Asahel James Barnum Jr.

Brief Life History of Asahel James

When Asahel James Barnum Jr. was born on 28 September 1881, in Hebron, Washington, Utah, United States, his father, Asahel James Barnum, was 20 and his mother, Martha Ann Pulsipher, was 22. He married Elmira Leavitt on 7 November 1901, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 1 February 1944, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Mesquite City Cemetery, Mesquite, Clark, Nevada, United States.

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Family Time Line

Asahel James Barnum Jr.
1881–1944
Elmira Leavitt
1883–1948
Marriage: 7 November 1901
James Alvin Barnum
1902–1958
Orange Decator Barnum
1904–1946
Iona Belle Barnum
1905–1998
Myrtle Barnum
1907–1907
Gertha Barnum
1909–1993
Asahal Merrill Barnum
1911–1993
Thirza Lena Barnum
1912–2000
Roka Barnum
1914–1990
Emmett Dudley Barnum
1918–2005
Henry Lester Barnum
1919–1990
Cleave Barnum
1921–1994

Sources (60)

  • Aschel James Barnum, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Asahal J Barnum, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Asahel J Barnum, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1893

Historic Boundaries: 1893: Lincoln, Nevada, United States 1909: Clark, Nevada, United States

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

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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