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ISRAEL R. BARNUM is a man whose uprightness and integrity render it a pleasure to sketch his career and record
it on these pages of the history of Jackson County. He was born in Shandaken, Ulster County, New York, July 1,
1823, and is a son of Israel and Mary (Rose) Barnum, also natives of the State of New York. Israel Barnum was a
relative of the famous P. T. Barnum. He came with his wife to Wisconsin at an early day and settled in Dunn County,
where he still resides, at the advanced age of ninety four years; his wife died in 1882, at the age of eighty two
years. He served as a soldier in the war of 1812; all his life he has been a farmer; he and his wife are members
of the Baptist Church; they had born to them ten children: Israel R., Hiram, Jonathan, William, Mary A., Zadok,
Noah, Jane, Warren and Antonette. The eldest born, and the subject of this notice, was reared on a farm in the
midst of the scenes of his birth, attending the common schools. in the year 1856 he came to Jackson County, hoping
to make a home and accumulate some property; in 1861 he bought 200 acres, which now comprise his farm, seventy
acres having been placed under cultivation through his persevering efforts. It has been no light task to clear
this land from the wild forest, and fit it for the plow, and too much praise cannot be given to those hardy pioneers
who have made Jackson County what she is today
Mr. Barnum at one period of his life was engaged in a tannery, and he has also followed surveying, serving as County
Stirveyor for one term; he has been Town Clerk almost continuously since 1861, and he has been Justice of the Peace
for several terms. In his political faith he is a Prohibitionist. He cast his first Presidential vote for James
K. Polk He is a believer in churches and religious denominations, and contributes liberally to their support, although
he is not a member of any denonination.
July 20, 1851, he was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Chariton. She was born in Middletown, Delaware County,
New York, November 22, 1832, and is a daughter of William and Saliva A. (Bivens) Chariton, natives of the Empire
State. Mr. and Mrs. Barnum are the parents of ten children: Sarah, Alice, Mary, Sidney, Elmer, Iona, Lillie, Ada,
Willie and Elva; Sidney, Alice and Mary are deceased.
FROM:
Biographical History of
Clark and Jackson Counties Wisconsin
Lewis Publishing Company.
Chiago, 1891.
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