Jacob West settled in Union Township (per one passage; another dates his coming to spring 1840 — see Spring above).

The evidence

• “JOHN W. WEST, Superintendent of Schools, EvansviUe ; born in EvansviUe, Rock Co., Wis., Jan. 31, 1844; son of Squire Jacob West, one of Rock Co.'s earliest settlers, who settled in Union Township in the faU of 1840 ; John W., in 1862, at the age of 18 years, engaged in teaching school, in Exeter Township, Green Co., at what was known as the Ross School, remaining there until May, 1863, when he enlisted in the 40th W.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/30-bios-union.md, PDF p. 864

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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