A Janesville settler came to New York from Wales.

The evidence

• “P.O. Wirt; born Feb. 15, 1827; a native of Wales; came to New York in 1832 ; removed to Wisconsin in 1857, and settled in Janesville, where he lived eighteen years. He served ten years as Town Treasurer, four years as Town Clerk, and one year as Justice of the Peace.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/21-bios-lima.md, PDF p. 792 / book p. 796

  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