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When I was searching my papers for these records I came across copies of a notebook sent to me by my cousin, kept by Herbert Alton Lee of Dowagiac with 16 pages of family names, dates and notes. This record lists the surnames: Barnum, Orr, Carpenter, Foster, Perry, Otto, Barnhart, Bauer, and Clendenen, with the most recent date being 1934.
MARY ANN CLENDENEN'S BIBLE RECORDS:
Robert A. Clendenen was born November the 8th, 1802
Amanda Hinchman was born April the 1st, 1809
Mary Ann Clendenen was born April the 24th, 1829
Oscar F. Clendenen was born December the 20th, 1829
William
Van B. Clendenen was born Febry the 9th, 1835
John F. Clendenen was born April the 11th, 1837
David K. Clendenen was born September the 4th, 1839
David K. Clendenen died Feb. 27th, 1841
Andrew I. Clendenen was born Dec. 21, 1841
George W. Clendenen was born December 4th, 1844
Martha Ann Clendenen was born April 16, 1847
Sarah Jane Clendenen was born May the 4th, 1849
Elizabeth Hinchman Decd the 5th July, 1832
Harriet Clendenen was born February 28, 1839 Nie Harriet Swisher
Susan Hinghman, Wife of Hiram Hinchman, died January 17th, 1887, Aged 77 ys 11 mo., 30 days.
Amanda Clendenen, Wife of Robert Clendenen Died Sep. 7th at 6 o'clock P.M. 1886. Aged 77 yrs, 5 mo. 5 days.Notes: This Bible is currently in the possession of Lyman Bybee, of Niles, MI. Lyman notes that the publication date of the Bible was 1829, the year Oscar Clendenen was born and the inside front cover of the Bible has the words "Oscar F. Clendenen Bible". The back pages of the Bible has the words "Mary Ann Clendenen's Bible 1851". We believe that this Bible must have been given to Mary Ann Clendenen by Oscar shortly before she died in Sept.1851. The majority of the names and dates appear in the back pages of the Bible. All of the references I have seen for these Bible Records refer to them as "Mary Ann Clendenen's Bible Records".
The date for William I. Clendenen, which was not filled in, is b. 11 July 1832
From my research so far, the name Susan Hinghman must be a misspelling, and they must have meant Susan Hinchman. I have seen gedcoms listing the wife of Hiram Hinchman as Susanna Riggins, who died in Berrien Co. MI. but have not researched it, so I am not sure.
Dowagiac, Michigan
Note from Lyman Bybee:
This information is from a notebook with HERBERT ALTON LEE'S name on the inside of cover. There is a 3 year calendar printed inside the back cover for the years 1927, 28, 29. I assume the info. was gathered during that time.PAGE 1
John BARNUM was born ---------
Elizabeth ORR was born ----------
John BARNUM and Elizabeth ORR was married------------BIRTH
Hugh BARNUM was born ------------
Rebecca BARNUM was born March 16, 1825
Elias BARNUM was born Feb. 26, 1830
Rachel BARNUM was born ---------
Rachel BARNUM was born Sept. 21, 1832
Amos BARNUM was born ----------
William BARNUM was born ---------
Sarah BARNUM was born March 9, 1839
Charity BARNUM was born Feb. 9, 1841
John BARNUM was born Dec. 6, 1842
Ezra BARNUM was born June 8, 1847DEATH
John BARNUM died 1887
Elizabeth ORR BARNUM died June 30, 1880
Hugh BARNUM died ---------
Rebecca TOMPKINS died Dec. 30, 1880
Elias BARNUM died Mar. 1, 1917
Rachel BARNUM died---------
Rachel -FOSTER-HALE died Nov. 2, 1917
Amos BARNUM died July 3, 1865
William BARNUM died -----------{Note: I don't know why there are 2 Rachel's, but he has 2 in both the birth list and death list, so I have included both of them here}
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John BARNUM of Decatur Enlisted Oct. 16, 1861 and Discharged for Disiability from the Lafayette Light Guard CO. C. 70 New York.
Amos BARNUM died of Disease at Washington Arkansas July 3, 1865 from CO. K. 12 Infantry.
William BARNUM Discharged Feb. 15 1865 from CO. K. 12 Infantry.
