July 15, 1859

Emmett D. McGowan was born in Janesville.

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“Emmett D. McGowan was born in Janesville, Wis., July 15, 1859, and has one sister, Mary L. (Mrs.”
1908-brown-rock-county/32-courts-and-legal-profession.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 284 / book p. 783
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.
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