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Herbert Lee Sumner 1889–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: November 29, 1889

Birth Location: Union County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 13 June 1974

Death Location: Sardis, Union County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Jefferson Sumner

Mother: Rebecca O'Shields

Spouse(s): Eva Spelts

Children(s): Marion Sumner, Betty Lovelace, Nathaniel Sr, Grace Caldwell, Edna Knox, Juanita Quinn, Herbert Jr, Rachel Sumner

Herbert Lee Sumner was born in 1889 in Union County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Jefferson Marion Sumner And Rebecca Lavinia O Shields. Herbert Lee Sumner married Eva Spelts, and had children including Betty Lovelace, Edna Knox, Grace Lee Caldwell, Herbert Lee Sumner Jr, Juanita Quinn, Marion Jefferson Sumner, Nathaniel Sumner Sr, Rachel Katie Sumner. Herbert Lee Sumner passed away in 1974 in Sardis, Union County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Herbert Lee Sumner was born in 1889 in Union County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Jefferson Marion Sumner And Rebecca Lavinia O Shields.
  • Herbert Lee Sumner married Eva Spelts, and had children including Betty Lovelace, Edna Knox, Grace Lee Caldwell, Herbert Lee Sumner Jr, Juanita Quinn, Marion Jefferson Sumner, Nathaniel Sumner Sr, Rachel Katie Sumner.
  • Herbert Lee Sumner passed away in 1974 in Sardis, Union County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Herbert Sumner's Ancestors

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Herbert Sumner
1889–1974
Birth Place: Union County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Jefferson Marion Sumner
1846–1912
South Carolina
Rebecca (Lavinia) O'Shields
1851–1930
Union, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Holland Sumner
1815–1880
South Carolina, United States
Nancy (Ellen) Lawson
1818–1898
South Carolina, United States
Reuben (L.) O'Shields
1817–1896
South Carolina
Cynthia ("Sinthy") Lawson
1817–
Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Herbert Sumner's Descendants

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Herbert (Lee) Sumner (November 29, 1889–13 June 1974) m. Eva Spelts (18 Jan 1901–22 March 1987)
  1. 1. Marion (Jefferson) Sumner 1918–1984 m. Savannah Sumner 1918–2017 m. Mary Sumner 1930–2005
    1. 1. Mae 1937–2021 m. Raymond (Earl) Hamilton 1930–1977 m. John (william) Samples 1940–2015
    2. 2. Judy Sumner –2014
    3. 3. Ruth Sumner 1939–2015
  2. 2. Betty Lovelace 1932–2013
  3. 3. Nathaniel (Sumner) Sr 1921–1997
  4. 4. Grace (Lee) Caldwell 1925–2007
  5. 5. Edna Knox 1927–2015
  6. 6. Juanita Quinn 1923–1988
  7. 7. Herbert (Lee Sumner) Jr 1930–1995 m. Lula (Ophelia) Stepp 1928–1999
    1. 1. Tenna (Gale) Sumner 1949–1949
  8. 8. Rachel (Katie) Sumner 1919–1975

Herbert Sumner's Timeline

2 Records

1889
November 29, 1889
Birth of Herbert Lee Sumner in Union County, South Carolina, United States of America
Union County, South Carolina, United States of America
1974
13 June 1974
Age 85
Death of Herbert Lee Sumner in Union, Union County, South Carolina, United States of America
Union, Union County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: November 29, 1889
    Event Place: Union County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: South Carolina; Registration County: Union; Roll: 1877684
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Union, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: South Carolina; Registration County: Union; Roll: 1877684

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 June 1974
    Event Place: Union, Union County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sardis, Union County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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