- STEPHEN GARDNER, farmer, Sec. 17, 19 and 20; P.O. Avon; born
in England in 1819; came
- to Wisconsin in 1854, locating in Beloit, where he engaged
in farming for seven years; he then moved to Avon, where he purchased
500 acres - his present homestead. Married, in 1840, Miss Susan
BEAN; they have had nine children, six living. Mr. G. is one
of the largest and most successful farmers in the township; he
makes a specialty of stock-raising and dairy produce; he also
holds an interest in the cheese-factory. Republican.
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- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, p. 882-883.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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