The Times Record, Troy, NY, April 28, 1958: Mrs. Esther M. Barnum, 74, wife of the late Edward D. Barnum, died yesterday after a long illness. A native of Melonville and the former Esther Rossman, she had resided in Troy for the last 16 years. Survivors include two sons DeWitt Barnum of Poestenkill and Raymond Barnum of Merritt Island, Florida; two daughters Mrs. Cortland Johnson of Snyders Lake and Mrs. Joseph Bloomingdale of Troy. Interment Sand Lake Union Cemetery.