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     Benjamin was born at Minden, Ny, on 3 January 1821. He married Cynthia Ann Stanton at Delphi, Onondaga Co., Ny, on 10 March 1842. Benjamin died on 14 February 1887 at Syracuse, Onondaga, NY.

     Cynthia was born at Truxton, Ny, on 10 February 1843. She was the daughter of Benjamin Ward Baum and Cynthia Ann Stanton. Cynthia died on 27 June 1848.

     Oliver was born at Truxton, Ny, on 23 May 1844. He was the son of Benjamin Ward Baum and Cynthia Ann Stanton. Oliver died on 10 July 1848.

     Harriet was born at Cortland, Ny, on 14 February 1846. She was the daughter of Benjamin Ward Baum and Cynthia Ann Stanton. She married W. H. Neal at Syracuse, Onondaga, NY, on 28 November 1865.
      As of 28 November 1865,her married name was Neal.

     Mary was born at Cortland, Ny, on 22 April 1848. She was the daughter of Benjamin Ward Baum and Cynthia Ann Stanton. She married Henry D. Brewster at Syracuse, Onondaga, NY, on 21 October 1874.
      As of 21 October 1874,her married name was Brewster.

     Benjamin was born at New Woodstock, Ny, on 19 July 1850. He was the son of Benjamin Ward Baum and Cynthia Ann Stanton. He married Augusta Krieger at Berlin, Germany, on 8 January 1880. Benjamin died on 18 February 1886 at Syracuse, Onondaga, NY.

     Edwin was born at New Woodstock, Ny, on 26 September 1853. He was the son of Benjamin Ward Baum and Cynthia Ann Stanton. Edwin died on 15 June 1856 at Chittenango, Ny.

     Lyman was born at Chittenango, Ny, on 15 May 1856. He was the son of Benjamin Ward Baum and Cynthia Ann Stanton. He married Maud Gage on 9 November 1882. Lyman Frank Baum died in 1919.¹
     He resided at Syracuse, Onondaga, NY, in 1891. "The Thomas Stanton Society Newsletter", Number 13, August 2001 in an article entitled CYNTHIA STANTON. GRANDMOTHER OF WIZARD OF OZ states: "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. published in 1900 remains the most significant childrens' book in American history. It is a beloved fantasy, imitated, interpreted, adapted, and marketed. It amazes me to see my great grandchildren go "bonkers" over it. just as my children did long ago. There is a special family pleasure in knowing the background of The Wizard for it was written by Lvman Frank Baum. 7th of 8 children born to Cynthia Stanton...(and) ... Benjamin Baum.

Cynthia was forever concerned with this small. thin boy. born with a defective heart. The family moved to Mattvdale where Cynthia raised her family in a rose-covered farm estate called Rose Lawn. Frank was sent to the Peekskill Military Academy where he suffered a heart attack and returned home. It was the beginning of a long series of failures that would plaque him all his life.

Cynthia's husband Ben grew wealthy in the banking and oil business. Frank's brothers joined the firm one-by-one while Frank stayed home, bored and forever searching for the right career. He published little newspapers in his early teens. then at 18 discovered he was an actor. This was a disaster so he turned to producing plays in a string of small theaters. That venture ended when the houses were burned to the ground.

About this time Frank met and married Maud Gage. youngest daughter of Matilda Gage who with Elizabeth Cads Stanton and Susan B. Anthony drafted the famed womens' rights declaration. Matilda opposed the marriage correctly predicting a life of poverty because Frank was a good-for-nothing.

In the fading wake of California's gold rush the place to go was Aberdeen. South Dakota where it was "almost impossible to fail". Frank opened a variety shop carrying china and doll buggies. It failed. Never to be daunted Frank bought a Saturday newspaper and edited it until "that horse became financially tired and died".
Frank joked.

Frank and Maud with their four sons moved to Chicago where he left job after job. He cared so little about money that he couldn't even balance a checkbook. Perhaps he escaped from disappointing the world thru his stories.      

Since his early days in Syracuse he'd gathered the neighborhood children around and spun wonderful fantasy about fairies and princesses. of bright green lands and brighter days than he had ever seen. He changed the face of children's entertainment.
     
Before the Wizard. stories for children were sterile morality tales that appealed to parents more than children. or terrifying fairy stories filled with rovaltv and dark evil forces. The wonderful .Wizard of Oz changed all that. The kids were in charge as they are today.

