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William Henry “Cocks” Barnum III

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William Henry “Cocks” Barnum III

Birth
Lime Rock, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death
18 Dec 2009 (aged 92)
Laconia, Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial
Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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Date: 18 JUL 2012
Place: Lime Rock, Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut
Note: Wm. Henry Barnum III was the fourth child, and the last one living, of Richard Nicholls Barnum (1876-1929), a son of C. W. Barnum (1854-1936). Richard N. Barnum and Marion Cocks had 4 children; John C., Eleanor, Richard N. Jr., and Wm. Henry III. Wm. Henry III was born in New York in 1917, worked for the Cortere Company (Distilled and Blended Liquors), lived in Cazenovia, NY and also had a home in New Hampshire, where he died on December 18, 2009. From the time of his death until his burial, his ashes sat on the mantle in the home of his daughter, Sally Barnum Oak. He was buried 18 July 2012 in the Barnum family plot in Lime Rock, Connecticut. A color guard was provided because of his military service and time as a POW in Germany during WWII. (Source unknown)
Date: 18 JUL 2012
Place: Lime Rock, Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut
Note: Wm. Henry Barnum III was the fourth child, and the last one living, of Richard Nicholls Barnum (1876-1929), a son of C. W. Barnum (1854-1936). Richard N. Barnum and Marion Cocks had 4 children; John C., Eleanor, Richard N. Jr., and Wm. Henry III. Wm. Henry III was born in New York in 1917, worked for the Cortere Company (Distilled and Blended Liquors), lived in Cazenovia, NY and also had a home in New Hampshire, where he died on December 18, 2009. From the time of his death until his burial, his ashes sat on the mantle in the home of his daughter, Sally Barnum Oak. He was buried 18 July 2012 in the Barnum family plot in Lime Rock, Connecticut. A color guard was provided because of his military service and time as a POW in Germany during WWII. (Source unknown)


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  • Created by: Ferry
  • Added: Jun 9, 2022
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240462203/william_henry-barnum: accessed ), memorial page for William Henry “Cocks” Barnum III (18 Dec 1917–18 Dec 2009), Find a Grave Memorial ID 240462203, citing Lime Rock Cemetery, Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Ferry (contributor 46589713).