In the 1870 US Census for Union Grove, Whiteside, Illinois the family of James R. BARNUM was enumerated as follows:
Household #123; Family #123
Barnum, James R.; 46; M; W; Carpenter; real property $435; b. N Y
Barnum, Sarah L.; 42; F; W; Keeping House; b. N Y
Barnum, Addie C.; 15; F; W; At Home; b. N Y; attended school during previous year
Barnum, Hattie; 6; F; W; At Home; b. N Y
Hawkins, Octavius; 29; M; W; Laborer; b. England; father and mother foreign born