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Milo C. Bushnell
Milo Cornelius Bushnell (May 2, 1824December 11, 1897) was an American farmer, Republican Party (United States), Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served two terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Winnebago County, Wisconsin, Winnebago County during the 20th Wisconsin Legislature, 1867 and 21st Wisconsin Legislature, 1868 terms. He was among the earliest American settlers at Omro, Wisconsin, and served as chairman of the Winnebago County board of supervisors during 1872 and 1873. His name was often abbreviated as Wisconsin pioneer Milo C. Bushnell was born May 2, 1824, in the town of Waitsfield, Vermont. He was raised and educated there, working on his father's farm until about age 20. At that age, he went to work on another farm for pay; after accumulating $75 in savings, he went west to Illinois. After teaching school there for $11 per month over the winter, he went north into the Wisconsin Territory in 1846, and settled in the town of Omro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnebago County, Wisconsin
Winnebago County is a county (United States), county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 171,730. Its county seat is Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Oshkosh. It was named for the historic Ho-Chunk, Winnebago people, a federally recognized Native American tribe now known as the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin, Ho-Chunk Nation. Chief Oshkosh was a Menominee leader in the area. Winnebago County comprises the Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin, Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Appleton, Wisconsin, Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Fox Cities, Combined Statistical Area. History The region was occupied by several Native American tribes in the period of European encounter, including the Sauk people, Sauk, Meskwaki, Fox, Menominee, and Ojibwa (known as Chippewa in the US). French traders from what is now Canada had early interaction with them, as did French Society of Jesus, Jesuit missionaries, who sought to convert t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |