A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
Some sources show his middle name as Taylor intead of Turner and he is sometimes confused with Daniel Taylor Barnum (1766-1772).
The Genealogical Record of the Barnum Family shows six daughters of Daniel Turner Barnum and his wife Polly Ann Tomlinson. They are given as Helen, Harriet, Minerva, Mrs. Philo Parsons, Mrs. George Parsons and Mrs. (Reverend) Fisher Gutellon, in that order.
In the 1840 US Census for Leicester, Livingston County, New York the family of Daniel T. Barnum was enumerated as follows:
Daniel T. Barnum, 2 free white males under 5, 1 free white males 10 & under 15, 1 free white male 40 & under 50, 1 free white female under 5, 1 free white female 5 and under 10, 1 free white female 10 and under 15, 2 free white females 15 and under 20, 1 free white female 40 and under 50
In the 1850 US Census for Leicester, Livingston County, New York the family of Daniel T. Barnum was enumerated as follows:
Household #283; Family #288
Daniel P. [sic] Barnum, 56, M, W, Farmer, Real property $6,800; b. Connecticut
Polly A. Barnum, 52, F, W, b. Connecticut
Minerva T. Barnum, 26, F, W, b. Connecticut
Emily S. Barnum, 21, F, W, b. New York
Harriet F. Barnum, 19, F, W, b. New York, Attended school within the year
Henry M. Barnum, 16, M, W, b. New York, Attended school within the year
Hellen A. Barnum, 12, F, W, b. New York, Attended school within the year
Eugene P. [sic] Barnum, 9, M, W, b. New York, Attended school within the year
It appears that Daniel was widowed and remarried between the 1850 and 1860 censuses.
In the 1860 US Census for Leicester, Livingston County, New York the family of Daniel T. Barnum was enumerated as follows:
Household #849; Family #831
Daniel Barnum, 64, M; W; Farmer; Real property $3,900; Personal property $1,000; b. Connecticut
Jane Barnum, 31, F, W, b. New York
Daniel Barnum, 3, M, W, b. New York
Francis Barnum, 2, F, W, b. New York
Edward Osborn, 45, M, W, Farm Labourer, b. England
Julia Sears, 26, F, W, School teacher, b. New York [N.B., she was a younger sister of Daniel's wife Jane]
In the 1870 US Census for Leicester, Livingston County, New York the family of Daniel T. Barnum was enumerated as follows:
Household #134; Family #134
Barnum, T. T. [sic]; 72; M; W; Farmer; Personal property $5,000; b. Connecticut; Male citizen of US of 21 years of age and upwards
Barnum, Jane M.; 39; F; W; Keeping house; b. Connecticut
Barnum, Daniel P.; 13; M; W; At home; b. Connecticut; Attended school within the year
Barnum, Frankie; 11; F; W; At home; b. Connecticut; Attended school within the year
Barnum, Benj. U.; 9; M; W; At home; b. Connecticut; Attended school within the year
Burkhard, Mary M.; 17; F; W; Domestic servant; b. Germany; Father and mother of foreign birth
In the 1880 US Census for District 25, Moscow, Livingston County, New York the family of Daniel T. Barnum was enumerated as follows:
Household #109; Family #112
Barnum, Daniel T.; W; M; 83; Married; Farmer; b. Connecticut; Father b. Pennsylvania; Mother b. New York
Barnum, Jane M.; W; F; 49; Wife; Married; Keeping house; b. New York; Father b. Massachusetts; Mother b. Maryland
Barnum, Daniel P; W; M; 23; Son; Single; Travelling; b. New York; Father b. Connecticut; Mother b. New York
Pulius, Rev. Fisher; W; M; 36; Son-in-law; Married; Ministry; b. Pennsylvania; Father b. Pennsylvania; Mother b. Pennsylvania
Pulius, Frances B.; W; F; 21; Daughter; Married; Boarding; b. New York; Father b. Connecticut; Mother b. New York
Pulius, Stanley F.; W; M; 1; Grandson; Single; b. New York; Father b. Pennsylvania; Mother b. New York
The Barnum Family, 1517-1904 mistakenly gives him a birth date of 4 Dec 1696, off by a century. His gravestone says 1793.
The Barnum Family, 1517-1904 gives a death date of 30 Sep 1899.
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