Lewis G. TINNOM Enlisted May 1. 1861 and Discharged July 1. 1864 from Lafayette Light Guard. CO. C. 70 New York. {Note: Civil War Records indicate that the surname is actually TIMMONS}
Stephen PERRY ----------
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John BARNUM was born Dec. 6 1842 in New York State.
Nancy Lugene LARABEE was born Nov. 13. 1842
John BARNUM and Nancy Lugene LARABEE was married Oct. 1, 1861BIRTH
Byron Leslie BARNUM was born Feb. 28, 1862
Rosella BARNUM was born Jan. 30, 1864
Laura Elizabeth BARNUM was born July 31, 1867
John Earl BARNUM was born Sept. 27, 1874DEATH
John BARNUM died May 23, 1930
Nancy Lugene BARNUM died Feb. 20, 1879
Byron Leslie BARNUM died Jan. 28, 1928
Rosella BARNUM died Feb. 15, 1943
Laura Elizabeth BARNUM died Aug. 16, 1933
John Earl BARNUM
John BARNUM and Elvira Messenger ROSS was married Dec. 6. 1880PAGE 4
John Earl BARNUM was born Sept 24 1874
Lucinda BARNUM and John BARNUM was married November 24, 1900 at Winsor Canada.John Earl BARNUM
Lucinda BARNUM May 13 1934
{Note: This date for Lucinda was recorded on the Family Group Sheet as the date of her death}PAGE 5
Sarah BARNUM was born March 9, 1839 and married Stephen PERRY
Dec. 27 1865.BIRTH
Cordelia Lee PERRY born Sept. 8, 1861
Eva PERRY born Aug. 14 1871DEATH
Stephen PERRY ----------
Sarah BARNUM PERRY died Dec. 24, 1915
Cordelia Lee PERRY OTTO died Oct. 23, 1929
Eva PERRY BAUER ---------Cordelia Lee PERRY OTTO was born Sept. 8, 1861 and was married to______ OTTO.
BIRTH
Floyd OTTO born April 12, 1879
Henry OTTO born Oct. 15, 1882DEATH
Cordelia Lee PERRY OTTO died Oct. 23, 1929
Floyd OTTO ---------
Henry OTTO ---------
Floyd OTTO was born April 12, 1879 and was married to _______?BIRTH
Phyllis OTTO ----------
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Rachel BARNUM was born Sept. 21, 1832 and was married to Truman FOSTER.
BIRTH
LeRoy FOSTER born Aug. 25, 1854
Elizabeth FOSTER born Nov. 17, 1856
Emory FOSTER born Dec. 13, 1858DEATH
Truman FOSTER ----------
Rachel BARNUM FOSTER died Nov. 2, 1917
LeRoy FOSTER ---------
Libbie {Elizabeth?} FOSTER died Feb. 27, 1901
Emory FOSTER died Mar 12, 1919
Rachel BARNUM FOSTER was married to Anson HALE.PAGE 7
Elias BARNUM was born Feb. 26, 1830 and was married to Charlotte Mark ---1856
BIRTH
Eddie BARNUM --------
Freddie BARNUM ----------
Flora BARNUM ----------DEATH
Elias BARNUM died March 1, 1917
Charlotte MARK BARNUM died Oct. 1906
Eddie BARNUM --------
Freddie BARNUM ----------
Flora BARNUM --------PAGE 8
Orville Clyde BARNHART and Eleanor JUDIE was married March 24, 1932
BIRTH
Ester Alice BARNHART born Dec. 8, 1932
Donna Charlene BARNHART born Aug. 25, 1934PAGE 9
Byron Leslie BARNUM was born Feb. 28, 1862
Amy Belle CARPENTER was born Feb. 10, 1870
Byron BARNUM and Belle CARPENTER was married April 4, 1886 at Decatur.BIRTH
Ester Lugene BARNUM was born May 30, 1890
Frank Leslie BARNUM was born Aug. 9, 1892
Eunie Viola BARNUM was born Aug. 5, 1894
Olive Maude BARNUM was born Sept. 9, 1902DEATH
Byron Leslie BARNUM died Jan. 28, 1928
Amy Belle BARNUM died Feb. 1962
Frank Leslie BARNUM died May 2, 1915
Ester Lugene BARNUM died Dec. 1956
Eunie Viola BARNUM died ------
Olive Maude BARNUM died Aug. 9, 1927PAGE 10
Emory FOSTER was born ______ and was married to Nellie May ORR on
Jan. 8, 1883. Nellie May ORR was born Jan 8, 1864BIRTH
Appie FOSTER was born Jan 3, 1885
Dare FOSTER -------DEATH
Emory E. FOSTER died Mar. 12, 1920
Nellie May ORR FOSTER died July 26, 1927
Appie M. FOSTER --------
Dare FOSTER died Nov. 12, 1918Appie FOSTER was born Jan. 3, 1885 and was married to Harry BRANCH
BIRTH
{no births listed}PAGE 11
Eva PERRY was born Aug 14, 1871 and was married to Edward BAUER
Feb. 5, 1894.BIRTH
Ceo Elmo BAUER {Ceo ?} was born Dec 31, 1901
DEATH
Edward BAUER --------
