George Lawrence came to Janesville.

The evidence

• “Mr. George Lawrence organized a church in Aurora in 1844, and next came to Janesville in 1847 ; he has been connected with the School Board for several years ; taught the first winter school in' Janesville, and was for a time Superintendent of township and village schools.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 706 / book p. 710

  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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