History of northern Wisconsin: containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources, an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories, biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers, views of county seats, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1881. p.1190

Walton C. Dickerson, retired, Eureka; was born in Kingston, R.I., June 9, 1809; his parents lived there about three years, then moved to Massachusetts and lived until he moved to Wisconsin, in 1838, and opened a farm in Kenosha Co., where he remained until 1846, then moved to Winnebago Co., Wis., at Nepeuskun Township, and farmed until 1850, when he settled Eureka, and assisted to lay out the town plat, present site of Eureka. He soon engaged in mercantile, forwarding and commission business, and built the first docks and warehouse; he continued in the above business until his building and goods were burned. He has held various town offices, and has been a member of different temperance organizations in his village. He was married, in Omro, Wis., in 1872, to Mrs. Lucy Flagg, who was born in Saratoga Co., N.Y. He had ten children by former wives- Edward E., Albert, by first wife; George A., Ann M., Julia E., Emeline, Francis, Florence E., William E. and Elzada, by second wife. Mrs. I.G. Trow, a sister, settled in Eureka in 1847, and followed farming; the first white child born in Eureka, June 20, 1849, was named Elliott E. Trow. Town site of Eureka was laid out in 1850, by O.H. Capron; the land was owned by Dickerson, L. Rounds and William Starr. First saw-mill was built by Starr, Rounds & Co., begun in 1850 and completed early in 1851.