From History of Rock County Wis., page 787 CHARLES TUTTLE, farmer, Sec. 7; P.O. Clinton; born in Jefferson Co., N.Y., Oct. 15, 1811; son of Thomas TUTTLE, whose father Solomon, was a brave soldier in the Revolutionary war; the family were of English origin; first settled in Connecticut, and at an early day, moved to New York. Mr. Thomas TUTTLE was a well-to-do farmer in New York, owning 200 acres of fine land; Charles was at home till he became of age, and, in 1835, went to Ohio; was there till the spring of 1836, then went to Michigan and claimed a farm; that summer, went to Chicago, where Fort Dearborn stood, and a garrison was posted there; was only one bridge; Beaubien kept a hotel there then; stopped with a cousin named Kimball, who was keeping a store on Lake street; that fall, went back to New York; returned the same fall to Chicago, and spent the winter teaming; used to go to Milwaukee, Rockford, Michigan City and other places; in spring of 1837, several New York men, Mr. Tuttle among the number, started out! prospecting; first went to Beloit, April 1837, and, in the same spring, he made a claim in Clinton; entered 320 acres; there was not a house on Jefferson Prairie; the first house on the Indian trail to Chicago was at the head of Geneva Lake; frames of Indian wigwams were standing on his farm. Married, September, 1838, Elmina GILBERT, daughter of Roswell GILBERT; her mother's maiden name was WHEAT; she came from a notable family of that name that settled in Connecticut at a very early day; have had six children - Eugene H. (enlisted in the Thirteenth Wisconsin, and died in Kansas, at Fort Riley), Egbert (died when about 11 years old), Volney C. (married a CHAMBERLAIN, and is now in Clinton), George F. (is in Dakota, he graduated at Milton), Marietta (married Dr. S. M. JENKS, and is living at Grand Meadow,....... Sorry - I do not have the next page.