- JAMES WHITEHEAD, farmer, Secs. 30 and 31; P.O. Orfordville;
born Oct. 31, 1816, in
- Somerset Co., N.J., and worked as a carpenter. In the fall
of 1837, went to Jerseyville, Jersey Co. (then called Greene
Co.), Ill.; still working at his trade. In 1836, he visited Wisconsin,
and bought 321-1/2 acres of land in what is now Plymouth Township,
and, in 1844, came to live upon it; it was all wild land, but
he has cultivated and improved it throughout. He built the fourth
log house in that section of the township. In 1851, he built
his barn, but has since enlarged and put a stone basement under
it. In 1852, he built his homestead. He now owns 512-1/2 acres;
321-1/2 acres in Plymouth Township, 100 acres in Spring Valley,
and ninety-one acres in Newark, and raises all kinds of grain
and stock. Married Miss Elizabeth LINKER, of North Carolina,
June, 11, 1840, and has five children - Samuel R., Ransom H.,
James, Marion and Sarah - she married Mr. Alford B. FITCH, now
living in Newark. Samuel R. enlisted in the 2d Wis. Inf. in 1861,
served all through the war, was wounded three times and has never
been well since. Ransom H. enlisted in the 33d Wis. Inf., served
through the war, and has his left thumb shot off; he is now living
in Nevada.
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- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, p. 876.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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