Descendants of Edgar LeRoy Barnum and Carrie Dunmire
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Descendants of Edgar LeRoy Barnum and Carrie Dunmire
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Posted: 27 Apr 2005 9:31PM GMT |
Classification: Query
Surnames: Barnum, Dunmire, Greathouse, Webster, Kerns
Dear cousins et al,
I'm the GGranddaughter of E.L.Barnum and Carrie Dunmire, who resided in Parkersburg, West Virginia and are buried here as well. My Grandmother Mildred Virginia Barnum was a 3rd cousin to P.T.Barnum, and always received free tickets to the Barnum & Bailey Circus when they came to town. Her siblings included the following: Robert LeRoy "Pete" (sports fans), Ethel, Evelyn, Eugene "Gene" (more sports fans), Hazel Barnum Guthrie, Leonard "Feets" (Pro sports fans as well), Mildred Virginia "Midge" and Geraldine "Gerry". I believe that's the birth order correctly. Only Hazel is still alive and in Minnesota at last notice. Mildred married Edward Grover Webster in Parkersburg, West Virginia and had 3 children: Edward, Jr., Robert Daniel
and Nancy Jane Lavandero. Nancy married Manuel "Mannie" Lavandero of Bronx, New York residence: they have two daughters: Diana Adams (son Rory) and Karen. My dad is Bob, who married Marilyn Kathleen Kerns of Parkersburg, and died in 1985. There are four of us still around: Jennifer Elaine (me), Jeffrey Lynn, Joanne Denise Pflug and Jon Patrick. Jon is the only one with children: Robert and Ryan; his wife's maiden name is Rumiela (Miel) Dala of Point Pleasant, WV. They live in Hurricane, WV at this time.
I would love to hear from other Barnum cousins, especially if they have photos and/or family charts, etc. Is anyone aware of any Native American bloodlines running in the mix? We have some from the Dunmires, and possibly a GGrandmother from Jackson County, WV. I'm still not sure about Dora Mae Greathouse - supposedly full-blood Native American and adopted from one of the Trails of Tears. I'm digging in the courthouse for any info I can find.
Hope to hear from y'all.
Sincerely yours,
Elaine
I'm the GGranddaughter of E.L.Barnum and Carrie Dunmire, who resided in Parkersburg, West Virginia and are buried here as well. My Grandmother Mildred Virginia Barnum was a 3rd cousin to P.T.Barnum, and always received free tickets to the Barnum & Bailey Circus when they came to town. Her siblings included the following: Robert LeRoy "Pete" (sports fans), Ethel, Evelyn, Eugene "Gene" (more sports fans), Hazel Barnum Guthrie, Leonard "Feets" (Pro sports fans as well), Mildred Virginia "Midge" and Geraldine "Gerry". I believe that's the birth order correctly. Only Hazel is still alive and in Minnesota at last notice. Mildred married Edward Grover Webster in Parkersburg, West Virginia and had 3 children: Edward, Jr., Robert Daniel
and Nancy Jane Lavandero. Nancy married Manuel "Mannie" Lavandero of Bronx, New York residence: they have two daughters: Diana Adams (son Rory) and Karen. My dad is Bob, who married Marilyn Kathleen Kerns of Parkersburg, and died in 1985. There are four of us still around: Jennifer Elaine (me), Jeffrey Lynn, Joanne Denise Pflug and Jon Patrick. Jon is the only one with children: Robert and Ryan; his wife's maiden name is Rumiela (Miel) Dala of Point Pleasant, WV. They live in Hurricane, WV at this time.
I would love to hear from other Barnum cousins, especially if they have photos and/or family charts, etc. Is anyone aware of any Native American bloodlines running in the mix? We have some from the Dunmires, and possibly a GGrandmother from Jackson County, WV. I'm still not sure about Dora Mae Greathouse - supposedly full-blood Native American and adopted from one of the Trails of Tears. I'm digging in the courthouse for any info I can find.
Hope to hear from y'all.
Sincerely yours,
Elaine