Barnum Barnes: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Barnum Barnes was born on 1 Sep 1789 in Westborough, Worcester Co, Massachusetts; died on 10 Sep 1864 in Portland, Iona Co, Michigan.

Barnum married Lucy Parkhurst on 1 Sep 1809 in Gloucester, Essex Co, Massachusetts. Lucy (daughter of Ephraim Parkhurst and Bathsheba Parmenter) was born on 17 Jun 1785 in Princeton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts; died in 1861 in Portland, Iona Co, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Jerome Bonapart Barnes was born about 1829 in New York; died on 3 Jan 1889 in Vigo Co, Indiana.

Generation: 2

Jerome Bonapart Barnes

(1.Barnum¹) was born about 1829 in New York; died on 3 Jan 1889 in Vigo Co, Indiana.

Jerome married Nancy Paff about 1857. Nancy was born about 1837 in Bucks Co, Pennsylvania; died on 3 Jan 1888 in Vigo Co, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

3. Nellie Pauline Barnes was born on 18 Jan 1879 in Indianapolis, Marion Co, Indiana; died on 23 Sep 1940 in Vigo Co, Indiana.

Generation: 3

Nellie Pauline Barnes

(2.Jerome², 1.Barnum¹) was born on 18 Jan 1879 in Indianapolis, Marion Co, Indiana; died on 23 Sep 1940 in Vigo Co, Indiana.

Nellie married James Chesterfield Fears on 22 Aug 1899 in Vigo Co, Indiana. James was born on 23 Dec 1862 in Indiana or Illinois; died on 4 Apr 1932 in Vigo Co, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

4. Lila Ruth Fears was born on 9 Dec 1909 in Vigo Co, Indiana; died on 9 Jun 2000 in Center Point, Clay Co, Indiana.

Generation: 4

Lila Ruth Fears

(3.Nellie³, 2.Jerome², 1.Barnum¹) was born on 9 Dec 1909 in Vigo Co, Indiana; died on 9 Jun 2000 in Center Point, Clay Co, Indiana.

Lila married Lawrence Bruce about 1929 in Indiana. Lawrence (son of Joseph Austin Bruce and Eliza Luella Lovellette) was born on 30 Aug 1899 in Keensburg, Wabash Co, Illinois; died on 31 Mar 1975 in Terre Haute, Vigo Co, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

5. R.F. Bruce, (Ag-DNA-5th-8th)