An individual came to Rock County in 1850.

The evidence

• “Janesville; born in Putnam Co., N. Y., in 1835; his parents moved to Tioga Co. when he was 4 years old, living there till he was 11 years old ; came to Wisconsin and settled in Rock Co. in 1850 ; purchased present homestead of 100 acres in the fall of 1863 ; owns altogether 380 acres. Married, November, 1863, Miss Clara M.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/27-bios-fulton.md, PDF p. 847 / book p. 851

  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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