- PETER MURTY, Janesville (suburbs); P.O. Janesville; born
in county Leuth, Ireland, 1823;
- came to America in 1848, locating in Oswego Co., N.Y., living
there four years; moved to Wisconsin, locating in Janesville;
lived here ever since, except what time he was engaged in the
timber business in the prairies of Wisconsin; bought his present
homestead in 1870. Married Anna HERNON, a native of Kings Co.,
Ireland; have five children - Thomas, Joseph, Mary Anne, Elizabeth
Agnes and Mary Theresa. Politics, Independent; religion, Roman
Catholic.
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- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, p. 715.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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