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JANESVILLE  BUSINESS  DIRECTORY,  1858

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Welcome
Welcome to the 1858 Janesville Business Directory page of the Rock County Genealogy Society. Here you can view a listing of company names, business types and partners' or proprietors' names exactly as shown in the 1858 Rock Co., WI Plat Map (published by A. B. Miller and Orrin Guernsey, Janesville, 1858). Originals of this nearly 150 year old plat map are found in varying states of decay; the specific source for this index is the nearly pristine wall size plat found at the Beloit Historical Society.
Using the 1858 Janesville Business Directory
​Like Yellow Pages of today, 19th Century publishers of directories relied on the subscription fees from participants wishing to be listed. For this reason, this 1858 Directory, while included in its entirety below, is an incomplete roster of all 1858 Janesville businesses. If you don't find your ancestor's business listed, he or she probably elected not to pay the subscription fee in order to be included.

Several enhancements have been added to the format, including:
  1. Alphabetizing of all surnames found in the 1858 Directory
  2. Dissassemby and individual listings of business names with multiple partners (example: Wood & Moon Livery Stable will be found listed under both Wood and Moon in the index). All trailing names are cross-referenced with the original business name entry (example: Moon ... see Wood & Moon Livery Stable).
  3. Where possible, illegible directory surnames have been clarified using the names and occupations listed in the 1860 US Federal Census whose enumeration occured less than two years later. When minor differences in spelling were found, the first entry is the 1858 Directory's version with the bracketted 1860 Census spelling shown immediately afterward (example: Morsh [sic, Morsch]),
  4. Remaining illegible names are shown alongside their most probable spelling variations, and each variation is listed uniquely within the index (example: Condon [London?] and then listed again as London [Condon?].
  5. The first index column entitled, No. corresponds to numbered groupings of businesses found in the original directory. At the time of this posting, the meaning of these groupings is unclear; but they have been preserved in the event their logic later becomes known. There are 14 bracketted groupings of businesses in the original directory; however, only the first twelve are numbered. The absense of numerical labels for the last two (13 & 14) may be a publisher's oversight; for clarity's sake, the index below provides labels [13] and [14] where they are missing from the original directory.

Viewing images of the 1858 directory

You can view a high resolution digital image of the portion of the 1858 Plat Map containing this directory in the margins of the map pages for the City of Janesville at: 
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After opening this page, you can take a closer look by  "zooming-in".

