A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
This may be the person who was enumerated in the 1880 US Census for Conesus, Livingston County, New York as Cordy Gilmore, a grandson of Darius Barnum (1829-1884). The census entry shows him as as:
Gilmore, Cordy; White; Male; 3 years old; Grandson; Single; b. New York; Both parents b. New York.
If the supposition is correct, Cordy/Cordie would have been a son of one of the four daughters of Darius Barnum. Their ages at the time of Cordie's birth would have been: Mariett/Maryett, 23; Ida B., 18; Amanda, 15; Dorca/Dorsey, 13. If that were the case, Cordie might have been adopted or raised by his grandfather, using the surname Barnum in later life. To date, information to definitely confirm or discard that supposition has not been found.
In the 1900 US Census for Wayland Village, Wayland Township, Steuben County, New York, the household of Cordie Barnum was enumerated as follows:
13 Scott Street, House 130
Family 143
Granger, Margaret; Head; White; Female; b. October 1829; 75; Widow; Mother of 3 children; 3 children living; b. New York; Father b. Massachusetts; Mother b. Pennsylvania; Can read, write and speak English; Owns home with mortgage
Family 144
Barnum, Cordie; Head; White; Male; b. August 1876; 23; Married during the census year; b. New York; Father b. New York; Mother b. New York; Stationary Engineer; Unemployed 2 months during the census year; Can read, write and speak English; Rents home
Barnum, Margaret; Wife; White; Female; b. January 1878; 22; Married during the census year; b. New York; Father b. New York; Mother b. New York; Can read, write and speak English
By 1905 Cordie was widowed and during at least part of that year he was living apart from his son Avery. The 1905 state census for Buffalo, Erie County, New York, shows him as a boarder in that city, as follows:
283 Franklin Street
Campbell, Agnes; Head; White; Female; 35; b. England; 3 months in the US; Citizen (sic); Housework
Barnum, Cordie; Lodger; White; Male; 38; b. United States; Citizen; Machinist; Wage earner
NOTE: Four additional male lodgers were enumerated in the same family group. Cordie's wife Margaret had died in 1901 and his son Avery Barnum was enumerated in that same census living in the home of Avery's uncle Archibald Avery in Wayland Village, Wayland Township, Steuben County, New York.
In the 1910 US Census for Buffalo Ward 13, Erie County, New York, the family of Cordie Barnum was enumerated as follows:
70 Carleton Street
House 141; Family 209
Barnum, Cordey (sic); Head; Male; White; 34; Married for 2nd time; Married 3 years; b. New York; Father b. New York; Mother b. New York; Speaks English; Machinist in a generator plant; Employed during the entire census year; Able to read and write; Rents home
Barnum, Anna; Wife; Female; White; 26; Married for 1st time; Married 3 years; Mother of 2 children; 2 children living; B. New York, Father b. New York; Mother b. Germany; Speaks English; Able to read and write
Barnum, Carl; Son; Male; White; 1-6/12; Single; b. New York; Father b. New York; Mother b. New York
A Research Guide to the Genealogy of the Barnum/Barnam/Barnham Family Worldwide
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