- ELIJAH INMAN, farmer, Secs. 21 and 22; P.O. Clinton; born
in Pennsylvania in 1824; came to
- Wisconsin May 6, 1853, locating in the town of Plymouth,
where he remained till 1863, when he moved to Bradford, and purchased
493 acres, his present homestead; he is considered one of the
largest and most successful farmers in the county; he is also
a large property holder in Clinton, where he has two stores and
a butcher shop, also two houses and lots and one and one-half
acres of residence property. Married, May 1, 1851, Miss Harriet
BARNEY, a native of Pennsylvania; had six children - Milan B.,
born Sept. 13, 1854; Ziba, Aug. 10, 1857, died July 27, 1862;
Graizzie, born June 10, 1861; Bertha, Aug. 30, 1867; Shirley,
May 13, 1870; John, Sept. 3, 1872. Chairman of the Board of Supervisors
one year; Side Supervisor two years, and member of the School
Board for a number of years. Republican; member of the Methodist
Church.
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- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, p. 886.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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