine for nine years with good success; from there he moved to Massillon, Stark Co., Ohio, and practiced, in connection with Professor A.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/18-bios-beloit.md, PDF p. 731

  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