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Alexander Jackson Sumner 1857–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Apr 1857

Birth Location: Shanghigh, Walker County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 29 June 1919

Death Location: Dora, Walker, Alabama, USA

Father: Ezekiah Sumner

Mother: Sarah Howell

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In 1857, Alexander Jackson Sumner entered the world in Shanghigh, Walker County, Alabama, USA, born to Ezekiah Sumner And Sarah Howell. Alexander Jackson Sumner passed away in 1919 in Dora, Walker, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1857, Alexander Jackson Sumner entered the world in Shanghigh, Walker County, Alabama, USA, born to Ezekiah Sumner And Sarah Howell.
  • Alexander Jackson Sumner passed away in 1919 in Dora, Walker, Alabama, USA.

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Alexander Sumner's Ancestors

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Alexander Sumner
1857–1919
Birth Place: Shanghigh, Walker County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Ezekiah Sumner
1813–1878
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Sarah Howell
1815–1889
South Carolina
Grandparents
Benjamin (Sumner) Jr.
1790–1872
Pendleton,Pickens,South Carolina,USA
Mary (Ann (Polly)) Smith
1793–1864
Old 96 District, Spartanburg Co, SC
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Sr.
1768–1848
Mary West
1770–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hezekiah Sumner
1744–1810

Alexander Sumner's Timeline

2 Records

1857
3 Apr 1857
Birth of Alexander Jackson Sumner in Shanghigh, Walker County, Alabama, USA
Shanghigh, Walker County, Alabama, USA
1919
29 June 1919
Age 62
Death of Alexander Jackson Sumner in Dora, Walker, Alabama, USA
Dora, Walker, Alabama, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1857
    Event Place: Shanghigh, Walker County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 June 1919
    Event Place: Dora, Walker, Alabama, USA

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