It was during a visit to Maud and Frank that Matilda Gage overheard Baum telling his sons wonderful stories and suggested he write them and try to sell them. Frank took her advice and four years later in 1900 published The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Now Frank was off and running. He received royalties froth Wizard and long sought financial success thru a prolific output: 14 Oz books. 17 books for girls under "Edith Von Dyne", six fantasy books as Laura Bancroft, six novels about young fortune hunters, and two boy adventure stories.

Frank once more began to wander. He invested in an ill-fated film venture after taking the family to Hollywood. In 1910 he went into bankruptcy.

Frank died in 1919 after which his wife Maud remarked "I don't believe he could tell the truth from fantasy". This may be just as well because it is evident he mostly recognized the good side of life. He eliminated traditional dragons and gorgans from his tales and reportedly told a minister friend "I've always felt there should never be anything except sweetness and happiness in the Oz books. never a hint of tragedy or horror. They are intended to reflect the world as it appears to the eyes and imagination of a child".

The Wizard of Oz passed into public domain in 1956. By that time the book had sold 5 million copies. By Nov. 2000 when the book became 100 years old the 1939 MGM film version had been seen by an estimated 1 billion people, mostly very young. more than any other film made.

Frank expressed frustration with his inability to do anything "great". As he wrote his sister. he reluctantly acknowledged he had at least achieved a kind of special success. "He was a good man and a good wizard". He expressed his guiding principle this way. "To please a child is a sweet and lovely thing that warms one's heart and brings its own reward".

A Former Munchkin Tells of Oz

On July 8th of this year a wizened little man sat with arms crossed as he told of his Munchkin role in the Wizard of Oz. Karl Slover is 82. one of more that 120 Munchkins in the original film. Most of the films principal actors are dead but 10 of the Munchkins are still living.

Karl is what is known as a pituitary dwarf. By the time he was 8 he was bareh 2 feet tall. He is 4ft 4 inches now. His father stood 6 ft 6 inches. His mother was just a few inches less tall.

In the movie Karl played a trumpeter. a soldier. one of the babies who popped out of the egg. and on one occasion played a female Munchkin because of the shortage of midget women. Slover was asked what Judv Garland was like. That is always his first question to answer. "She was real nice" he said" I didn't get a chance to talk to her much. She had a security lady who brought her to work from school and returned her. Judy was only 16 then." "Ray Bolger. Jack Haley and Bert Lahr were all nice" he said. "The doubles were the stuck -up ones".

It took two months time filming the midgets. The film was begun in 1937 and released in 1939. Every couple of years The Wizard of Oz hits another milestone and reporters are on the scene seeking out a shrinking number of cast members

SOURCE

U.S. News & World Report Nov. 6. 2000
Family material furnished be' Robert Manton

of Clue. N. l:

Herald Tribune, Bradenton, Fl. Sundae' July 8, 2001.¹

     Harry was born at Chittenango, Ny, on 3 March 1859. He was the son of Benjamin Ward Baum and Cynthia Ann Stanton.

     George was born at Syracuse, Onondaga, NY, on 24 December 1861. He was the son of Benjamin Ward Baum and Cynthia Ann Stanton. George died on 8 November 1863.

     Maud Gage was the daughter of Matilda Gage.¹ She married Lyman Frank Baum on 9 November 1882. Maud Gage died.
      As of 9 November 1882,her married name was Baum. Of Fayetteville, NY.

     Frank was born on 4 December 1883. He was the son of Lyman Frank Baum and Maud Gage.

     Robert was born on 1 February 1886. He was the son of Lyman Frank Baum and Maud Gage.

     She married Benjamin W. Baum at Berlin, Germany, on 8 January 1880.
      As of 8 January 1880,her married name was Baum.

     He married Mary Louise Baum at Syracuse, Onondaga, NY, on 21 October 1874.
     He resided at Weedsport, Ny, in 1891.

     Henry was born at Weedsport, Ny, on 30 July 1875. He was the son of Henry D. Brewster and Mary Louise Baum.

     Mary was born at Weedsport, Ny, on 16 March 1877. She was the daughter of Henry D. Brewster and Mary Louise Baum.

     Benjamin was born at Weedsport, Ny, on 30 January 1879. He was the son of Henry D. Brewster and Mary Louise Baum.

     He married Harriet A. Baum at Syracuse, Onondaga, NY, on 28 November 1865.

     Joseph was born at Syracuse, Onondaga, NY, on 9 March 1867. He was the son of W. H. Neal and Harriet A. Baum.

