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


RUFUS C. DODGE, Fort Atkinson; born in Smithfield Township, Madison Co., 
N.Y., April 1, 1811; son of Abraham and Sally (De Mott) Dodge.  Mr. Abraham 
Dodge died in Smithfield, in 1876, aged 88 years.  Mr. Rufus C. Dodge came West 
and landed at Milwaukee Aug. 1, 1836, staying there till the middle of August, and 
then moved to Jefferson Co. and settled on a quarter-section in the town of Hebron, 
and his first work was to help build the first mill in Jefferson Co., in that town.  
Commenced farming in 1837, in Jefferson, on Secs. 32 and 33 ˝, where he now 
lives; his homestead consists of 186 acres.  Married, June 11, 1835, Rebecca Foster, 
daughter of Edward Foster, one of the first to settle in Fort Atkinson; had eight 
children, seven living – Edward F., born March 19. 1836; Cornelia, Sept. 19, 1840; 
Charles R., June 11, 1842; Francis Adel, March 25, 1845; died June 27, 1868, and 
was buried in Green Cemetery; Mary A., born July 6, 1850; Celestia F., July 20, 
1852; Anna F., Aug. 8, 1854; Willie W., July 22, 1856.  Member I.O.O.F; family 
attends Universalist Church; Republican.




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