1861
A church was erected at Janes' Settlement near Johnstown by the Free Will Baptists.
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“JANES' SETTLEMENT. near Johnstown, derives its name from the settlement there, in 1842, of the Janes family. It at present consists of the residences of about a dozen families and a church, erected in 1861 by the Free Will Baptists, at a cost of about $2,000. It is a frame building, with a seating capacity of about two hundred, but the present membership is not more than one hundred.”
1879-history-of-rock-county/16-rock-county-ch10-villages.md, PDF p. 690 / book p. 694
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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