Barnum Family Genealogy

Moody, Pauline F. of Menomonee Falls, WI, died on Sunday, February 15, 2009, following a stroke suffered the previous Wednesday. She was born August 15, 1926, in Barnum, WI, to LaVern and Cora Barnum, who preceded her in death. Pauline married Jack Gasser of Boscobel, WI. A navigator in the Air Corp in World War II, he was killed in the line of duty. They had a son, Thomas Gasser, and Pauline worked at the munitions works in Badger, WI during the war. She married Robert E. Shellman in 1947 and raised a family in Oconto Falls, WI. Pauline returned to school and earned her RN degree from the Bellin School of Nursing in 1967 and became the Director of Nursing Services at Community Memorial Hospital in Oconto Falls, WI. Later she moved to Florida and then Louisiana where she attended Charity Hospital in New Orleans to become a Nurse Anesthetist. Pauline later married Delbert Moody. Together they provided anesthesia services to hospitals in Morgan City, LA, and later to hospitals in New Mexico, Arizona, and Wisconsin. Pauline and Del retired to Barnum, WI, where he died in an auto accident in 1990. Pauline remained in Barnum until moving to Menomonee Falls in 2007. Pauline is survived by her four sons, Thomas (Catherine) Gasser, Cheyenne WY, Robert L. (Jolene) Shellman, Pewaukee, WI, Roger (Eileen) Shellman, Green Bay, WI, and Stephen Shellman, Manitowoc, WI; six grandchildren, Kira (Michael) Turner, Austin, TX, Lara Gasser(Paul Jeffery), Fort Collins, CO, Glenna and Charlo Colina, Austin, TX, Sarah Shellman, Tampa, FL, Zachary (Michelle) Shellman, WI, and Reanna Shellman, WI; and seven great-grandchildren, Calvin, Carson and Lila Turner, Austin, TX, and William, Olivia, Charles and Grace Shellman, Green Bay, WI. She is also survived by two sisters, Dorothy Spiegel, Milwaukee, WI, and Hazel (Thomas) Helgerson, Sussex, WI, and one brother, Conrad Barnum, IN. Pauline is also survived by a special friend Ben Logan. She was preceded in death by one brother, Vern. A celebration of her life will be held at the Dommersnaes-Bertram Family Funeral Home, 211 State Hwy 131, Gays Mills, WI, on February 28, at 11:00 AM. HARDER FUNERAL HOME Brookfield (262)781-8350 www.harderfuneralhome.com

Published in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on 2/19/2009

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Edward Seth Barnum (January 19, 1828-February 24, 1899) Married
Hannah Rebecca Bennet (Nov 9, 1837-Apr 19, 1914)

Marion Richard Barnum (March 22,1862- May 16,1941) Married
Panthea Cordelia Haskins (June 9, 1873-July 23, 1959)

Children:
Elizabeth(Bessie) Barnum (Kreutz) (March 6, 1895- December 20,1979)
Ella (Goldie) Barnum (December 7,1896- April 25,1982)
Esther Barnum (1899-1899)
Lavern Marion Barnum (April 18,1900-1986)
Hazel Barnum (Young) (April 1,1902-1942)
Wilma Sadie Barnum (McCormick) (August 31, 1904 – December 14, 2003)
Mildred Ruth Barnum (Porter) (March 22, 1907-November 27, 1999)
Frank Haskins Barnum (March 8, 1909- 1964)
Edward Sylvester Barnum (January 25, 1916-May 9, 2005)

The old Edward Seth Barnum House still is there, even though the Barnum family does not exist anymore.
Grandfather & Grandmother Barnum moved into the house, when Uncle Lavern(her son) and his wife (Cora) took over the farm. They lived in the house for many years-He died in 1941, she died in 1959.

Left: Goldie (1896-1982) Mildred (1907-1999) Bessie (1895-1979) Panthea (1873-1959) Hazel (1902-1942)

Barnum Family in Front yard of Barnum House-Barnum, Wisconsin

1941-Barnum family at Marion Richard Barnum’s Funeral-Barnum, Wisconsin

I have been looking for this picture for months

Left: Wilma(1904-2003)-Edward(1916-2005)-Mildred(1907-1999)-
Vern(1900-1986)-Bessie(1895-1979)

After both parents were gone (Marion-1941, Panthea-1959)-the family got together for a meeting every year.

Barnum Wisconsin was founded by Edward Seth Barnum in the 1892, it was the third village in the town of Haney. It then had a progressive population of some 200 persons and the usual business enterprises of a thriving country town. It was named for the Barnum family, prominent property holders of the community.

The Barnum family traces its descent from Thomas Barnum or Barnham as the name was originally spelled. He was born in England in 1625 and came to America about 1640 locating at Bethal, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Thomas Barnum (Barnham) (1625-December 26,1695)
Richard Barnum (1675- January 14,1745)
Capt John Barnum (abt 1698-October 3, 1757)
Capt Richard Barnum (1722-September 4, 1783)
Levi Barnum (April 22, 1762-February 26, 1833)
John D. Barnum (November 17, 1795-May 4, 1887)

John D. Barnum was born in New York State and died in Barnum, Wisconsin in the spring of 1887. He married Mercy K. Jones on December 25, 1882 (who was born March 30, 1795 in Massachusetts and died on June 5, 1858). He is buried in the Haney Ridge Cemetery in Crawford County. They raised five children.

William A. Barnum (April 22, 1824-August 24, 1842)
George G. Barnum (September 6, 1825-November 8, 1904)
Edward Seth Barnum (January 19, 1828-February 24, 1899)
Sabra M. Barnum (May 2, 1829-October 22, 1870)
Charles H. Barnum (March 30, 1836-August 6, 1862)

Edward Seth Barnum was born in New York State in January 19, 1828 and died in Feb 26, 1899. He married Hannah Rebecca Bennet on July 9, 1857 (who was born in Genesee, New York in Nov 9, 1837 and died on Apr 19, 1914). He was a Farmer in Haney Valley, owning a lot of land in the valley. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Crawford County. They raised four children:

Sarah Ellen Barnum (Scoville) (April 13,1858- June 26,1904)
Sabra Amanda Barnum (Haskins) (March 5,1858- November 24, 1951)
Marion Richard Barnum (March 22,1862- May 16,1941)
Frank Grant Barnum (December 14, 1863-October 20, 1888)

Marion Richard Barnum born in Barnum, Wisconsin, also became a farmer and married Panthea C. Haskins on June 25, 1894 (who was born on June 9, 1873 and died on July 23, 1959). They both are buried in the Boscobel Cemetery in Grant County. They had nine children:

Elizabeth(Bessie) Barnum (Kreutz) (March 6, 1895-December 20,1979)
Ella (Goldie) Barnum (December 7,1896-April 25,1982)
Esther Barnum (November 16, 1898-February 11, 1899)
Lavern Marion Barnum (April 18,1900-1986)
Hazel Barnum (Young) (April 1,1902-1942)
Wilma Sadie Barnum (McCormick) (August 31, 1904-December 14, 2003)
Mildred Ruth Barnum (Porter) (March 22, 1907-November 27, 1999)
Frank Haskins Barnum (March 8, 1909-1964)
Edward Sylvester Barnum (January 25, 1916-May 09, 2005)