A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
In the 1850 US Census for Otsego, Otsego County, New York the family of Abijah Barnum was enumerated as follows:
Dwelling #889; Family #936
Abijah Barnum, 56, M, Farmer, Real property $10,000, b. Connecticut
Lovine Barnum, 54, F, b. Massachusetts
Almeda Barnum, 28, F, b. New York
Abijah Jun., 21, M, b. New York
Linus Barnum, 13, M, b. New York, Attended school within the year
[N.B., Real property valued at $10,000 was equivalent to a little over $1,900,000 in 2005 dollars, using the unskilled wage index; Abijah was obviously a wealthy man for his times.
In the 1860 US Census for Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York the family of Abijah Barnum was enumerated as follows:
Dwelling #795; Family #850
Abijah Barnum, 66, M, Real property $2,000, b. Connecticut
Lovina Barnum, 63, F, b. Massachusetts
Almeda Barnum, 38, F, b. New York
A Research Guide to the Genealogy of the Barnum/Barnam/Barnham Family Worldwide
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