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Elizabeth Newton Sumrall 1841–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jun 1841

Birth Location: Jasper County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: Feb 1868

Death Location: Mississippi, United States

Father: Drury Rev.

Mother: Nancy Perry

Spouse(s): Richard Lightsey

Children(s): Elizabeth Lightsey

The story of Elizabeth Newton Sumrall began in 1841 in Jasper County, Mississippi, USA. In 1850, Elizabeth Newton Sumrall resided in Jasper, Mississippi, USA. Elizabeth Newton Sumrall married Richard Thomas Hartford Lightsey, and had children including Elizabeth Anne Bettie Lightsey. Elizabeth Newton Sumrall passed away in 1868 in Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Newton Sumrall began in 1841 in Jasper County, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1850, Elizabeth Newton Sumrall resided in Jasper, Mississippi, USA.
  • Elizabeth Newton Sumrall married Richard Thomas Hartford Lightsey, and had children including Elizabeth Anne Bettie Lightsey.
  • Elizabeth Newton Sumrall passed away in 1868 in Mississippi, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Drury Rev.
1801–1886
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
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Nancy Perry
1816–1889
Birth Location: North Carolina
NP

Spouses(s)

Richard Lightsey
1833–1862
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Lightsey
1862–1938
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Elizabeth Sumrall's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Sumrall
1841–1868
Birth Place: Jasper County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Drury Sumrall Rev.
1801–1886
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Nancy Perry
1816–1889
North Carolina
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Sumrall's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Newton) Sumrall (13 Jun 1841–Feb 1868) m. Richard (Thomas Hartford) Lightsey (1833–3 Nov 1862)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Anne "Bettie") Lightsey 1862–1938 m. William ((Willie) T.) Wells 1854–1932
    1. 1. Marion (Juliette) Wells 1880–1929
    2. 2. Olive (Lightsey "Ollie") Wells 1883–1971
    3. 3. Grace Wells 1885–1942
    4. 4. Alma (Ruby) Wells 1888–1978
    5. 5. Aubrey (Edwin) Wells 1893–1964
    6. 6. Verena (Vivian) Wells 1894–1974
    7. 7. William (McKinley) Wells 1899–1987
    8. 8. Elma Wells 1892–
    9. 9. Ethel Wells 1882–1882
    10. 10. Adrian (Clyde) Wells 1884–1884
    11. 11. Hampton (Richard) Wells 1897–1899
    12. 12. George ((Dannie Jo)) Wells 1901–1902

Elizabeth Sumrall's Timeline

3 Records

1841
13 Jun 1841
Birth of Elizabeth Newton Sumrall in Jasper County, Mississippi, USA
Jasper County, Mississippi, USA
1850
1850
Age 9
Elizabeth Newton Sumrall resided here in Jasper, Mississippi, USA
Jasper, Mississippi, USA
1868
Feb 1868
Age 27
Death of Elizabeth Newton Sumrall in Mississippi, United States
Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1841
    Event Place: Jasper County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Jasper, Mississippi; Roll: 374; Page: 33B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Jasper, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Jasper, Mississippi; Roll: 374; Page: 33B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1868
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States
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