A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
In the 1860 US Census for Austinburg, Ashtabula, Ohio the family of Joseph H. Barnum was enumerated as follows:
Household #199; Family #177
Barnum, J. H.; 33; M; W; Teacher; real property $1,000; personal property $1,000; b. Ohio
Barnum, S. S.; 34; F; W; b. Penn.
Savery, Mary; 14; F; W; Attending Institute; b. Ireland
Barnum, Chas. M.; 3; M; W; b. Ohio
Barnum, Wm. W.; 1; M; W; b. Ohio
Joseph opened an account with the Freedman's Bank of South Carolina on 15 Oct 1867. The following information was noted on his application: Joseph H. Barnum; White; Wife, Sarah S.; Son, William W., 9; born Ashtabula County, Ohio; Residence on Orleans St., near Lincoln Chapel; Occupation: Principal of Schools
His death notice, taken from an unknown contemporary newspaper, states: April 1, 1904, at 6:16 a.m., Joseph H. Barnum, in his 76th year. Funeral services at his late residence by Rev. N. M. Long Saturday, April 2, 1904, at 10:30 a.m. A note in his father's family bible says: Died in Shelby County, Tenn. at their house on Carnes Ave. south of Montgomery Park, Apr. 1, 1904.
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