A sketch's subject came to Wisconsin, locating at La Prairie, where he purchased 160 acres.

The evidence

• “P. 0. Janesville ; born in Woodstock, Vt., in 1834 ; came to Wisconsin, in April, 1859, locating at La Prairie, where he purchased 160 acres — his present homestead. Married, in June, 1861, Miss Melissa Pool, a native of Vermont, who died in 1868, leaving three children — Hattie M., born Aug. 6, 1863;”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/26-bios-la-prairie.md, PDF p. 835 / book p. 839

  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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