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Sumpter, Lewis Orin[1, 2, 3]

Male 1858 - 1939  (~ 81 years)


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  • Name Sumpter, Lewis Orin 
    Birth Aug 1858  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Linefork, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • The household was enumerated as follows:
      Lewis, 22, Ky.
      Nancy, 18, Ky.
      William, 1
    Census 1900  Linefork, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Address:
    Magisterial District 6 
    Census 1930  Linefork, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Death 8 Sep 1939  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 8, 9] 
    Burial Jerd Halcomb Cemetery, Linefork, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Person ID I89733  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2020 

    Father Sumpter, William Garrett,   b. 10 Feb 1840, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 1914, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Wells, Nancy,   b. Abt 1847, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1909, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Marriage 10 Oct 1856  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F30677  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Callahan, Nancy,   b. Dec 1861, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1909, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 47 years) 
    Marriage 18 Jun 1878  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Children 
     1. Sumpter, William A.,   b. 8 Jun 1879, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1968, Red Bluff, Tehama, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    +2. Sumpter, Joseph V.,   b. 6 Oct 1881, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 May 1926, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
    +3. Sumpter, Henry Harrison,   b. Dec 1888, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1961, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 72 years)
    +4. Sumpter, Joseph Boyd,   b. 3 Nov 1893, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1936, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)
    +5. Sumpter, Mary,   b. Aug 1894, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1963, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 68 years)
     6. Sumpter, Hobert,   b. Jul 1897, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F37889  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Ingram, Queen Victoria,   b. 17 Feb 1873, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1963, Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 7 Dec 1909  Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Family ID F37519  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Aug 1858 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 18 Jun 1878 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Linefork, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Address:
    Magisterial District 6 - 1900 - Linefork, Letcher, Kentucky, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Dec 1909 - Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Linefork, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Sep 1939 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Jerd Halcomb Cemetery, Linefork, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S27923] L. Sumpten in entry for David Halcomb and Mary Sumpten, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979".

    2. [S27925] Lewis Sumpter in entry for Hobert Sumpter and Myrttle Sturgill, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979".

    3. [S27928] Louis Sumpter in entry for H H Sumpter, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1962".

    4. [S27926] Lewis Sumpter, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999".

    5. [S27927] Lewis Sumpter, "United States Census, 1880".

    6. [S27922] L Sumpter, "United States Census, 1900".

    7. [S27929] Louis Sumpter, "United States Census, 1930".

    8. [S113353] Lewis Sumpter, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965".

    9. [S113354] Lewis Sumpter, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999".

    10. [S27924] Lewis Orin Sumpter, "Find A Grave Index".

    11. [S794] FamSch Ky Marriages 1785-1979, System Origin: Kentucky-EASy; Source Film Number: 174937; Reference Number: [ ].

    12. [S241924] Queen V Ingram, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".