Williston removed from Harmony Township to Janesville, having been elected Register of Deeds that year.

The evidence

• “WILLISTON, retired ; born in Binghamton, Broome Co., N. Y. ; settled in Harmony Township, Rock Co., Wis., April 22, 1837 l^on Sec. 17) ; remained there till December, 1841, when he removed to Janesville, having been elected that year Register of Deeds ; was re-elected for five years consecutively ; he was in the grocery business about two years ; held the position of City Clerk from 1863 to 1870 ; was Assessor several years ; Mr.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 727

  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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