Born in Lanesville, Franklin Township, Harrison, Indiana, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Marvin B. Barnum
— married
Nov 1855 in New Albany, Floyd, Indiana
Descendants 
Mother of
Thomas G. Barnum, Wiley B. Barnum, Ashbell Willard Barnum, Mary E. (Barnum) Chapman and Marvin Howard Barnum
Died
at age 69
in McLeansboro, Hamilton, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Jan 2017
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Biography
Born 1 JUL 1832. Lanesville, Harrison, Indiana. [1][2]
Died 1 APR 1902. McLeansboro, Hamilton, Illinois. [3]
Note: 04 Apr 1902 Issue of the Times (McLeansboro, IL). Barnum, Mrs Harriet (Gwin) Biggs born 01 Jul 1832, Lanesville, Indiana; died 01 April 1902 in McLeansboro; Married William Biggs, 1 child survives. Married Marvin Barnum, November 1855: 4 children survive. United with Christian Church, New Albany, IN, at age 14. Interred IOOF in McLeansboro.
Sources
- ↑ Source: #S727 Page
- ↑ Source: #S170 Page
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 03 April 2021), memorial page for Harriet Barnum (1 Jul 1837–1 Apr 1902), Find A Grave: Memorial #55468182, citing Odd Fellows Cemetery, McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by JeanneLeib (contributor 48599233) .
- Source: S170 US Census of 1880 TID 0 Footnote US Census of 1880 ShortFootnote US Census of 1880 Bibliography US Census of 1880.
- Source: S727 Information provided by Christine Barnum Earl
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Harriet by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Harriet:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Harriet by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Harriet:
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~6.25%
Scott Barnum
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A916466 [compare], Ancestry member Scott4077
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~6.25%
John Barnum :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A785725 [compare], Ancestry member MaraShea
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