A family moved to Janesville from the town of Turtle.

The evidence

• “In 1841, he came to Rock Co. and settled, with his. father's family, in the town of Turtle. The family moved to Janesville in the spring of 1847, and the subject of this sketch remained a citizen of this city up to the time of his death. In the year 1854, Mr.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 700 / book p. 704

  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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