- EGBERT GATES, farmer, Sec. 13; P.O. Beloit; born in Susquehanna
Co., Penn., in 1832; in
- May, 1856, he came to Wisconsin and located in the township
of Turtle, in Rock Co. In 1858, he married, in Beloit, Emma
L. BOSTWICK; in 1860, he bought 130 acres of land in Section
13, Beloit; he built a residence, barns, fences, etc., and laid
out a large grove of maple, evergreen and oak trees, which he
raised from the seed, and now has one of the handsomest groves
surrounding his residence that can be found in the township;
he was Assessor in the town for one year, Town Clerk for one
year, and Chairman of Board of Supervisors for two years. He
has three children, all living at home with him; one of his sons
accidentally lost his leg by being shot, about one year ago.
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- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, p. 749.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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