The prosperity of the Methodist Society in Janesville dated from about this year, when Rev. Wesley Latin became preacher in charge.

The evidence

• “Snow, Comfort, Stansbury, Mason, Wood and Requa. The prosperity of the Methodist Society in Janesville, may be dated from about the year 1847, when Rev. Wesley Latin became preacher in charge.”

  1856-history-of-rock-county/25-city-of-janesville.md, PDF p. 183 / book p. 165

  Guernsey, Orrin, and Josiah F. Willard, editors. History of Rock County, and Transactions of the Rock County Agricultural Society and Mechanics' Institute. Janesville, Wis.: William M. Doty & Brother, 1856. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871593.

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