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Abraham Abner Sumner 1814–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 June 1814

Birth Location: Butler, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 30 January 1905

Death Location: Elma, Grays Harbor, Washington, USA

Father: Jesse Sumner

Mother: Nancy Boatner

Spouse(s): Nancy Engler

Children(s): Lydia Sumner

Abraham Abner Sumner was born in 1814 in Butler, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Jesse A Sumner And Nancy Elizabeth Boatner. Abraham Abner Sumner married Nancy Engler, and had children including Lydia A Sumner. Abraham Abner Sumner passed away in 1905 in Elma, Grays Harbor, Washington, USA.

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Biography

  • Abraham Abner Sumner was born in 1814 in Butler, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Jesse A Sumner And Nancy Elizabeth Boatner.
  • Abraham Abner Sumner married Nancy Engler, and had children including Lydia A Sumner.
  • Abraham Abner Sumner passed away in 1905 in Elma, Grays Harbor, Washington, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Sumner
1791–1852
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
JS
Nancy Boatner
1797–1868
Birth Location: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Engler
1818–1878
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Children(s)

Lydia Sumner
1846–1911
Birth Location: Kentucky
LS

Abraham Sumner's Ancestors

Self
Abraham Sumner
1814–1905
Birth Place: Butler, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Jesse A Sumner
1791–1852
Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Elizabeth) Boatner
1797–1868
Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Grandparents
John Sumner
1765–1840
North Carolina, British Colonial America
Dorothy (Dolly Vernon (Sumner)) Drake
1770–1852
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sr.
1734–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sumner
1668–1754

Abraham Sumner's Descendants

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Abraham (Abner) Sumner (14 June 1814–30 January 1905) m. Nancy Engler (1818–2 Aug 1878)
  1. 1. Lydia (A) Sumner 1846–1911 m. Daniel (H) Johnson 1830–1919
    1. 1. Ivy (T) Johnson 1875–1940 m. George (Mack) Gaddis 1868–1922
      1. 1. Lee (Roy) Gaddis 1895–1927 m. Elsie (Marie) Phelps 1897–1971
        1. 1. Fontelle ("Kit" Lee) Gaddis 1923–1979 m. Thomas (Augustine) Rauth 1924–1994

Abraham Sumner's Timeline

2 Records

1814
14 June 1814
Birth of Abraham Abner Sumner in Butler, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, USA
Butler, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, USA
1905
30 January 1905
Age 91
Death of Abraham Abner Sumner in Elma, Grays Harbor, Washington, USA
Elma, Grays Harbor, Washington, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 June 1814
    Event Place: Butler, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 January 1905
    Event Place: Elma, Grays Harbor, Washington, USA
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