1864
The Janesville milling property fell into the hands of Barnes & Hodson.
The evidence
“Bennett, now in Janesville, being the purchaser. Eastern parties then became interested for awhile, and, in 1864, the property fell into the hands of Messrs. Barnes & Hodson, its present owners.”
1879-history-of-rock-county/14-rock-county-ch08-janesville.md, PDF p. 558 / book p. 562
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.
Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources
On the printed page (PDF p. 558 / book p. 562) · open the whole page “In 1864 Barnes & Hodson came into possession of the mills and operated them for many years. The next mill to be constructed was the "Farmers' Mill," which was built on the south side of Milwaukee street in 1848 by Andrew B.”
1908-brown-rock-county/27-early-janesville-manufacturers.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 89 / book p. 600
Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.
Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources
On the printed page (Vol. 2, PDF p. 89 / book p. 600) · open the whole page
