Samuel was a pit boss at Franklin Mines and a member of the King Solomon Lodge No. 346, A.F.& A.M. He is buried in the Scottdale Cemetery, Scottdale, Pennsylvania.
In the 1850 US Census for Placerville and Vicinity, El Dorado County, California there was enumerated a Samuel Barnum who may be this person, as follows:
Dwelling #3; Family #16
Bretton Pater, 30, M, Miner, Real property $700, b. England, Average product of [illegible] mining labor per day $1.50
Samuel Barnum, 26, M, Miner, b. Pennsylvania, Average product of [illegible] mining labor per day $1.50
Isaac Ledbetter, 21, M, Miner, Real property $50, b. S. Wales, Average product of [illegible] mining labor per day $1.50