     Harriet was born at Syracuse, Onondaga, NY, on 5 May 1869. She was the daughter of W. H. Neal and Harriet A. Baum.
     She resided at Syracuse, Onondaga, NY, in 1891.

     Oliver was born at Cazenovia, Ny. He was the son of Schuyler Van Rensselaer Stanton and Huldah Ann Martin. He married Julia Irena Barnard at New Woodstock, Ny, on 9 January 1872. He married Alice Dodd at Canastota, Ny, on 23 March 1885.
     He resided at Shed's Corners, Madison Co., Ny, in 1891. He was a farmer and hop grower.

     John Albert Stanton was the son of Schuyler Van Rensselaer Stanton and Huldah Ann Martin. He married Carrie E. Richmond on 6 January 1870.

     Charles was born on 3 December 1853. He was the son of Schuyler Van Rensselaer Stanton and Huldah Ann Martin. He married Clara E. Crandall on 12 April 1881.
     He resided at Westerly, Ri, in 1891.

     Clara E. Crandall was the daughter of Joseph Clark and Maria S. (Newton) Crandall. She married Charles Henry Stanton on 12 April 1881.
      As of 12 April 1881,her married name was Stanton.

     He married Maria S. (Newton) Crandall.

     She married Joseph Clark.
     Her married name was Clark.

     She married John Albert Stanton on 6 January 1870.
      As of 6 January 1870,her married name was Stanton.

     She married Oliver Martin Stanton at New Woodstock, Ny, on 9 January 1872. Julia died on 5 March 1884.
      As of 9 January 1872,her married name was Stanton.

     She married Oliver Martin Stanton at Canastota, Ny, on 23 March 1885.
      As of 23 March 1885,her married name was Stanton.

     She married Sullivan Upham Stanton on 7 May 1835. Electa died on 13 February 1858.
      As of 7 May 1835,her married name was Stanton. Of Wilbraham, Mass.

     Maria was born on 13 February 1814. She married Sullivan Upham Stanton on 28 April 1859.
      As of 28 April 1859,her married name was Stanton.

     Sophia was born at Wilbraham, Hampden Co., MA. She was the daughter of Sullivan Upham Stanton and Electa Chaffee. She married Andrew Beebe on 16 April 1854.
      As of 16 April 1854,her married name was Beebe.

     Persis D. Stanton was the child of Sullivan Upham Stanton and Electa Chaffee. Persis died on 2 March 1858.

     Robert U. Stanton was the son of Sullivan Upham Stanton and Electa Chaffee. Robert died.
      Unmarried in 1891.

     William was born on 7 February 1869. He was the son of Sullivan Upham Stanton and Electa Chaffee.

     Andrew was born on 22 November 1830. He married Sophia M. Stanton on 16 April 1854.
     He resided at Hampden, Mass., in 1891. He was a farmer.

     He married Temperance Snow.
      Of Wilbraham, Mass.

     She married Alvin I. Day.
     Her married name was Day.

     Henry was born on 1 March 1836. He was the son of Lyman Day and Chloe Stanton.

     Miranda was born on 3 August 1838. She was the daughter of Lyman Day and Chloe Stanton.

     Ann was born on 3 October 1840. She was the daughter of Lyman Day and Chloe Stanton.

     Clinton was born on 15 September 1841. He was the son of Lyman Day and Chloe Stanton.

     Morton was born at Wilbraham, Hampden Co., MA, on 16 September 1844. He was the son of Lyman Day and Chloe Stanton.
     He resided at Wilbraham, Hampden Co., MA, in 1891. In 1891, unmarried.

     Elvira was born on 24 September 1847. She was the daughter of Lyman Day and Chloe Stanton.

     Ellen M. Day was the daughter of Lyman Day and Chloe Stanton.

     James Parks Stanton was the son of Randall Spicer Stanton and Lucy Hamilton. James died on 2 February 1841.

     Albert was born at Ny. He was the son of Randall Spicer Stanton and Lucy Hamilton. He married Caroline Elizabeth Payne at Cold Brook, Herkimer Co., Ny, on 13 January 1872.
     (see also Web Link). His Ancestral File Number is nn. He resided at Sauquoit, Ny, in 1888.

     She married Albert Robert Stanton at Cold Brook, Herkimer Co., Ny, on 13 January 1872. Caroline died on 18 June 1886 at Sauquoit, Ny.
      As of 13 January 1872,her married name was Stanton.

     Mary E. Williams was the daughter of Cyrus Williams and Mary Eliza Stanton. She married Henry Bigelow on 12 May 1853.
      As of 12 May 1853,her married name was Bigelow.