A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
Richard Barnum purchased land patents in Arkansas in 1839, 1843 and 1854. The patent descriptions in BLM records are as follows:
Patentee: Richard Barnum; Survey State: Arkansas; Acres: 40; Metes/Bounds: No; Title Transfer Issue Date: 11/1/1839; Land Office: Washington; Cancelled: No; US Reservations: No; Mineral Reservations: No; Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566); Document Nr.: 3640; Accession/Serial Nr.: AR1170__.417; BLM Serial Nr.: AR No S/N.
Patentee: Richard Barnum; Survey State: Arkansas; Acres: 160; Metes/Bounds: No; Title Transfer Issue Date: 3/3/1843; Land Office: Little Rock; Cancelled: No; US Reservations: No; Mineral Reservations: No; Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566); Document Nr.: 4021; Accession/Serial Nr.: AR0080__.193; BLM Serial Nr.: AR NoO S/N.
Patentee: Richard Barnum; Survey State: Arkansas; Acres: 40; Metes/Bounds: No; Title Transfer Issue Date: 5/1/1854; Land Office: Little Rock; Cancelled: No; US Reservations: No; Mineral Reservations: No; Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566); Document Nr.: 5227; Accession/Serial Nr.: AR0110__.009; BLM Serial Nr.: AR No S/N.
In the US Census of 1850 for Manchester, Dallas County, Arkansas the family of Richard Barnum was enumerated as follows:
Dwelling #432; Family #432
Richd Barnum, 40, M, Physician; Real property $1,000; b. Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Barnum, 23, F, b. Maryland
Jno Barnum, 12, M, b. Arkansas
From the New York Times, Jan. 21, 1856, pg. 1: Determined Attempt to Murder. From the Baltimore Patriot, Jan. 19. Yesterday a presentment was found against Dr. Richard Barnum, by the Grand Jury of Baltimore County Circuit Court, for assaulting with intent to kill Elisha Wood. As far as we could learn, the facts are these: On Tuesday Dr. Barnum went to the house of Mr. Wood and commenced abusing his family, whereupon Mr. Wood told him he would suffer no man to abuse either him or his family, and more particularly in his own house, and ordered him to leave the premises, remarking at the time that he would be even with him yet. The next morning Dr. B. secreted himself behind a hedge not far from the residence of Mr. Wood, armed with a double-barreled gun. he had not been in that position long before Mr. Wood emerged from his dwelling, but had not walked far before he discerned the Dr. with a double-barreled gun pointed towards him, and the next instant the gun was discharged, the contents lodging in his right arm. Mr. Wood turned and fled towards the house, remarking that he was shot but not killed, when the foul villain discharged the other barrel, the load penetrating his back; but finding that he was still foiled in his murderous attempt, he dropped his gun and started in pursuit, with a revolver in one hand and a bowie knife in the other; luckily Mr. Wood succeeded in reaching his dwelling before the assassin caught up to him.
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