A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
Stella's parents and brother Americus were enumerated in Carlton, Michigan in the 1850 census. Stella was the grand-daughter of Zebulon Barnum and Betsey Ferster, who moved to Barry County, Michigan, in 1835, and named Carlton Township after their homeland in Orleans County, New York. When Estella Barnum was born on September 3, 1851, her father, Melvin, was 31, and her mother, Polly, was 21. She had three brothers. She died on May 27, 1871, at the age of 19, and was buried in Carlton, New York.
US Census, 1 Jun 1870, Carlton, Orleans, New York, United States:
Stella Barnum
US Census 1870, Location: New York, United States
Age: 18, Gender: Female, Race: White, Date of Birth: 1851-1852, Birthplace: Michigan. Film No. 000552570, Household 310, Line Number 21.
Living next door was: Roxanna Barnum Fuller
US Census 1870, Location: New York, United States
Age: 60, Gender: Female, Race: White, Date of Birth: 1809-1810, Birthplace: New York. Film No. 000552570, Household 309, Line Number 19.
Also buried in the Carlton Cemetery is her aunt Roxana Barnum Fuller.
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