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Edward Grant Sumner 1940–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 October 1940

Birth Location: Grand Bay, AL

Death Date: 14 Oct 1985

Death Location: Belvedere, SC (Buried Mobile Memorial Garden in Mobile, AL)

Father: Lester Sumner

Mother: Ruth Patteson

Spouse(s): Mary Brewer

Children(s):

The story of Edward Grant Sumner began in 1940 in Grand Bay, AL. In 1961, Edward Grant Sumner resided in Ruston, Louisiana, USA. Edward Grant Sumner married Mary Grace Brewer, and had children including Eddie Dwayne Sumner. Edward Grant Sumner passed away in 1985 in Belvedere, SC (Buried Mobile Memorial Garden in Mobile, AL).

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Grant Sumner began in 1940 in Grand Bay, AL.
  • In 1961, Edward Grant Sumner resided in Ruston, Louisiana, USA.
  • Edward Grant Sumner married Mary Grace Brewer, and had children including Eddie Dwayne Sumner.
  • Edward Grant Sumner passed away in 1985 in Belvedere, SC (Buried Mobile Memorial Garden in Mobile, AL).

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Sumner's Ancestors

Self
Edward Sumner
1940–1985
Birth Place: Grand Bay, AL
Parents
Lester Lee Sumner
1915–1979
Mobile, Alabama, USA
Ruth (Ellen) Patteson
1916–2006
Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Wilford (Grant) Sumner
1894–1962
Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
Ida (E) Shields
1896–1979
Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sumner
1856–1938
Lenora Lester
1868–1933
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Sumner
1827–1920
Frances Milne
1823–1894

Edward Sumner's Timeline

3 Records

1940
15 October 1940
Birth of Edward Grant Sumner in Grand Bay, AL
Grand Bay, AL
1961
1961
Age 21
Edward Grant Sumner resided here in Ruston, Louisiana, USA
Ruston, Louisiana, USA
1985
14 Oct 1985
Age 45
Death of Edward Grant Sumner in Belvedere, SC (Buried Mobile Memorial Garden in Mobile, AL)
Belvedere, SC (Buried Mobile Memorial Garden in Mobile, AL)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 October 1940
    Event Place: Grand Bay, AL

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1961
    Event Place: Ruston, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Louisiana Polytechnic Institute; Year: 1961

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1985
    Event Place: Belvedere, SC (Buried Mobile Memorial Garden in Mobile, AL)

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