Ward P. Barnum and wife Isabelle (Belle) were enumerated in the 1900 US Census for Pomfret, Chautauqua County, NY. He was born in Ohio in April 1857 and Belle in New York in November 1861. Also living with them was Mary Barnum, Ward's mother, born in Massachusetts in May 1833.
In 1930, Ward and Belle Barnum were enumerated in Hamburg, Erie County, New York.
From the Dunkirk (NY) Evening Observer, Thursday, November 19, 1942: Friends in Fredonia have learned of the sudden death of Ward, P. Barnum, 86, formerly of Fredonia, at his home in Hamburg. He was taken seriously ill Monday. Mr. Barnum will be remembered by many of the older residents of Fredonia as one of the active members of the old Taber Felt Company which operated a plant in East Main Street 40 years or more ago. He is survived by his wife. Burial in Fredonia, NY.
Ward P Barnham. Birth: Apr. 27, 1857; Death: Nov. 18, 1942; Burial: Forest Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, Chautauqua County, New York, USA. Plot: U/41.