“The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin”, published: Chicago:  
Western Historical Company.   1879.


GEORGE E. BILLETT,  farmer, Sec. 15 and 22; P.O. Whitewater; born 
in Somersetshire, Eng., March 29, 1827; he spent his early life in 
England and came to America in 1847, locating in Cold Spring, 
beginning as a farm laborer; he settled in 1850 on 160 acres of land, 
which he now owns; by hard work and good management, he has a farm 
of over seven hundred acres, with the best of improvements.  He married 
Miss Betsey Thorne, of Cold Spring, Nov. 14, 1850; they have one 
daughter - Mary J.  Mr. Billett is a Republican and has been Supervisor 
several terms.  He is one of the most successful of the early settlers and 
has carved out his own success; has on the farm 85 head of cattle, 9 
horses, 25 hogs and over 200 sheep.  The Cold Spring Cheese 
Manufacturing Company consists of R.F. McCutchin, G.E. Billett and 
A.D. Coburn; they own five factories.


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