- Dr. John MITCHELL came to Janesville in 1844, when its population
was only three hundred.
- Dr. MITCHELL was born on Christmas day, 1803, in Bucks county,
Pa., and graduated from
- the Geneva, N.Y., Medical College in 1842.
- Part of the present city of Janesville is built on what was
formerly Dr. MITCHELL's farm. In
- 1851 Dr. MITCHELL established "The Democratic Standard,"
which newspaper he conducted for several years.
- Dr. MITCHELL was president of the Wisconsin State Medical
Society in 1855, having previously
- been vice president. He was mayor of Janesville in 1864-5.
Dr. MITCHELL died May 23, 1885. His daughter still resides in
Janesville.
-
- Taken from "Rock County, Wisconsin, Vol. I"
by William Fiske Brown, (c)1908, p. 468.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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