Eva PERRY BAUER --------
Ceo Elmo BAUER ---------
Ceo Elmo BAUER was born Dec. 31, 1901 and was married to Amy RASOR
August 31, 1922. Amy RASOR was born June 6, 1903BIRTH
Ceo Elmo BAUER was born May 21, 1923
Ardis Evonne BAUER was born Oct. 31, 1924
Charles Stephen BAUER was born July 8, 1930PAGE 12
Alonzo CANNON was born Nov. 12, 1887
Eunice Viola BARNUM was born Aug. 5, 1894
Alonzo H. CANNON and Eunice Viola BARNUM at Porter Michigan Nov. 12, 1914. {I assume this is the marriage date}BIRTH
Lloyd Clifford CANNON was born Sept. 12, 1918
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Clyde BARNHART was born Dec. 18 ---
Ester Lugene BARNUM was born May 30, 1890
Clyde BARNHART and Ester BARNUM was married Aug. 29, 1907 at Paw Paw, MichiganBIRTH
Orville Clyde BARNHART was born June 24, 1909
Allene Ester BARNHART was born Sept. 7, 1910
Irene May BARNHART was born July 7, 1912
Annabelle BARNHART was born April 4, 1914
Florence Fay BARNHART was born July 14, 1916
Harry Lyle BARNHART was born Mar. 4, 1918
Rex Lee BARNHART was born Jan. 30, 1920
Kenneth Earl BARNHART was born Dec. 7, 1921PAGE 14
This page just lists names and dates but no heading. I believe it is referring to deaths.
Sarah Ett PERRY Dec. 24, 1915
Charity TIMMON Oct. 26, 1927
John BARNUM May 23, 1930
Ezra BARNUM ----------------------This is the last of the pages from Herbert Alton Lee's notebook. My copy of this record was sent to me by Lyman Bybee of Niles, MI. He has the original.
Cathy
Dates got at John's for Helena {Clendenen} Mar. 1909
John F. Clendenen was born Dec 22nd, 1860
Emma J. Oyler was born July 9th 1861
John & Emma married Dec. 25, 1883Children of John F. Clendenen & Emma J. Oyler
Bessie E. Clendenen was born Oct. 26, 1885
Lulu G. Clendenen was born Sept. 19th 1888
Neil H. Clendenen was born Nov.1st 1890, died Sep. 22 1892
Earl O. Clendenen was born Jan 16, 1893
Thelma Marie Clendenen was born Nov. 13th, 1899Parents of Emma Oyler:
Daniel Oyler, Born in Canton Co. Ohio, Dec. 25, 1827. Died Sep. 22, !888
Catherine (Robinson) Oyler was born in Green Co. Ohio Oct. 14, 1826. Died Mar. 2, 1886Oscar Clendenen born in Logan Co. WV Dec. 20, 1829. Died March 7, 1870
Harriet Swisher {wife of Oscar} born Prebel Co. Ohio, Feb. 27, 1839
[This information] turned out to be the most important ... so far, as it contain[s] a lot of information that nobody else seems to know about. I came by it in a rather convoluted way through a gedcom and while the person who sent it to me only knew which relative of his that the list came from, when I saw the actual copies of the lists, I knew who wrote it {my aunt} and where she got her information from. {Sarah Jane Clendenen's papers} ... I have to tell you that a lot of the information on the original list was just a little "off", but it provided me with enough information and clues that I have been able to figure out where the mistakes are and find documentation to verify everything except a couple of items. The problem with putting it on the web just as it is without listing the correct information and documentation is that some of the information is just "wrong" enough to start a whole new cycle of misinformation and I would really like to avoid that if possible. It is very annoying to me to find Gedcoms that continually regurgitate the same incorrect information. When I first received the list my goal was to verify as much as I possibly could so that I would know that the information that I have been unable to verify is most likely correct also. I have spent the past 4 months tracking down these people and verifying that they existed, which is the only reason I am comfortable putting this list out there. So, here goes...I realize this is lengthy, but I also believe it is important to know where these lists came from.
