Brief Life History of Lyman Roscoe
When Lyman Roscoe Barnum was born on 13 July 1809, in Enosburg, Franklin, Vermont, United States, his father, Jehiel Richards Barnum, was 31 and his mother, Electa R Sherman, was 32. He married Caroline Palmer on 1 March 1837, in Barre Town, Washington, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Ohio, United States in 1870. He died on 28 August 1881, in Afton, Union, Iowa, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Afton, Union, Iowa, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Lucy R Brown in household of Jehiel R Brown, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Lyman Roscoe Barnum - Published information: birth: 13 July 1809; Enosburg, Franklin, Vermont, United States
- Lyman R. Barnum, "Vermont, Marriages, 1791-1974"
Spouse and Children
1809–1881 Male
1813–1887 Female
Children (2)
1840–1920 Male
about 1850– Male
Parents and Siblings
1777–1865 Male
1777–about 1850 Female
Siblings (10)
1803–1837 Male
1806–1889 Male
1807–1810 Female
1809–1881 Male
1811–1888 Female
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World Events (8)
1810 · Change of capital city
Age 1
1812
Age 3
1834 · Vermont Anti-Slavery Society is Formed
Age 25
Name Meaning
Altered form of English Barnham: habitational name from any of the places called Barnham in Suffolk and West Sussex, or Barnham Broom in Norfolk, all of which were named with the male personal name Beorn or Beorna + Old English hām ‘homestead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Barnum, Edna Clara - - 1881 Sad Affair
A SAD AFFAIR. G L Barnum's two-year old daughter fell into a kettle of hot grapes that the mother had set into a tub of water to cool, burning her so badly that in a few hours she died. The grandfat …
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