- JAMES McBRIDE, farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Cooksville; born in Canada
Jan. 2, 1842; came to
- Wisconsin in 1869, locating in Porter Township; he engaged
in farming in 1873. In 1873, he was elected Constable, holding
the office two years. He married in Porter Township, Sept. 9,
1874, Miss Mary J. McCARTHY, daughter of Mr. Dennis McCARTHY,
one of Rock County's earliest settlers, who settled in Rock County
in 1840. Mr. McBRIDE has four children; is owner of sixty acres
of land.
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- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, p. 870.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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