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Jacob Harris Baum

Jacob Harris Baum[1]

Male 1836 - 1912  (75 years)

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  • Name Jacob Harris Baum 
    Born 13 May 1836  Brandywine, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 19 Nov 1850  Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1850

    Iowa, Pottawattamie, District 21, 19 Nov 1850, page ??, Dwelling 330, Family 330

    Jacob Baum, head, 56. Elizabeth, wife 40. Children: June, daughter 16; Elizabeth, daughter 14; Jacob, son 12; Jeannetta, daughter 10. Also living with them is Oscar Sperry, 40; John Christman, 40; Maria Christman, 42. Jacob is a farmer. Jacob, June, Elizabeth, Jacob, and Jeannetta was born in Pennsylvania. Elizabeth, Oscar and John were born in Connecticut. Jhn and Maria Christman were born in Pennsylvania. Next door to Merlin and Royala Jones; Elisa and Mary Ann Jones.  
    Age: 12 
    Census 4 Oct 1860  Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1860

    Utah, Utah, Provo Valley, Provo Post office, page (4xx) unreadable, 4 Oct 1860, Dwelling 3729, Family 1809

    Danl A. Sessions, head, 31. Jeanette, wife, 23. Children: Jacob R., son, 2. Living with them is Jack H. Born, 24. Danl is a farmer, born in Illinois. Jeanette is born in Penn, Jacob is born in Utah. Jack is 24 a laborer, born in Penn. Value of Danl's real estate is $200; personal property is $350. Jack's personal property is valued at $200. Next door to Isaac and Sarah Comins; Hyrum and Sarah Oakes.

    It is presumed that Jack is the brother (Jacob) of Janetta Baum Cummings. Jacob was born in 1836 which would make him 24 in 1860. The census is littered with misspellings or phonetic spellings of the individual's names.  
    Age: 24 
    Census 19 Aug 1870  Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1870

    Utah, Utah, Provo City, 3rd Ward, Pages 22 and 23, 19 August 1870 (page 1 of 2)

    Jacob Baum, head, 22. Malinda Baum, wife, 29. children: Rachel, daughter, 5; Thomas, son, 3; John, son, 1. He is a farmer; value of real estate $150; property value $200. He is born in Pennsylvania; she is born in Tennessee. The children are born in Utah. Next door to Esther Dugale and John and Hagen Birch. 
    Age: 33 
    1870 US Federal Census, Jacob Baum Family, Provo, Utah    		 1870 US Federal Census, Jacob Baum Family, Provo, Utah
    1870 US Federal Census, Jacob Baum Family, Provo, Utah    		 1870 US Federal Census, Jacob Baum Family, Provo, Utah
    Census 21 Jun 1880  Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1880

    Utah, Utah, Provo, Enumeration District 81, Page 60, 21 June 1880, Family#576

    Jacob 44; farmer. Melinda (wife) 39; keeping house. Children: Rachel 15; Elizabeth 9; Melinda 7; Mary J. 5; Harmon 2. Jacob born in Pennsylvania; Melinda born in Tennessee. Children born in Utah. 
    Age: 44 
    1880 US Federal Census - Jacob H Baum Family    		 1880 US Federal Census - Jacob H Baum Family
    Census 25 Jun 1900  Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 1900

    Utah, Utah, Provo Precinct, Provo City, ED #164, Family 793, Sheet 41A, 25 Jun 1900

    Jacob, head, born May 1836, 64, married 35 years, born in PA
    Melinda, wife, born in 1841, 59, married 35 years, 8 children, 5 living, born in TN
    Jane, daughter, born Sep 1876, 23, single, Utah
    Harmon, son, Dec 1878, 21, single, Utah
    William H, son, Oct 1884, 15, single, Utah 
    Age: 64 
    1900 US Federal Census for Provo, Utah, Utah, USA    		 1900 US Federal Census for Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
    Includes the Jacob Baum Family
    Census 26 Apr 1910  Pleasant View, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Census 1910

    Pleasant View, Utah, Utah, SD 1, ED 189, Sheet 8B, 26 Apr 1910, Dwelling 288, Family 211

    William H. Baum, head, 25. Grace F., wife, 23. Married for the first time for 3 years; 2 children, both living. Children: Wm Homer, son, 2; Alta, daughter, 5/12. Also living with them is Frank B. Sackett, nephew, 7; Jacob H. Baum, father, 74; widow. William is a general farmer working on his own account; owns own farm. William and Grace can both read and write. William and Jacob are born in Pennsylvania; the rest of the family is born in Utah. Next door to John and Jane Brown and Ernest and Mema B. Kimball.  
    Age: 74 
    1910 US Federal Census, William H. Baum Family    		 1910 US Federal Census, William H. Baum Family
    Died 21 Mar 1912  Centerfield, Sanpete, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Death Certificate 24 Mar 1912  Centerfield, Sanpete, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Death Certificate 00001202357

