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Male Barnum B. Mikels Click to view Barnum B. Mikels in the family tree

Barnum B. was born on January 28th, 1858 in Adair, MO.  Barnum B.'s father was John Noah Mikels and his mother was Missouri Edwards.  His paternal grandparents were Hugh Mikels and Charity Ann Scholl; his maternal grandparents were John Edwards and Mary Williams. He had five brothers and eight sisters, named William Albert, Charles Edward, George Washington, John Noah, Jesse Boone, Sarah Jane, Eliza Ellen, Dora Bell, Cornelia H., Elizabeth, Mary Alice, Grace and Anna M..  He was the second oldest of the fourteen children.  He died at the age of 69 on December 31st, 1927 in Kansas City, KS.


Barnum B.'s family with Mary Ellen Branstetter

‌Barnum B. and Mary Ellen were married in a religious ceremony on October 12th, 1879.


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