From an unidentified contemporary newspaper: A daughter, Elizabeth Ellen, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Barnum of West Salem at the Salem General Hospital October 7. The little girl is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Barnum.
From another unidentified contemporary newspaper: The stork calls. Mrs. Barnum has a little baby granddaughter, and is she proud - the first girl in the family in thirty years. We'll bet she is mightily loved, but awful sweet.