Janesville, Wisconsin Business Directory, 1858

​L Name  F Name  Description            Page No.
Adams,   H., Dr.       Physician & Surgeon       5
Addy,   Wm.       Merchant Tailor       7
Allen & Lawrence,          Grocery       9
Amar & Jones,          Physicians & Surgeons       3
Andrews,   Mrs.       Parisian Fashion House       9
Arnold,   L., Dr.       Surgeon, Dentist       7
Atwood,          see Lawrence & Atwood       [14]
Babbitt,   D. H.       Real Estate Agent       12
Babcock & Foord,          Crockery store       11
Bachelder,   N. W. & D. C.       Marble Works       3
Badger State Bank,          Bank       1
Ballou,   Ira P.       Real Estate Dealer       [13]
Bariere,   F.       City Clerk       8
Barrows,          see Ogilve & Barrows       10
Bates,   A. C.       Atty at Law       4
Bates,   J.       Farmers' Hotel Prorietor       6
Beale,   J. R.       Hats, Caps & Fur store       10
Belton,   S. J., & Co.       Grocery       12
Bennet & Bostwick,          Dry Goods       1
Bennett,   D. C., Dr.       Physician & Surgeon       1
Bennett, Sloan & Patton,          Att'ys at Law       1
Blade,   A.       Dry Goods store       2
Bootman,   E. D.       Music store       11
Bostwick,          see Bennet & Bostwick       1
Brand,   R. & Co.       Furniture & Cabinetware       5
Brett,          see Wheeler & Brett       [13]
Brockingham,   T. H.       Boots & Shoes       1
Brown,   D. C.       Post Office, P.M. [Post Master]       11
Brown,          see Pratt & Brown       5
Budd,   J. H.       Att'y at Law       [13]
Bunster,   A. W.       Liquor Store       8
Burgess,   J. M.       Sage [Saga?] of Andalusia       [13]
Carle & Dunn,          Grocery       10
Case [Cass?],   J. M.       Att'y at Law       1
Cass [Case?],   J. M.       Att'y at Law       1
Central bank,                 7
Chapman,   D. F. & J. K.       Dry Goods       1
Cheney,   C. C.       Gen. Ins. Agent       1
Chittenden,   G. W., Dr.       Physician & Surgeon       [13]
Clark,   Luther       Master Builder       [13]
Collins,          see Tallman & Collins       1
Conger & Hawes,          Atty's at Law       9
Cowles,          see Ely & Cowles       1
Cumming [Cummins?] & Stinson,          Att'ys at Law       1
Cummins [Cumming?] & Stinson,          Att'ys at Law       1
Curtis,   C. R.       Drug Store       12
Democratic Standard Office,                 1
Dixon,   J. E.       Barber       4
Dodge,   J. T.       Civil Engineer, M.& M. R. R.       [14]
Dolson,   Gilbert       Sheriff       [14]
Doolittle,   S. H.       Painter       [14]
Doty,   E. P.       Sash, Door & Blind Factory       6
Doty,   Z. S.       Justice of the Peace       6
Doty,          Doty's Half Dollar Paper       [13]
Dunn,          see Carle & Dun       10
Echlin,   J. C.       Clothing store       8
Eldredge, Pease & Ruger,          Att'ys at Law       1
Ely & Cowles,          Att'ys at Law       1
Eycleshimer,   J. L. D.       City Marshal       4
Farwell,   E. J.       Atty at Law       1
Fenton,   E. J.       Livery Stable       9
Field,   L.       Justice of Peace       [14]
Fisher,   A. A.       Painter & Glazier       5
Foord,          see Babcock & Foord       11
Gibbs,   C. R.       Deputy Register       [14]
Gibbs & Graham,          Real Estate Dealers       12
Gray,   G.       Home & Sign Painter       8
Gray,          see Niel & Gray       8
Grove & Westmacott,          Shoemakers, Offices in County Buildings       [13]
Guernsey,   Orrin       Map & Directory Pub.       12
Hanchett,          see Young & Hanchett       [13]
Harsh, Sonneborn & Bro.,          Young American Clothing store       2
Haseltom,   J. M.       Hyatt House Pro.       11
Hawes,          see Conger & Hawes       9
Hemming & Thomas,          Boots & Shoes       2
Hodge,   R.       Carriage Maker       [14]
Hogan,   G.       Wines & Liquor store       5
Holt,   C.       Register       [14]
Hoyt,   John P.       & Co., Bankers       1
Hudson,   S. A.       Pol. Jus. & Att'y at Law       1
Hutson,   S.       American Hotel Pro.       1
Idell,   S.       Fruit Dealer       [13]
Janesville City Bank,                 3
Janesville Gas Light Co.,                 4
Janesville Gazette ,          Office       7
Jenkins,          see Stone & Jenkins       7
Jenks,   Ira C.       Atty at Law       1
Johnson,   M. R.       Dentist       4
Jones,          see Amar & Jones       3
Jordan,   O. S. [C. S.?]       Att'y at Law       [13]
Joseph's,   R.       City Bank       3
Jouannault,   V.       Books & Yankee Not's       2
Justin,   Ira C.       City Treasurer       1
Kellogg,   C. B.       Fruit Dealer       [13]
Kimball,   F. A.       Hardware store       7
Lake,          see Williston & Lake       2
Lawrence & Atwood,          Hardware store       [14]