    Jacob Harris Baum, dob 13 May 1837, dod 21 March 1912, Sanpete County, Centerfield Township, Utah 
    Age: 75 
    Cause: Appoplexy 
    Death Certificate for Jacob Harris Baum, 1912, Centerfield, Sanpete, Utah, Utah, USA    		 Death Certificate for Jacob Harris Baum, 1912, Centerfield, Sanpete, Utah, Utah, USA
    Buried 24 Mar 1912  Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Jacob Harris Baum (1836 - 1912) - Find A Grave    		 Jacob Harris Baum (1836 - 1912) - Find A Grave
    Person ID I662  clanSoren | I103-Ferguson, FRS101
    Last Modified 19 Oct 2014 

    Father Ancestors Jacob Baum, Jr. Married: 2x2x ,   b. 5 Apr 1794, Alexander, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Feb 1881, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Agnes Nancy Harris,   b. 06 Oct 1793, Lochaline, Argyllshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1846, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 12 Oct 1826  Brandywine, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family Record BAUM, JACOB (son of Jacob Baum). Came to Utah 1850, independent company.

    Married Agnes Nancy Harris Oct. 12, 1826, who died Sept. 11, 1846, Council Bluffs, Iowa.

    Their children:
    Jacob Harris b. Dec. 30, 1830
    Jane b. July 2, 1832, m. Elisha Thomas
    Elizabeth b. Jan. 27, 1834, m. George A. Bean
    Jacob Harris b. May 29, 1836, m. Malinda Cummings
    Jeanetta Rachel b. July 17, 1837, m. Alexander Sessions.
      [10] 
    Family ID F254  Group Sheet

    Family Ancestors Melinda Ann Cummings,   b. 06 Apr 1840, Gibson, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1910, Pleasant View, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 24 Jul 1864  Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • BAUM, JACOB HARRIS (son of Jacob Baum and Agnes Nancy Harris). Born May 29, 1836, in Pennsylvania. Came to Utah 1852. Married Malinda Cummings July 24, 1864, Heber, Utah (daughter of John G. and Rachel Cummings of Gibson county, Tenn., pioneers 1852). She was born April 6, 1840, and died Jan. 31, 1909, Provo, Utah.

      Their children:
      Rachel Ann b. May 29, 1865, m. John Gatherum
      Thomas J. b. April 12, 1868
      John E. b. Feb. 5, 1869
      Elizabeth b. March 21, 1871, m. Fred Ferguson
      Malinda b. June 18, 1873, m. Mads Jorgensen
      Jane b. Sept. 19, 1876
      Harmon David b. Dec. 18, 1877, m. Susie Moore
      William Harris b. Oct. 8, 1884, m. Grace Ferguson

      Member 45th quorum seventies; special missionary to bring immigrants to Utah; his health was ruined on this trip. Block teacher. Farmer. Died March 21, 1912, Gunnison, Utah. [10]
    Children 
    +01. Rachel Ann Baum,   b. 29 May 1865, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1896, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)
     02. Thomas Jacob Baum,   b. 12 Apr 1868, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1873  (Age 4 years)
     03. John Edward Baum,   b. 05 Feb 1869, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Mar 1872, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
    +04. Elizabeth Agnes Baum,   b. 4 Mar 1871, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1953, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    +05. Melinda Baum,   b. 18 Jun 1874, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1941, Logandale, Clark, Nevada, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    +06. Mary Jane Baum,   b. 19 Sep 1875, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1903, Pleasant View, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
    +07. Harmon David Baum,   b. 18 Dec 1877, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1919, Pleasant View, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years)
    +08. William Harris Baum,   b. 8 Oct 1884, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 1919, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
    Last Modified 4 May 2013 
    Family ID F253  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S177] Immigration and Emigration, Utah Pioneers, 1847-1850 , (Ancestry) (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Jacob Harris Baum
      Age: 14
      Birth Date: 29 May 1836
      Birth Place: Pennsylvania
      Company: Independant Company

    2. [S120] 1850 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 21, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: M432_188; Page: 85 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S111] 1860 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Provo, Utah, Utah Territory; Roll: M653_1314; Page: 890 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S103] 1870 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Provo Ward 3, Utah, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1612; Page: 294, 295 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S85] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Provo, Utah, Utah; Roll: T9_1338; Family History Film: 1255338; Page: 148.4000; Enumeration District: 81 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S97] 1900 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), Year: 1900; Census Place: Provo, Utah, Utah; Roll: T623 1687; Page: 41A; Enumeration District: 164 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S98] 1910 United States Federal Census, Thirteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry), Year: 1910; Census Place: Pleasant View, Utah, Utah; Roll: T624_1609; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 189 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S118] Utah Death Certificates (Series 81448), 1904 to 1965, Utah State Archives, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, (historyresearch.utah.gov), Death Certificate 00001202357 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S157] Findagrave.com, (Findagrave.com), Memorial 14300449 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S119] Utah Pioneers and Prominent Men, (Ancestry.com ) (Reliability: 3).


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