A resident of Janesville was born in the town of Wayne, Ashtabula Co., Ohio.

The evidence

• “P. 0. Janesville; born Feb. 27, 1827, in the town of Wayne, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, son of Simon and Sylvia Pobes, among the first settlers in that county; an uncle of Mr. Fobes was the first settler in Ashtabula Co.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/21-bios-lima.md, PDF p. 792 / book p. 796

  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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