September 1841
The William Smith family came to Rock County.
The evidence
“WILLIAM SmTH, attorney; was born near Dover, Canada, May 1, 1841, while his parents, natives and citizens of Now York, were temporarily sojourning there; came to Rock Co. in September, 1841; educated at Milton College; admitted to the bar in 1865; commenced practice in Janesville the same year ; came to this city in April, 1864. He was for two years Justice of the Peace, and four years Police Justice.”
1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 720 / book p. 724
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
On the printed page (PDF p. 720 / book p. 724) · open the whole page “His paternal grandparents, natives of Massachusetts, were of English ancestry, and his maternal grandparents were born in the North of Ireland. Since his early infancy, in September, 1841, Mr. Smith has lived in Rock county, Wisconsin, and since April, 1864, he has made his home in Janesville.”
1908-brown-rock-county/32-courts-and-legal-profession.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 279 / book p. 779
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.
Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources
On the printed page (Vol. 2, PDF p. 279 / book p. 779) · open the whole page
