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Gordon Archibald Sumner 1814–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Apr 1814

Birth Location: Emanuel County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 6 Jul 1870

Death Location: Isabella, Worth, Georgia, United States

Father: Joseph ll

Mother: Mahala Smith

Spouse(s): Rachel Marchant

Children(s): Joseph Sumner

Gordon Archibald Sumner was born in 1814 in Emanuel County, Georgia, USA, the child of Joseph Chestnutt Sumner Ll And Mahala Smith. Gordon Archibald Sumner married Rachel Marchant, and had children including Joseph Lofton Sumner. Gordon Archibald Sumner passed away in 1870 in Isabella, Worth, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • Gordon Archibald Sumner was born in 1814 in Emanuel County, Georgia, USA, the child of Joseph Chestnutt Sumner Ll And Mahala Smith.
  • Gordon Archibald Sumner married Rachel Marchant, and had children including Joseph Lofton Sumner.
  • Gordon Archibald Sumner passed away in 1870 in Isabella, Worth, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph ll
1793–1880
Birth Location: Emanuel, Burks County, Georgia, United States
Jl
Mahala Smith
1799–1882
Birth Location: Emanuel, Georgia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Marchant
1812–1889
Birth Location: Telfair, Georgia, United States
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Children(s)

Joseph Sumner
1842–1908
Birth Location: Worth County , Georgia
JS

Gordon Sumner's Ancestors

Self
Gordon Sumner
1814–1870
Birth Place: Emanuel County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Joseph Chestnutt Sumner ll
1793–1880
Emanuel, Burks County, Georgia, United States
Mahala Smith
1799–1882
Emanuel, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Capt. (Jonathan (Rev. War)) Smith
1758–1843
Johnston County, North Carolina, Colonial America
Etta (J. Mahley) Vann
1780–1867
Brunswick, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edith Whitfield
1717–1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William I
1688–1770

Gordon Sumner's Descendants

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Gordon (Archibald) Sumner (27 Apr 1814–6 Jul 1870) m. Rachel Marchant (20 Jan 1812–14 Aug 1889)
  1. 1. Joseph (Lofton) Sumner 1842–1908 m. Sarah (Josephine) Thornhill 1845–1931
    1. 1. Vida (Lee) Sumner 1867–1943 m. Lewis (Lee) Simmons 1865–1942
      1. 1. Amanda (Josephine) Simmons 1894–1927 m. Elbert Conger 1895–1956
        1. 1. Mildred (Laverte Conger) Simmons 1916–2011 m. William (Autice) Simmons 1906–1977
        2. 2. Wilma (Amanda) Conger 1915–1916

Gordon Sumner's Timeline

3 Records

1814
27 Apr 1814
Birth of Gordon Archibald Sumner in Emanuel County, Georgia, USA
Emanuel County, Georgia, USA
1838
1838
Age 24
Gordon Archibald Sumner was married in Irwin, Georgia, United States
Irwin, Georgia, United States
1870
6 Jul 1870
Age 56
Death of Gordon Archibald Sumner in Isabella, Worth, Georgia, United States
Isabella, Worth, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1814
    Event Place: Emanuel County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1838
    Event Place: Irwin, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1870
    Event Place: Isabella, Worth, Georgia, United States
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