- THOMAS GRAHAM, proprietor of the Farmers' Hotel; came to
Janesville in the summer of
- 1853; he was engaged in farming in Janesville Township for
two years; then lived in Porter Township, near Cooksville, two
or three years; since coming to this country, he has visited
Europe four times - in 1856, when he remained but a short time;
in 1857, he went there and remained till 1861, when he returned
to Janesville and was employed in a grocery store; in the fall
of 1866, he made his third trip, remaining but a few weeks; in
the fall of 1868, he engaged in the hotel business at this present
location; in 1872, he visited Europe for the fourth time.
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- Taken from "History of Rock County Wis." (c)1879,
p. 707.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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