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"A. H. Caldwell"

A. H. CALDWELL, florist; came to Janesville in the fall of 1842, with his father-in-law; in 1844,
he purchased 80 acres on Sec. 3 North, of Range 12; was born in 1819, April 12, in the village of Roseland, near Edinburgh, Scotland. Married Miss Helen HISLOP, daughter of Robert and Janette HISLOP, of Scotland; they have three children - Caroline C., Janette E. and Helen A. He went to California in 1852, worked in the mines and also at his trade of bootmaking, at Downieville; returned home in 1859; he now is in the greenhouse business, with headquarters at Janesville; raises all kinds of plants and shrubbery; is liberal in religion, and politics.
 
Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis." (c)1879, p. 698.
 
Courtesy of Carol

This page last updated June 19, 2002
 
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