A future Rock County resident (P. O. Janesville) was born in County Meath, Ireland.

The evidence

• “P. 0. Janesville ; born in County Meath, Ireland, in February, 1829 ; came to Janesville, where he was employed by Timothy Jackman in a flouring mill ; in September, 1854, he went to Fond du Lac, Wis., where he engaged in a lucrative employment; remained a few years; went to Nashville, Tenn., for a short time; came to Woodstock, 111., where he w s engaged ill 1860 ; then returned to Rock Co., and engaged at farming in Harmony Township, where he has since”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/36-bios-harmony.md, PDF p. 889

  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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