Horace White, elected judge of probate in 1839, dated notice for the county court.

The evidence

• “November 1, 1839. Horace White, Judge of Probate.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/10-rock-county-ch04-early-maps-courts-railroads.md, PDF p. 367 / book p. 371

  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

  

• “County Court Dr. Horace "White was the first judge of probate in Rock county, his election occurring in 1839, and court being held pursuant to notice over his signature dated November 1, 1839, at Beloit, on the 1st day of December, and at Janesville on the first Monday of June. The first will filed for record and probate was that of Charles Johnston, of Rock county.”

  1908-brown-rock-county/32-courts-and-legal-profession.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 212 / book p. 716

  Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources