November 19, 1835

A future Rock County resident was born in Crawford Co., Pennsylvania.

Meanwhile, closer to home

CountyNovember 1835Month

Samuel St. John became the first resident of what became Janesville.

CountyNovember 15, 1835

A separate settler arrived in Rock County.

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The evidence

Nation & worldNovember 19, 1835

A future Rock County resident was born in Crawford Co., Pennsylvania.

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P. 0. Evansville ; born Nov. 19, 1835, in Crawford Co., Penn.; came to Wisconsin with his parents in 1847, and worked for his father till 1853, when he went to Janesville and learned a mechanic's trade with the Western Novelty Works ; in the spring of 1856, he went to Minnesota, and worked at his profession as engineer on the river and in a sawmill ; in the fall of 1858, he went to New York City and followed his trade till April, 1861, when he received the appointment of Third Assistant Engineer, U. S.

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.PDF p. 875 / book p. 879

1835 / November 19

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November 19, 1835

A future Rock County resident was born in Crawford Co., Pennsylvania.

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The evidence

Nation & worldNovember 19, 1835

A future Rock County resident was born in Crawford Co., Pennsylvania.

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1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

P. 0. Evansville ; born Nov. 19, 1835, in Crawford Co., Penn.; came to Wisconsin with his parents in 1847, and worked for his father till 1853, when he went to Janesville and learned a mechanic's trade with the Western Novelty Works ; in the spring of 1856, he went to Minnesota, and worked at his profession as engineer on the river and in a sawmill ; in the fall of 1858, he went to New York City and followed his trade till April, 1861, when he received the appointment of Third Assistant Engineer, U. S.