Person:Lyman Baum (1)

“Baum, L(Yman) Frank.” World Authors 1900-1950, January 1, 1996. doi:Baum, L(yman) Frank (Hutchinson Encyclopedia of Biography, 2000); Baum, L(yman) Frank (Chambers Biographical Dictionary (Bio Ref Bank), 1997); Baum, L(yman) Frank (Third Book of Junior Authors, 1972).

L. Frank Baum
Birth: 15 May 1856 Chittenango, Madison County, New York, USA
Death: 6 May 1919 (aged 62) Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section G, Lot 83 (in base of monument), next to the narrow road (Acacia Ln.)
Memorial #: 2024
Bio: Author and Journalist. Lyman Frank Baum (who used "Frank" as his Christian name throughout his life) showed a remarkable inclination for journalism from an early age, publishing his own small newspaper and stamp-collecting magazine while still in his teens. He would run several small publications through his adult life, taking jobs with newspapers like the "Aberdeen Saturday Pioneer" and "Chicago Evening Post" when his own ventures failed to bear fruit. His passion for children's storytelling, however, eventually led to his greatest success. Once, when telling a fabulous story to a group of children, one listener asked the name of the magical land Baum was describing. Looking about the room, Baum's eyes fell on a file cabinet labeled "O-Z." The name stuck, and Baum, inspired, published a selection of his stories in his first book, 1899's "Father Goose." This book met with great success, and was the best-selling children's book of the year. Baum followed this with his greatest successes, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900) and the subsequent musical play "The Wizard of Oz" (1901). Baum would go on to write thirteen more books about Oz, inspiring a legacy perhaps best embodied in the 1939 filming of his work, "The Wizard of Oz," which, like Baum's great book, endures as an American classic.
Family Members
Parents
Benjamin Ward Baum 1821-1887
Cynthia Ann Stanton Baum 1820-1905
Spouse
Maud Gage Baum 1861-1953
Siblings
Synthia Jane Baum 1843-1848
Oliver Stanton Baum 1844-1848
Harriet Alvena Baum Neal 1846-1923
Mary Louise Baum Brewster 1847-1933
Benjamin Ward Baum 1850-1886
Edwin Clay Baum 1853-1856
Henry Clay Baum 1859-1916
George McCellean Baum 1861-1863
Children
Frank Joslyn Baum 1883-1958
Robert Stanton Baum 1886-1958
Harry Neal Baum 1889-1967
Kenneth Gage Baum 1891-1953
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Added: 1 Jan 2001
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2024/l.-frank-baum
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 October 2018), memorial page for L. Frank Baum (15 May 1856–6 May 1919), Find A Grave Memorial no. 2024, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .

New York, State Census, 1865

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Name: Frank L Baum
Gender: Male
Relation to Head: Son
Birth Year: abt 1856
Age: 9
Residence: Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA
Ward: 5
Line Number: 25
Page Number: 98
Household Members:
Name Age
Benjamin W Baum 43
Cynthia A Baum 43
Hattie A Baum 19
Mary L Baum 17
William B Baum 14
Frank L Baum 9
Harry C Baum 4
John W Baum 29
Charles Staunton 40
William Akins 49
Anna French 20
Kate French 18

1900 United States Federal Census

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Name: L Frank Baum
[L Frona Bavin]
Age: 44
Birth Date: May 1856
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1900: Chicago Ward 15, Cook, Illinois
Ward of City: 15
Street: Humbolot Bonleward
House Number: 68
Sheet Number: 13
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 156
Family Number: 275
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Maude Baum
Marriage Year: 1882
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Occupation: Author
Months not employed: 0
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: R
Farm or House: H
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Household Members:
Name Age
L Frank Baum 44
Maude Baum 38
Frank Baum 16
Robert Baum 14
Harry Baum 10
Kenneth Baum 9
Helen Gage 53
T Clarkson Gage 51

1870 United States Federal Census

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Name: L Frank Baum
Age in 1870: 14
Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: New York
Dwelling Number: 352
Home in 1870: Salina, Onondaga, New York
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: At School
Attended School: Y
Inferred Father: Benj W Baum
Inferred Mother: Cyntha A Baum
Household Members:
Name Age
Benj W Baum 49
Cyntha A Baum 49
Mary L Baum 22
B W Baum 20
L Frank Baum 14
H Clay Baum 11