William Foster Barnum (1845 - 1918)

Born 3 Jun 1845 in Potsdam, Saint Lawrence, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Dolly E. (Smith) Barnum — married 2 Jun 1866 in Clarksfield, Huron, Ohio

Husband of Kate E. (Young) Barnum — married 29 May 1875 in Clarksfield, Huron, Ohio

Descendants

Died 23 Jul 1918 at age 73 in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho

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Biography

This profile is part of the Barnum Name Study.

William served during the US Civil War as a private in Company "F" 16th New York Cavalry and Company "B" 3rd New York Cavalry. His widow received a pension as an Army Widow.

Burial

Burial:

Place: Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho

Marriage

Husband: William Foster Barnum

Wife: Dolly E. Smith

Child: Charles P. Barnum

Child: Jay Major Barnum

Marriage:

Date: 2 JUN 1866

Place: Clarksfield, Huron, Ohio^[1]

Husband: William Foster Barnum

Wife: Kate E. Young

Child: Alice Mae Barnum

Child: Clyde Lemoins Barnum

Relationship to Father: adopted

Relationship to Mother: adopted

Marriage:

Date: 29 MAY 1875

Place: Clarksfield, Huron, Ohio^[2]

Husband: William Foster Barnum

Wife: Ellen Nancy Smith

Marriage:

Date: 21 MAY 1901^[3]

Husband: Buell Preston Barnum

Wife: @I4966@

Child: William Foster Barnum

Child: Mary Barnum

Child: Ellen Barnum

Child: George Henry Barnum

Marriage:

Note: From the Saint Lawrence Republican and General Advertiser, Saint Lawrence County, New York, 3 Sep 1844: Married Aug. 21, 1844 by Rev. Mr. Willard of Ogdensburg, Buel P. Barnum of Potsdam to Miss Cornelia Ann Northrup of Lisbon.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S173
2. ↑ Source: #S173
3. ↑ Source: #S173
4. ↑ Source: #S1701

• Information provided by Bette Barnum
• Barnum, Eben Lewis and Fr. Francis Barnum, SJ, Genealogical Record of the Barnum Family, Presenting a Conspectus of the Male Descendants of Thomas Barnum 1625-1695 (Gardner, MA: Meals Printing Co., 1912)