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John Sumpter 1926–2018 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jun 1926

Birth Location: Cumberland

Death Date: 12 Sep 2018

Death Location: Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: W Sumpter

Mother: Cora Coldiron

Spouse(s): Edith Sumpter

Children(s):

John Sumpter was born in 1926 in Cumberland, the child of W B Sumpter And Cora Frances Coldiron. In 1935, John Sumpter resided in Letcher, Kentucky. In 1940, John Sumpter resided in Magisterial Dist No 7, Letcher, Kentucky, USA. John Sumpter married Edith Sumpter, and had children including Deborah Todd Rocco, Dena Eakins, Janet West, Lisa Anderson, Sherrod Sumpter. John Sumpter passed away in 2018 in Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Sumpter was born in 1926 in Cumberland, the child of W B Sumpter And Cora Frances Coldiron.
  • In 1935, John Sumpter resided in Letcher, Kentucky.
  • In 1940, John Sumpter resided in Magisterial Dist No 7, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.
  • John Sumpter married Edith Sumpter, and had children including Deborah Todd Rocco, Dena Eakins, Janet West, Lisa Anderson, Sherrod Sumpter.
  • John Sumpter passed away in 2018 in Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Sumpter's Ancestors

Self
John Sumpter
1926–2018
Birth Place: Cumberland
Parents
W B Sumpter
1896–
Kentucky
Cora (Frances) Coldiron
1891–1972
Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sumpter's Timeline

10 Records

1926
22 Jun 1926
Birth of John Sumpter in Cumberland
Cumberland
1935
1935
Age 9
John Sumpter resided here in Letcher, Kentucky
Letcher, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 14
John Sumpter resided here in Magisterial Dist No 7, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial Dist No 7, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1947
1947
Age 21
John Sumpter resided here in Barbourville, Kentucky, USA
Barbourville, Kentucky, USA
1948
29 Aug 1948
Age 22
John Sumpter resided here in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 24
John Sumpter resided here in Xenia, Greene, Ohio, USA
Xenia, Greene, Ohio, USA
1986
1986
Age 60
John Sumpter resided here in Maryville, TN
Maryville, TN
1993
1993-1995
Age 67
John Sumpter resided here in Maryville, Tennessee, USA
Maryville, Tennessee, USA
2018
9 Sep 2018
Age 92
Death of John Sumpter in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
2018
12 Sep 2018
Age 92
Burial of John Sumpter in Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America
Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1926
    Event Place: Cumberland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 7 Jan 2020; Publication Place: Maryville, Tennessee, USA
    [3] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Kentucky, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 626
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01330; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 67-4
    [5] Kentucky, U.S., Birth Index, 1911-1999
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Xenia, Greene, Ohio; Roll: 1429; Page: 79; Enumeration District: 29-55

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Letcher, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01330; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 67-4

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Magisterial Dist No 7, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01330; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 67-4

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: Barbourville, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Union College; Year: 1947

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1948
    Event Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Knoxville News-Sentinel; Publication Date: 29 Aug 1948; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Xenia, Greene, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Xenia, Greene, Ohio; Roll: 1429; Page: 79; Enumeration District: 29-55

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1986
    Event Place: Maryville, TN
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993-1995
    Event Place: Maryville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Maryville; State: Tennessee; Year(s): 1993-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Maryville
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 7 Jan 2020; Publication Place: Maryville, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Partridge, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Kentucky, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 626

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 2018
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 7 Jan 2020; Publication Place: Maryville, Tennessee, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 Sep 2018
    Event Place: Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 7 Jan 2020; Publication Place: Maryville, Tennessee, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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