A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
According to the Pioneer History of Clarksfield (Ohio), Zara C. Norton, who came to Ohio with the family of Stephen Post, was born at Wolcott, Conn., Nov. 15, 1799. He was married to Cynthia Post, October 14, 1818, by Esquire Case of New London, and this was the first wedding in Clarksfield. After their marriage they lived with Mr. Post, went to Richland county with him and came back with him, but then settled in a log house on the north side of the townline road east of Barrett's Corners, on a farm now owed by Edward Hubbard. The little red house was built by Mr. Norton in later years. In 1829 he was licensed to exhort and to preach in 1833. At this time he went on the circuit as a Methodist minister, and was away from home much of the time. In 1840 he was admitted to Conference and in 1841 he was assigned to a circuit in Williams county and remained for two years, but the family remained on the farm. In 1856 the family moved to Minnesota where they remained for ten years and then moved to Missouri. In 1878 Mr. and Mrs. Norton moved to Nebraska, where they both died only a few weeks apart in 1880, having lived together for nearly sixty-two years.
Their children were Louisa, Isaiah, Sally, Lucinda and Elizabeth. Louisa married Jasper Pixley and they lived south of Alexander Twaddle's on the east side of the road. In 1856 they moved to Minnesota and Mrs. Pixley died in two or three years. Isaiah Norton married Abigail Tracy of Wood county, O., and they lived in Wood county until 1856 when they went to Minnesota with the Norton family. They are living in Nebraska at present. Sally Norton married Isaac Tracy of Wood county and they lived on the Norton farm, on the south town line, for a number of years, but went west with the rest and finally moved to Nebraska, where both died, the wife in 1899. Lucinda Norton married Gregory Barnum in 1849. They went to Missouri in 1855. Elizabeth Norton (Thomas) is the wife of John Barnum of Clarksfield. Zara Norton's father, Noah U. Norton, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, where he served as a servant or body guard for General Washington. In 1832 Zara went to New York state with an ox team and brought his father and mother back with him and they made their home with him until their deaths in 1841 and 1843, respectively.
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