Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

Baraboo:

George Bloom, boot and shoe store, and dealer in hides, pelts and furs, on Bridge street; he was born Nov. 2, 1824, at county of Wurzburg, State of Bavaria; came to America April 28, 1851, and located at Pittsburgh, Nov. 11, 1855; he landed in Baraboo and started the shoe business in 1863; went on a farm, and on Aug. 17, 1864, enlisted in Co. D, 9th W.V.I. and served about one year. He was married, Dec. 18, 1861 to Miss Catherine Wild; she was born in Prussia, on the River Rhine; they have four children-Robert G., Henry F., Edward K. and George F.; the second son, Henry F. commenced work as fireman in July 1879, and intends to fit himself for an engineer. In politics, Mr. Bloom is a Democrat.

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