A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
From the Syracuse Herald-Journal, Syracuse, New York, Monday, March 17, 1947: Mrs. Irlavere Searl Barnum, 78, widow of the late Judge William L. Barnum of County Court, died at 11:45 A.M. today at S. State St. Nursing Home. She had been in ill health for the last two years. Mrs. Barnum was a native and life resident of Syracuse. Born April 26, 1869, she was the daughter of Dr. Ichabod Howe Searl and Jane Darrow Searl, and a sister of Supreme Court Justice Clifford Searl. Until her illness, Mrs. Searl Barnum was active in church and civic affairs in Syracuse. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church and of the Smith College Club, the Social Art Club and of Harmony Circle. She was a graduate of Burnham School for Girls at Northampton, Mass., and attended Smith College.
From the Syracuse Herald-Journal, Tuesday, March 18, 1947: Died in this city, March 17, 1947, Mrs. Irlavere S. Barnum, widow of Judge William L. Barnum; survived by one son, Dwight S. Barnum; one brother, Judge Clifford Searl and one sister, Mrs. William Ward Damon of New York City. Burial is at Oakwood Cemetery.
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