BIOGRAPHIES: S. B. FRENCH, Menomonie, Dunn County, WI ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, or the legal representative of the contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Linda Schwartz 23 July 2000 ==================================================================== S. B. FRENCH, banker, Menomonie, was born in Chautauqua County, New York, in 1831, where he lived till the fall of 1853, when he came to Menomonie, and engaged as bookkeeper for Knapp, Stout & Co. He continued in the employment of this firm till 1867, when he opened a general store on the site of his present bank. He, at the same time, conducted a general banking and real estate business. He built his present bank building, a fine and substantial brick structure, immediately after the destruction of his store by fire. He has always taken a deep interest in educational matters, and in whatever tends to advance the interests of the community in which he lives. He was married, August 1855, to Mary V. Bullard, daughter of Lorenzo Bullard, one of the earliest settlers of Menomonie. They have three children: Alice (now Mrs. George R. Brewer), Fred and Samuel B. -- From "History of Northern Wisconsin, An Account of Its Settlement, Growth, Development and Resources; an Extensive Sketch of its Counties, Cities, Towns and Villages." Volume 1. Chicago: the Western Historical Company, A.T. Andreas, Proprietor, 1881, page 284