A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
After Albert Davis died, Mary married Lew Johnson, a barber who later managed an Opera house in Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada. Lew died in
February 1910 and Mary became a widow again. She was listed as such in the 1911 Census of Canada. About November 1910 she accepted a position as a housekeeper for a family that moved to Lima, Peru. The head of the family was apparently a smelter manager who had previously held that same position near Grand Forks. Although the contract was for two years Mary appears in the 1911 Canada census. Perhaps her daughter Ida included her?
Volume XIII Grand Forks Gazette, Saturday April 19, 1913 - Number 39 - Page 05, City & District. Mrs. Lew Johnson is expected to reach Grand Forks, B.C. this week from Peru, S.A. after an extensive visit in the States while enroute.
Volume XII Grand Forks Gazette, Saturday April 26, 1913 Page 05, City & District. Mrs. Lew Johnson [Mary Seoy, mother of Ida L. Davis] has arrived from Lima, Peru, where she acted as housekeeper for Mrs. A.B.W. Hodges during the post two years and reports a most pleasant sojourn in the southern clime. (Mr. Hodges was reported as earning a salary of $ 50,000).
In the 1920 US Census for District 338, Los Angeles Assembly District 72, Los Angeles, California the family of Mary Seay was enumerated as follows:
1279 West 35th Place (rear of 1277)
Dwelling #27; Family #27
Seay, Mary; Head; Owns non-farm home free of mortgage; Female; Mulatto; 63; Widow; Can read and write; b. Alabama; Father b. Ireland; Mother b. Alabama; Speaks English; Laborer; Factory; Wage worker
Miles, Ida; Daughter; Female; Mulatto; 46; Widow; Can read and write; b. Alabama; Father b. Maryland; Mother b. Alabama; Speaks English; Seamstress; Private family; Wage worker
Barnum, Herbert; Grandson; Male; Mulatto; 26; Married; Can read and write; b. California; Father b. Maryland; Mother b. Alabama; Speaks English; Dyer; Shoe store; Wage worker
Barnum, Gerald; Grandson; Male; Mulatto; 23; Single; Can read and write; b. California; Father b. Maryland; Mother b. Alabama; Speaks English; [Occupation blank]; Garage; Wage worker
Barnum, Marie; Granddaughter; Female; Mulatto; 20; Single; Can read and write; b. British Columbia; Father b. Maryland; Mother b. Alabama; Speaks English; Messenger; Shoe store; Wage worker
Barnum, Lurena; Granddaughter; Female; Mulatto; 17; Single; Attended school within the census year; Can read and write; b. British Columbia; Father b. Maryland; Mother b. Alabama; Speaks English; No occupation
In the 1930 US Census for District 772, Los Angeles (Districts 251-500), Los Angeles, California the family of Mary Seay was enumerated as follows:
1277 West 35th Place
Dwelling #224; Family #236
Seay, Mary; Head; Owns non-farm home valued at $4,000; Owns radio set; Female; Negro; 73; Widow; Can read and write; b. Alabama; Father b. Ireland; Mother b. Alabama; Speaks English; no occupation
Barnum, Ada [s/b Ida]; Daughter; Female; Negro; 57; Widow; Can read and write; b. Alabama; Father b. Maryland; Mother b. Alabama; Speaks English; Maid; Private home; At work previous workday
[Note: the family of her grandson Gerald J. Barnum was living at the rear of the same property].
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