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Joseph M. Baum Polly (Best) Baum

Joseph M. Baum was born to John Baum & Harriet Gibbons on Feb. 22, 1832.  He died Oct. 15, 1892.  He was postmaster of the Kitty Hawk Post Office in the late 1870's.  He married Mary "Polly" Best (1836-1894) on July 1, 1856 in Currituck Co. and to them 3 children were born: John M. Baum (1859-1916); Harriet Anne "Hattie" Baum (1861-1933 who married Tilmon L. Tillett; and Joseph Edward Baum (1863-1946) who married Ellen Thomas Midgett. [A photo of Harriet Anne Baum can be seen here.]

Joseph Edward Baum
Oct. 1, 1863 - Nov. 17, 1946

Photo taken in 1900 - Joseph married Ellen Thomas Midgett (d/o Ezekiel Midgett & Anna W. Payne) on Feb. 21, 1889 in Currituck Co.  Ellen was born in Rodanthe, NC on Aug. 28, 1860 and died in Kitty Hawk on Aug. 18, 1920.  Joe Ed and Ellen had 9 children:
1. Hettie May Baum
2. Maude Muller Baum
[Photos & information about Hettie & Maude can be seen here.]
3. Gaston Fay Baum - b. July 19, 1892  d. Dec. 18, 1959 in Los Angeles, California
4. Balmaretta Baum - b. Nov. 8, 1893  d. Apr. 3, 1897.
5. Christopher Columbus "Lum" Baum - b. Apr. 9, 1896  d. in Norfolk on Jan. 22, 1944; Married: Beatrice Lorena O'Neal & Carrie K. Partridge.
6. Densil Baum - b. May 30, 1898  d. Mar. 12, 1899.
7. Rayman L. Baum - b. Sept. 27, 1899  d. Apr. 10, 1900.
8. Stella O. Baum - Aug. 7, 1901  d. July 9, 1993; Married: Milton Bray Staples.
9. Clarence L. Baum - b. & d. April 21, 1903.

Photos and information kindly submitted by Tammy Holton Jennings No part of this document may be used for any commercial purposes. However, please feel free to copy any of this material for your own personal use and family research.  Images are for personal use only, not for redistribution.