These two lists were sent to me by Don LeClair. He came across them in genealogical research notes and papers that had been gathered by his 2nd great aunt, Helena Clendenen {1871-1950}. The lists were written on personalized stationaery belonging to Lugene Clendenen, {1926-1998} {my aunt}, in her handwriting. The heading on both lists mentions "Sarah's Grandfather" & "Sarah's Great Grandfather". From Sarah Jane Clendenen's {1861-1949} obituary I have found out that she spent the last year of her life in the home of her cousin, Earl O. Clendenen, {1893-1908} my grandfather, Lugene's father. When Sarah died it was my grandfather who was responsible for dealing with Sarah's house and property. What I believe happened was that sometime in the 1940s, Helena Clendenen asked Lugene Clendenen to go through Sarah's papers and see if she could find any family information and requested that she copy down what she found and send to Helena. {Helena was also Sarah's 1st cousin}
This first list appears to have come from Mary Ann Clendenen's Bible Records for the most part.Sarah's Grandfather
Robert Anderson CLENDENEN
"ANDERSON" his mother's maiden name - Born Nov. 8. 1802 Married Amanda HINCHMAN, July 13, 1827
Robert A. died Sept 14, 1851
Amanda HINCHMAN CLENDENEN born April 1st, 1809 - died Sept. 7th, 1886Mother & Father of:
Mary Ann - born April 24, 1828
Oscar F. - born Dec. 20, 1829
William Issac - born July 11, 1832
Van Buren - born Feb. 9, 1835
John Floyd - born April 11, 1837
David Kemper - Sept. 4, 1839
Irving - born Dec 21, 1841
George - born Dec. 4, 1844
Martha Ann - born April 16, 1847
Sarah Jane - born May 4, 1849Notes:
1) The book "Marriage Bonds of Pike Co. KY, 1822-1865" by Clyde Runyon, c. 1984, records a letter dated 12 July 1827 stating that she "is 22 years old and willing to intermarry with Mr. Robert Clendenon" signed by Amanda Hinchman and attested by Jeremiah Farmer and Nancy Clendenon. At that time, Amanda was only 18 years old. Every family record and census record subsequently prove this, as well as the year of birth on her headstone, which is 1809.2) This list is the only place that mentions Robert's mother's maiden name so far.
3)John Floyd Clendenen married under the name Floyd Clendenen to Josephine Whipple in LaSalle Co. IL. in 1875
4) This list is the only place I have seen David Kemper Clendenen, as he died in 1841 at age 11/2, in VA.
5) Irving is listed everywhere else as Andrew Irwin Clendenen. He was also Helena Clendenen's father.
This next list is where the information gets really interesting. Several of these children are easily found on the Internet, but some of them have never been mentioned before. This is the first time that I have seen them all connected to the same family at the same time.
Sarah's Great Grandfather
Robert CLENDENEN born Jan 9th, 1768
Martha "ANDERSON" CLENDENEN born April 4, 1772Children of Robert CLENDENEN & Martha (ANDERSON) CLENDENEN born in Virginia:
Winnie - unmarried - died in Virginia
Polly - married - Alax McNealey - lived in West Virginia
Julia - married - Nimrod Farley - Plat Co. Missouri
Dorcas - not married - Died in Virginia
Elmer - went to Missouri and married there
Nancy - married - Filip Ballard - lived in Stomer Ind.
John - married - Polly McKinnie - Kanoy W. Virginia
Robert - married - Amanda Hinchman - Michigan
Archibald - married - Shadie Pennelton - Jiles or Jiles Co. VA.
Adam - married - Sarah Jane Gillens - Galeton, Davis Co. MO.
