George Grey Barnard, Cloisters, Washington Heights | His Family, His Travels, His Sculpture

In 1870, George (age 8, b. Pennsylvania) appears with his family living in Waukesha, Wisconsin [map]. Listed are his father, Joseph H. (age 32, b. Pennsylvania), mother, Martha (age 28, b. Illinois), brother, Evan (age 5, b. Pennsylvania), and sister, Mary (age 1, b. Wisconsin). His father’s occupation was listed as Clergyman. The house number is listed as 432, but no street name is listed. (Source: 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, page 56, enumerated on the 25th day of July. Image obtained from Ancestry.com, and is being used for personal research purposes)

The earliest newspaper clipping that I could locate in the Waukesha Plaindealer mentioning George’s father was from February 23rd, 1869: “New Berlin Caucus: Donation — The annual donation visit to Rev. J. H. Barnard, which has been before postponed, will be held (D. V.) at this house on Tuesday, Feb. 23d, afternoon and evening. All are invited to attend.”

I was able to locate an article, entitled “Art Made Him Poor”, in the Waukesha Freeman from July 4, 1907, that states, “forty one years ago, that is in 1866, Rev. J. G. Barnard became pastor of the Presbyterian church of this city, which was then a village.”