Biography: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: George S. BARNUM ************************************************************************ Submitted by Kathy Grace, January 2005 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ History of northern Wisconsin: containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources, an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories, biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers, views of county seats, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1881. p.1187 George S. Barnum, retired, Winneconne; first settled in Fond du Lac County, near Green Lake, Wis., in 1847, and engaged in farming, but being brought up a merchant, soon gave up that occupation, and, after a brief residence there, settled on Democrat Prairie, Winnebago Co., where, after a short time, he moved to Waukau, same county, and engaged in milling under firm name Barnum, Parsons & Daniels, continue several years, then firm was changed to Barnum, Bean & Wood and continued until 1868, at which time, he moved to Winneconne, where he has since been engaged in real estate, loaning money, etc. He was born in Monkton, Addison Co., Vt., Sept. 26, 1819. He was married at the latter place, Jan. 6, 1842, to Miss Mary P. Kinsley, who was born and reared in same place. They have two children- Mary E., now married to Mr. E.W. Enos, and living in Vinland, Winnebago Co.; Jerome W., married and living in Winneconne. Mr. Barnum was the first Town Clerk of Nepeuskun Township. He has served two terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, also two terms in Senate.