Land Purchase Date: June 01, 1858, Crawford County (Source: Document Nos. 30708 and 30709, BLM Land Records (Mineral Point Land Office, Accession No. W12420).
In the 1850 US Census for Pleasant, Marion County, Ohio the family of John D. Barnum was enumerated as follows:
Dwelling #1086; Family #1094
John B. [sic] Barnum, 54, M, Farmer, Real property $1,500, b. New York
Mercy Barnum, 56, F, b. Massachusetts
George Barnum, 25, M, Laborer, b. New York
Edward Barnum, 22, M, Laborer, b. New York
Melvina Barnum, 21, F, b. New York
Charles H. Barnum 19, M, b. Ohio
In the 1860 US Census for Pleasant, Marion County, Ohio the family of John D. Barnum was enumerated as follows:
Dwelling #1344; Family #1346
John D. Barnum, 64, M, Farmer, b. Canada
Charles H. Barnum, 24, M, Farmer, Real property $4,000, Personal property $1,500, b. Ohio
Sabra M. Barnum, 31, F, b. New York
He was buried in Haney Ridge Cemetery.