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Barnum

Barnum Surname Distribution

Geographic distribution based on Civil War military records.

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People with the Barnum Surname

William Henry Barnum

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P.T. Barnum

1810–1891 Showman, entrepreneur Bethel, Connecticut

Henry Barnum

1818–1892 Gen. Connecticut

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385 soldiers with the Barnum surname found in Civil War records.

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