- Asahel WILCOX, a native of Connecticut, came from Janesville
in 1853 and settled on Section 3,
- Mt. Pleasant, where he resided until the time of his death
which occurred January 1, 1868. His widow died in March 1879.
They were the parents of ten children, three of whom are living:
Lodena, the wife of James BARNES, who lives in Kansas; Junet,
who lives in Trail County, Dakota; and Edgar, who was born August
19, 1838, in Wayne County, Ohio, and was eight years of age when
his parents came to the Territory of Wisconsin and settled at
Janesville, where they resided until 1853.
- He was married December 1, 1870 to Eliza, daughter of Thomas
and Ellen CAMPBELL. They
- have four children: Edgar E., Eliza A., Nellie M., and William
H. He settled, at the time of his marriage, on his present farm,
which he had previously purchased. The land was timbered, but
is now cleared and fenced, and in a good state of cultivation.
He has erected good frame building, set fruit trees, and has
a desirable home.
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- Taken from "History of Green County, Wisconsin,"
(c)1884 Union Publishing; p. 1012.
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- Courtesy of Cathy Kubly.
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