Mr. Strasberger succeeded Mr. Lawrence as Foreman of the fire company.

The evidence

• “Strasberger succeedel Mr. Lawrence as Foreman, October, 1855, and held that office until the company was disbanded, July, 1861. The company was composed of some of the best men in the city, had won several prizes at fairs and been a valuable protector of property in Janesville.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/14-rock-county-ch08-janesville.md, PDF p. 568 / book p. 572

  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