In the 1850 US Census for Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri the family of Ezra Barnum was enumerated as follows:
Dwelling #177; Family #189
E. S. Barnum, 29, M, Tinman, b. Connecticut
Martha M. Barnum, 19, F, b. Kentucky
William Busby, 16, M, Tinman, b. Kentucky
Albert Wells, 16, M, Tinman, b. Missouri
In the 1860 US Census for Warren, Marion County, Missouri the family of Ezra Barnum was enumerated as follows:
Dwelling #48; Family #49
E. S. Barnum, 40, M, Farmer, Real property $6,000, Personal property $550, b. Connecticut
Martha Barnum, 30, F, b. Missouri
Albert L. Barnum, 7, M, b. Missouri
Jessie Barnum, 3, F, b. Missouri
Alice Barnum, 1, F, b. Missouri