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Franklin Lafayette Sumner 1871–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Sep 1871

Birth Location: Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 18 Mar 1936

Death Location: Sumner, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, United States

Father: Joseph Sumner

Mother: Susannah Ferguson

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Franklin Lafayette Sumner was born in 1871 in Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States, the child of Joseph Burton Sumner And Susannah Ferguson. Franklin Lafayette Sumner passed away in 1936 in Sumner, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • Franklin Lafayette Sumner was born in 1871 in Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States, the child of Joseph Burton Sumner And Susannah Ferguson.
  • Franklin Lafayette Sumner passed away in 1936 in Sumner, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, United States.

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Franklin Sumner's Ancestors

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Franklin Sumner
1871–1936
Birth Place: Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
Parents
Joseph Burton Sumner
1837–1920
Georgia, United States
Susannah Ferguson
1840–1909
Walker, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Ezekiah Sumner
1813–1878
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Sarah Howell
1815–1889
South Carolina
Samuel (Yancey) Ferguson
1800–1858
Chester, South Carolina, United States
CAROLINE SIDES
1818–1896
York, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Jr.
1790–1872
Mary Smith
1793–1864
Adams Sr
1753–1822
ELIZABETH FINLEY
1755–1825
John Jr
1779–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Sr.
1768–1848
Mary West
1770–1849
Agnes Adams
1718–1790
8 Dr
1733–1809
Mary Patterson
1732–1810
Henry (Seitz)
1734–1830
Mary Ashcraft
1750–1837

Franklin Sumner's Timeline

2 Records

1871
2 Sep 1871
Birth of Franklin Lafayette Sumner in Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
1936
18 Mar 1936
Age 65
Death of Franklin Lafayette Sumner in Sumner, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, United States
Sumner, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1871
    Event Place: Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1936
    Event Place: Sumner, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, United States

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