Heber M. Barnum served as a private with Troop "C" 6th US Cavalry during the Spanish-American War. He suffered an injury to the right knee and was awarded a pension as an Army Invalid.
Heber Maurice Barnum was born in Mondamin, Iowa on October 23, 1877 (World War I & II draft registration cards) and died November 6, 1964 in Lane County, Oregon (Oregon Deaths). He married Mary O. Hadsall who was born in 1885 and died in 1972. They had one son, Leo Joseph Barnum who was born in 1906 (Oregon Births) and died September 22, 1910. (Gravestones Eugene Pioneer Cemetery on Find A Grave, Oregon Deaths).
Gravestone Inscription: Heber Maurice Barnum / Oregon / Pvt Cas Det 6 Regt Cav / Spanish American War / Oct 23 1877 - Nov 6 1964