Amanda - married - James Russel - went to MONOTES:
1) This Robert Clendenen is the son of Adam Clendinen and Winifred ______? of Montgomery Co. VA. There is an 1817 Giles Co. VA deed from CLENDENEN to GORE, which specifically mentions "Robert Clendenen and Martha his wife" several times, but to date there has been no marriage record found.2) WINNIE: I was unable to find any documentation for this child, however since Robert's mother was named Winifred, it is very possible they named their first daughter Winifred.
3) POLLY: This is MARY H. CLENDENEN. She married ALEXANDER McNEELY and is well documented and known about.
4) DORCAS: The book GILES COUNTY MARRIAGE BONDS 1806-1853 from the Virginia Historic Marriage Register, by John Vogt & William Kethley Jr., by Iberian Publishing Company, Athens, Georgia, 1985 {from microfilm reels 21-25 from the Virginia State Library, Archives Division as the source} states that the permission letter written by Robert Clendenen, father of Archibald S. Clendenen, for permission to marry Shada Pennington {March 1822} was attested to by JULET PENNINGTON and DORCAS PENNINGTON. This is incorrect. From GILES COUNTY VIRGINIA MARRIAGE BONDS 1821-1830 {LDS Family History Library microfilm # 1928297} this letter was attested to by JULET CLENDENEN & DORCAS CLENDENEN. {I have copies of the actual documents}
5) ELMER: 24 Oct. 1838 Logan Co. deed from the "heirs of Robt. Clendenen Dec'd" to Eli Gore. {Book B. Pg 125}. Heirs listed are: R.A. Clendenen, Adam Clendenen, Nimrod Farley & Juliet his wife, Alexander McNeely & Polly his wife, James Russell and Amanda his wife, & ELMORE Clendenen. Signed: R.A. Clendenen, Adam Clendenen, Nimrod Farley, Julet Farley, Alexander McNeely, Mary McNeely, ELMAR Clendenen.
ELMER/ELMORE/ELMAR was the most difficult one of these children to locate, as I had a list that specifically states that this person "went to Missouri and married there". At this date {Mar. 2002} I am convinced that ELMORE was a female and she did not marry in Missouri. I have found an E. Clendennin in the 1860 Platte Co. Marshall Twp. MO census, occ: hired woman, with a son, Robt. age 6, living with the Sullivan family. {Pg. 859} She is living with Family # 1234.
What leads me to believe that this E. Clendennin is actually Elmore is that Amanda Russel is Family # 1296 & Juliet Farley is Family # 1299 in this same county and township. The 1850 Platte Co. Marshall Twp. MO census shows Charles A. Farley {son of Juliet} living 2 houses down from this same Sullivan family {pg. 338}. The 1870 Platte Co. Weston P.O. MO census, pg. 496, clearly spells out the name Elmore Clendenen, age 53, f, keeps house, Robert Clendenen, age 16, m, laborer.
6) NANCY: She married PHILIP BALLARD and they lived in St. Omer, Decatur Co. IN. I contacted the Decatur Co. IN GenWeb and requested a look-up from John Ballard. It turned out that Nancy & Philip Ballard were his ggg grandparents. They had been unable to locate marriage documents and Nancy's maiden name was unknown to them.
7) JOHN: Married Mary "Polly" McKinney. "Kanoy" must have meant KANAWHA. This family is also well documented.
8) ARCHIBALD: The list names Shadie Pennelton and Jiles. Records show here name was SHADA PENNINGTON, and they lived in GILES CO. VA.
9) ADAM: The list names SARAH JANE GILLENS, However, census records show her name to be MARY JANE. There is some confusion regarding her surname. It was recorded in the marriage documents as GILLERLAND but family records claim it was GILLILAN. The 1850, 1860, & 1870 Daviess Co. MO census show that they lived in the same area as several other GILLILAN families.
10) AMANDA: 2 May 1851, James Russel bought 80 acres in Platte Co. MO.
6 Aug. 1851, Andrew Russel is on record representing the estate of James Russel, deceased, stating that his father died without a will, and left a wife and six children. Andrew, Francis, Lovina, Ryland, Mary Jane, & James M. Russel.
Amanda Russel is in the 1860 Platte Co. MO census with 3 children, Ryland, Mary Jane and James M.Cathy
Submitted by Cathy