A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
In the 1860 US Census for Newstead, Erie County, New York the family of Joshua Barnum, Jr. was enumerated as follows:
Dwelling #335 & 336; Family #338
Joshua Barnum, 35, M, Farmer, Real property $2,400, Personal property $600, b. New York
Ann Barnum, 30, F, b. New York
Austin Barnum, 13, M, b. New York, Attended school within the census year
Eveline Barnum, 11, F, b. New York, Attended school within the census year
Cyrenus Barnum, 7, M, b. New York, Attended school within the census year
Allen Barnum, 3, M, b. New York
Charles Barnum, 10/12, M. b. New York
[Note: The first three members of this family were enumerated in Dwelling #335 and the remaining four in Dwelling #336. The enumerator wrote "unverified" in the margin of the entry].
Newstead, Erie, New York, 5 Jun 1865
Dwelling, Plank construction, Value $100
Joshua Barnum, 48, M, b. Erie, Married once, Farmer
Ann, 36, F, b. Erie, Mother of 10 children, Married once
Austin, 18, M, b. Erie, Single
Emeline, 16, F, b. Erie, Single
Cyrenus, 12, M, b. Erie, Single
Allen 8, M, b. Erie, Single
Charles, 6 M, b. Erie, Single
Hattie, 2, F, b. Erie, Single
Alice, 10/12, F, b. Erie, Single
If Ann had 10 children, the female infant listed in the 1855 census had died (was not listed in the 1860 census). The other child was probably born between Charles and Hattie (born and died between the censuses of 1860 and 1865).
In the 1870 US Census for Newstead, Erie County, New York the family of Joshua Barnum, Jr. was enumerated as follows:
Dwelling #641; Family #656
Barnum, Joshua; 49; M; W; Farmer, Real property $7,000; Personal property $800; b. New York; Male citizen of US of 21 years of age and upwards
Barnum, Annah; 43; F; W; Keeping house; b. New York
Barnum, Allen; 14; M; W; Works on farm; b. New York; Attended school within the census year
Barnum, Charles; 10; M; W; b. New York; Attended school within the census year
Barnum, Harriet; 8; F; W; b. New York; Attended school within the census year
Barnum, Adeline; 6; F; W; b. New York; Attended school within the census year
This family moved from New York to Missouri shortly after 1870.
In the 1880 US Census for District 27, Cedar, Calaway County, Missouri the family of Joshua Barnum, Jr. was enumerated as follows;
Dwelling #66; Family #66
Barnum, Joshua; W; M; 59; Married; Farmer; b. New York; Both parents b. New York
Barnum, Annie B.; W; F; 57; Wife; married; Keeping house; Unable to attend to ordinary duties on this day due to dysentery; b. New York; Both parents b. New York
Barnum, Charles J.; W; M; 20: Son; Single; Work on farm; b. New York; Both parents b. New York
Barnum, Hattie A.; W; F; 18; Daughter; Single; At home; b. New York; Both parents b. New York
Barnum, Allice; W; F; 15; Daughter; Single; At home; Attended school within the census year; b. New York; Both parents b. New York
Barnum, Rosse E.; W; M; 10: Son; Single; Attended school within the census year; b. New York; Both parents b. New York
Barnum, Allen J.; W; M; 22: Son; Married; Married during the census year; Work on farm; b. New York; Both parents b. New York
Barnum, Bell; W; F; 22; Wife; Married; Married during the census year; b. Missouri; Father b. Tennessee; Mother b. Missouri
Hufman, Allen; W; M; 25; Visitor; Married; Butcher; b. New York; Both parents b. Holland
Joshua Barnum Jr., Find A Grave Memorial #28255805 married Ann B. Brosius, Find A Grave Memorial #28255774 and they had 11 Children: Austin D., Emeline M. Nichols, George Albert, Cyrenus Edward, Isabelle, Allen John, Charles Joshua, Harriet Ann 'Hattie' Boles-Bagby, Alice Adeline 'Addie' Rice, William H. and Ross Earl.
...Callaway County, Missouri 'Patron's List... [1868 - J.T. Barnum Farming & Stock, PO New Bloomfield - Twp 45 Range 11 Section 1]
See Find A Grave memorials #28255774 and #28255805 for links to Joshua and Ann Barnum's children - In 1868 this line of the Barnum family migrated from Newstead Township, Erie County, New York to Cedar Township, Callaway County, Missouri. Joshua Barnum Jr. possibly belonged to the 'Friends' church. Ann B. Brosius' family were Lutherans from Lower Mahoney Township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The Barnums belonged to the Prospect Methodist Church in Cedar City, Callaway County, Missouri, where Joshua and Ann are buried in the quaint Old Prospect M.E. Cemetery. Many of their descendants were Baptist and are buried in the Union Hill Baptist Cemetery in Fulton. (Cedar City and Fulton are ten miles south of Jefferson City, Missouri).
From the Callaway Weekly Gazette, Fulton, Missouri, August 22, 1884: Barnum - At his residence three miles west of New Bloomfield, on August 14, 1884, Joshua Barnum aged about 59 years.
Gravestone inscription: Meet me in Heaven.
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