Judge Whiton came to Janesville and settled on a claim about five miles up the river; Whiton and Williston were among the arrivals in the early part of 1837.

The evidence

• “Whiton and Greorge H. Williston were among the arrivals in the early part of 1837, and they took an active part in the drafting of a code of laws with this end in view.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/14-rock-county-ch08-janesville.md, PDF p. 528

  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