16 East Main
Researched and Written By Ruth Ann Montgomery
"The attorney, Fred Janes, was well known in Evansville. He had moved to the city with his family from their farm in Magnolia township when he was sixteen years old and had attended the Evansville Seminary. In 1901, Janes married Mabel Snashall, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Snashall, and for the rest of his life, Janes lived in Evansville.
Fred Janes' father, Chester Janes, was a New Yorker who had moved to Janesville in 1836 with his cousin, Henry Janes. Chester was just 18 and ready for a western adventure. His cousin, Henry, became the first postmaster in that city and so the community was named for him. Henry later moved west and founded other Janesvilles in Minnesota and California. It was a mark of distinction for Evansville's Janes family.
Evansville's Janes family preferred to stay in the area and once settled in his business location, Fred Janes never moved his law practice. He stayed in the same building for fifty years.
In the 1930s he became a partner with his son, Burton "Dusty" Janes, in the insurance business. When he retired in 1946, Fred Janes was the oldest practicing attorney in Rock County and considered the "dean" of the legal profession in the area."
[courtesy of Ruth Ann Montgomery]
Researched and Written By Ruth Ann Montgomery
"The attorney, Fred Janes, was well known in Evansville. He had moved to the city with his family from their farm in Magnolia township when he was sixteen years old and had attended the Evansville Seminary. In 1901, Janes married Mabel Snashall, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Snashall, and for the rest of his life, Janes lived in Evansville.
Fred Janes' father, Chester Janes, was a New Yorker who had moved to Janesville in 1836 with his cousin, Henry Janes. Chester was just 18 and ready for a western adventure. His cousin, Henry, became the first postmaster in that city and so the community was named for him. Henry later moved west and founded other Janesvilles in Minnesota and California. It was a mark of distinction for Evansville's Janes family.
Evansville's Janes family preferred to stay in the area and once settled in his business location, Fred Janes never moved his law practice. He stayed in the same building for fifty years.
In the 1930s he became a partner with his son, Burton "Dusty" Janes, in the insurance business. When he retired in 1946, Fred Janes was the oldest practicing attorney in Rock County and considered the "dean" of the legal profession in the area."
[courtesy of Ruth Ann Montgomery]
16 East Main
Researched and Written By Ruth Ann Montgomery
"The attorney, Fred Janes, was well known in Evansville. He had moved to the city with his family from their farm in Magnolia township when he was sixteen years old and had attended the Evansville Seminary. In 1901, Janes married Mabel Snashall, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Snashall, and for the rest of his life, Janes lived in Evansville.
Fred Janes' father, Chester Janes, was a New Yorker who had moved to Janesville in 1836 with his cousin, Henry Janes. Chester was just 18 and ready for a western adventure. His cousin, Henry, became the first postmaster in that city and so the community was named for him. Henry later moved west and founded other Janesvilles in Minnesota and California. It was a mark of distinction for Evansville's Janes family.
Evansville's Janes family preferred to stay in the area and once settled in his business location, Fred Janes never moved his law practice. He stayed in the same building for fifty years.
In the 1930s he became a partner with his son, Burton "Dusty" Janes, in the insurance business. When he retired in 1946, Fred Janes was the oldest practicing attorney in Rock County and considered the "dean" of the legal profession in the area."
[courtesy of Ruth Ann Montgomery]
Researched and Written By Ruth Ann Montgomery
"The attorney, Fred Janes, was well known in Evansville. He had moved to the city with his family from their farm in Magnolia township when he was sixteen years old and had attended the Evansville Seminary. In 1901, Janes married Mabel Snashall, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Snashall, and for the rest of his life, Janes lived in Evansville.
Fred Janes' father, Chester Janes, was a New Yorker who had moved to Janesville in 1836 with his cousin, Henry Janes. Chester was just 18 and ready for a western adventure. His cousin, Henry, became the first postmaster in that city and so the community was named for him. Henry later moved west and founded other Janesvilles in Minnesota and California. It was a mark of distinction for Evansville's Janes family.
Evansville's Janes family preferred to stay in the area and once settled in his business location, Fred Janes never moved his law practice. He stayed in the same building for fifty years.
In the 1930s he became a partner with his son, Burton "Dusty" Janes, in the insurance business. When he retired in 1946, Fred Janes was the oldest practicing attorney in Rock County and considered the "dean" of the legal profession in the area."
[courtesy of Ruth Ann Montgomery]
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