Asahel James Barnum

Brief Life History of Asahel James

When Asahel James Barnum was born on 8 January 1861, in Peoa, Summit, Utah, United States, his father, John Bunnell Barnum, was 25 and his mother, Esther Minerva Murray, was 25. He married Martha Ann Pulsipher on 24 April 1878, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Hebron, Washington, Utah, United States in 1880 and Enterprise, Washington, Utah, United States in 1920. In 1930, at the age of 69, his occupation is listed as gardner, landscaping in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States. He died on 23 May 1937, in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Mesquite City Cemetery, Mesquite, Clark, Nevada, United States.

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Family Time Line

Asahel James Barnum
1861–1937
Martha Ann Pulsipher
1858–1936
Marriage: 24 April 1878
Lillie Mae Barnum
1879–1948
Asahel James Barnum Jr.
1881–1944
Annie Maria Barnum
1883–1963
John Henry Barnum
1885–1926
Mary Esther Barnum
1886–1930
Charles Andrew Barnum
1888–1939
Zera Eugene Barnum
1890–1946
Martha Barnum
1894–1928
Carmelia Barnum
1896–1978
Robert Barnum
1902–1964

Sources (46)

  • Ashel James Barnum, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Family Data Collection - Births
  • Family Data Collection - Marriages

World Events (8)

1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

1877

Historical Boundaries: 1877: Lincoln, Nevada, United States 1909: Clark, Nevada, United States

1891

Historical Boundaries: 1891: Washington, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Washington, Utah, United States

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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