A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
Some sources show Eli's middle name as Cornwell.
In the 1880 US Census for District 116, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut the family of Eli C. Barnum was enumerated as follows:
Dwelling #271; Family #281
Barnum, Eli C.; W; M; 34; Married; Farmer; b. Connecticut; Both parents b. Connecticut
Barnum, Charlotte F.; W; F; 34; Wife; Married; Keeping house; b. Connecticut; Both parents b. Connecticut
Barnum, Edith C.; W; F; 8; Daughter; Single; At school; Attended school within the census year; b. Connecticut; Both parents b. Connecticut
Barnum, Robert G.; W; M; 5; Son; Single; At school; Attended school within the census year; Cannot write; b. Connecticut; Both parents b. Connecticut
He is buried in the Village and Town Plot Cemetery. His gravestone reads: Barnum, Eli Cornwall, born Dec. 25, 1845, died Oct. 17, 1933.
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