Lawrence,          see Allen & Lawrence       9
Lee,   Hugh       Civil Engineer, C. St.P.& F. R. R.       [14]
Lee,          see Webb & Lee       11
Lightbody,   Sam'l       Banker       3
London [Louden?],   F. W.       Shoemaker       9
Louden [London?],   F. W.       Shoemaker       9
Lynch,   Thos.       Meat Market       [14]
May,   J. M.       Real Estate Dealer       3
McKay & Bro.,          Dry Goods store       2
Merwin,   A. W.       Hats, Caps & Furs       11
Miller,   A. B.       Civil Eng. & Surveyor       12
Miller,   A. G.       Att'y at Law       10
Miller,   E.       U. S. Marshall       11
Miller,   K.       Ogden House Proprietor       3
Mills,   J.       Architecht and Builder       8
Mitchell,   W. L.       Att'y at Law       2
Moon,          see Wood & Moon       10
Morsh [sic, Morsch],   John       Hotel       [14]
Mosely & Bro.,          Book store       8
Moses,   L. & Co.       Cabinet ware       10
Murray,   W. J. W.       Boots & Shoes       3
Myers,   P.       Soap & Candles       6
Newhoff,   A.       Clothing store       1
Nichols,   John       Dept. Clerk of Courts       [14]
Niel & Gray,          Atty's at Law       8
Noggle, Williams & Patterson,          Att'ys at Law       1
Norris,   A.       Excelsior Hotel Pro.       6
Norton,          see Sleeper & Norton       7
Odey,   Mrs.       Millinery       2
Ogilve & Barrows,          Drug store       10
Palmer,   Andrew       Drug store       3
Palmer,          see Treat & Palmer       1
Parker & Prichard,          Atty's at Law       7
Patterson,          see Noggle, Williams & Patterson       1
Pease,   C. G., Dr.       Phy & Surgeon       1
Pease,   J. F., & Co.        Musics tore       1
Pease,          see Eldredge, Pease & Ruger       1
Pendleton,   Dr. B. F.       Surgeon Dentist       2
Potter & Winans,          Atty's at Law       8
Powers,   J. E.       Picture Gallery       1
Pratt & Brown,          Architects & Builders       5
Prichard,   A. P.       Co.Judge & Att'y, Abstracts & Land Titles furnished       [14]
Prichard,          see Parker & Prichard       7
Producers Bank,                 11
Resseguie,   A. C.       Clerk of Court       [14]
Richardson,   H.       Hardware store       1
Richardson,   R. J.       Hardware store       1
Riker,   J. M.       Harness Maker       3
Robinson,   W.       Arch't & Buik. Supt.       1
Ross,   Robert       Lumber Dealer       [13]
Ruger,   E.[Edward],        [C. A.?], Eng. & Surveyor       1
Ruger,          see Eldredge, Pease & Ruger       1
Scarcliff,   G. & H.       Meat Market       10
Scribner,   J. F.       Excelsior Mill Pro.       8
Sears,   J. P., Jr.       Boot & Shoe store       1
Shelton,   H. S.       Dry Goods store       1
Sleeper & Norton,          Atty's at Law       7
Smith,   A. Hyatt       Mayor       11
Smith,   E. C.       County Treasurer       [14]
Smith,   M. C.       Dry Goods store       1
Smith,   P. F. & Co.       Carriage Rep.       9
Sonneborn,          see Harsh, Sonneborn & Bro.       2
Spaulding,   S. C.       Silverware & Jewelry       1
Stinson,          see Cumming [Cummins?] & Stinson       1
Stone & Jenkins,          Farmers Mill, Pro.       7
Sutherland,   J.       Book Store       1
Tallman,   W. M.       Atty at Law       7
Tallman & Collins,          Drug store       1
Taylor,   Hiram       Atty at Law & Justice of Peace       4
Thomas,   J. L. V.       Clerk, Board of Supervisors       [14]
Thomas,          see Hemming & Thomas       2
Thompson,          see Tice & Thompson       7
Tice & Thompson,          Picture Gallery       7
Treat,   D. S.       Grocery       12
Treat & Palmer,          Physicians & Surgeons       1
Vermilye,   J. H.       Gen. Ins. Agent       8
Webb & Lee,          Watches & Jewelry       11
Westmacott [sic, Westmicott],          see Grove & Westmacott       [13]
Wheeler,   S. A.       Coal & Water L...[illegible]       [14]
Wheeler & Brett,          Grocery       [13]
Wheelock,   W. G.       Wines & Liquors       1
White,   D. M.       Dept. of Sheriff       [14]
Whiton,   H. K.       Atty at Law       1
Whittaker,   F.       Real Estate Agent       [13]
Wickham,   A. D.       Att'y at Law       12
Williams,          see Noggle, Williams & Patterson       1
Williston & Lake,          Grocery       2
Winans,          see Potter & Winans       8
Wood,   J. A.       "Big Mill" Proprietor       8
Wood,   N. H.       R.E. Dealer, Abstracts of Title       8
Wood & Moon,          Livery Stable       10
Woodle,   Isaac       Att'y at Law       [13]
Woodruff,   Henry       Atty at Law       1
Wooliscroft,   T. B.       Bakery & Saloon       1
Wright,   J. T.       Leather store       12
Young & Hanchett,          Lumber Dealer       [13]​

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