Mr. N. [—] first came to Janesville, the second man to settle in that vicinity after Mr. Janes.

The evidence

• “Mr. N. first came to Janesville in 1836, and was the second man who settled in this vicinity, Mr. Janes being the only one before him.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 712 / book p. 716

  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