A future Janesville farmer was born in Northamptonshire, England.

The evidence

• “P. 0. JanesviUe ; born in 1830 in Northamptonshire, Eng. ; came to America in 1849 ; to Wisconsin in 1866 and settled on the farm he now owns, which consists of 250 aorei^. Married Miss Elizabeth Simon, of Oneida Co., N.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/21-bios-lima.md, PDF p. 791 / book p. 795

  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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