Rev.
George
Barnum
Born in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Ephraim Barnum
and Rebecca (Hull) Barnum
Brother of
Seelye Barnum [half], Aurelia (Barnum) Brush [half], Russell Barnum [half], Austin Barnum [half], Ephraim Hull Barnum, Rebecca Barnum and Irena Barnum
Husband of
Ophelia (Smith) Barnum
— married
6 Sep 1831 in Bethel, Fairfield, Connecticut
Descendants 
Father of
Walter Mallory Barnum, Rebecca (Barnum) Bunyan, Russell Barnum, Mary Barnum, Elizabeth Barnum, Emma Barnum, Eleanor Barnum, Augustine Barnum, Martha Barnum and Vernon George Barnum
Died
at age 80
in Kendallville, Noble, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Jan 2015
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Biography
This profile is part of the Barnum Name Study.
George Barnum was "raised up" as a minister of the gospel by the Congregational Church of Bethel, Connecticut. In the American Christian Record (1860) he was listed as a Congregational minister in Medina, Michigan.
- In the 1850 US Census for Medina, Lenawee County, Michigan the family of George Barnum was enumerated as follows [1]:
- Dwelling #710; Family #710
- George Barnum, 39, M, Congregational Clergyman, Real property $450, b. Connecticut
- Ophelia Barnum, 39, F, b. Connecticut
- Walter Barnum, 17, M, b. Connecticut, Attended school within the year
- Rebecca Barnum, 12, F, b. Michigan, Attended school within the year
- Russel Barnum, 11, M, b. Michigan, Attended school within the year
- Mary Barnum, 9, F, b. Michigan, Attended school within the year
- Elizabeth Barnum, 7, F, b. Michigan, Attended school within the year
- Emma Barnum, 5, F, b. Michigan, Attended school within the year
- Elanor [sic] M. Barnum, 3, F, b. Michigan
- Augustine Barnum, 2, M, b. Michigan
- Martha Barnum, 1/12, F, b. Michigan
- Irene Brush, 19, F, b. Connecticut
- In the 1880 US Census for Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio the family of George Barnum was enumerated as follows:
- Dwelling #222; Family #228
- Barnum, George; W; M; 69; Married; Minister; b. Connecticut; Both parents b. Connecticut
- Barnum, Opelia [sic]; W; F; 69; Wife; Married; Keeping house; b. Connecticut; Both parents b. Connecticut
- Barnum, Vernon; W; M; 27; Son; Single; Engineer; b. Michigan
- Blair, Mary E.; W; F; 23; Single; Dressmaker; b. Pennsylvania; Father b. Scotland; Mother b. Pennsylvania
Research notes:
- Add next generation info on children (most with spouses) from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91062615/george-barnum
- Add proper citations for 1850 + 1880 censuses.
Sources
- ↑ S295 US Census of 1850
- FindAGrave Memorial #91062615
- Source: S1203 Leonard Bacon, S. W. S. Dutton and E. W. Robinson, compilers, Contributions to the Ecclesiastical History of Connecticut (New Haven: William L. Kingsley, 1861)
- Source: S181 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)
- Source: S295 US Census of 1850
- The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1994-2002) Vol. Danbury, Page 10
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
- Patrick Barnum
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 36000 markers, haplogroup R-BY12211, FTDNA kit #63407, MitoYDNA ID T10988 [compare] +
Y-Chromosome Test 100572 markers, haplogroup R-FGC57007 - Dick Barnum :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #118801 +
Y-Chromosome Test 100 markers, haplogroup R-FGC57007
- Albert Burnham :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 36000 markers, haplogroup R-BY12211, FTDNA kit #286626 +
Y-Chromosome Test 100 markers, haplogroup R-FGC57007
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