John Henry Barnum (1885 - 1926)

Born 9 Jan 1885 in Hebron, Washington, Utah Territory, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Weltha Almeda (Potter) Barnum — married 28 Aug 1906 in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States

Descendants

Died 16 May 1926 at age 41 in Ione, Nye, Nevada, United States

Biography

This profile is part of the Barnum Name Study.

John Henry Barnum was born in the town of Hebron, in Washington County, which today is a ghost town. After the 1902 earthquake, which extensively damaged the town, most of the residents moved down-canyon seven miles to Enterprise. The 1906 San Francisco earthquake demolished what remained of Hebron.^[1][2]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #31097812
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebron,_Utah

• In the 1910 US Census for Township 2, Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada the family of John H. BARNUM was enumerated as follows:

Dwelling #281; Family #288

BARNUM, John H.; Head; M; W; 34; 1st marriage; married 3 years; b. Utah; father b. US; mother b. US; speaks English; Farmer; Working Out; Wage earner; employed full year; Not at work today; can read and write; Rents non-farm home

BARNUM, Almeda; Wife; F; W; 28; 1st marriage; married 3 years; mother of 1 child; 1 living; b. Utah; father b. Ohio; mother b. Ohio; speaks English; No trade or profession; can read and write

BARNUM, John D.; Son; M; W; 2; S; b. Nevada; father b. Utah; mother b. Utah; No trade or profession

JENSON, Jenite; Boarder; M; W; 28; 1st marriage; married 6 years; b. Denmark; father b. Denmark; mother b. Denmark; immigrated 1891; Naturalized citizen; speaks English; Farmer; Working Out; Wage earner; Not working today; can read and write

JENSON, Essie; Boarder; F; W; 25; 1st marriage; marreid 6 years; mother of 2 children; 2 living; b. Utah; father b. Utah; mother b. Utah; speaks English; No trade or profession; can read and write

JENSON, Alta; Boarder; F; W; 3; S; b. Nevada; father b. Denmark; mother b. Utah; No trade or profession

• In the 1920 US Census for Ward #1, Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada the family of John BARNUM was enumerated as follows:

Old Town Addition; Dwelling #24; Family #25

BARNUM, John H.; Head; Owns farm with mortgage; W; 34; M; can read and write; b. Utah; father b. US; mother b. US; speaks English; Miner; Copper Mine; Wage earner

BARNUM, Almeda; Wife; F; W; 38; M; can read and write; b. Utah; father b. Ohio; mother b. US speaks English; No trade or profession

BARNUM, John D.; Son; M; W; 12; S; attends school; can read and write; b. Nevada; father b. Utah; mother b. Utah; speaks English; No trade or profession

POTTER, Erma; Niece; F; W; 14; S; attends school; can read and write; b. Nevada; father b. Utah; mother b. Utah; speaks English; No trade or profession

BURNS, Michel; Boarder; M; W; 3-4/12; S; b. Nevada; father b. Wisconsin; mother b. Minnesota; No trade or profession

• Frank Esshom, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah Pioneers Book Publishing Company, 1913), ; pdf file, Presidio of San Francisco, Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org/details/texts