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Joseph Lofton Sumner 1842–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1842

Birth Location: Worth County , Georgia

Death Date: 15 Jul 1908

Death Location: Worth County, Georgia, USA

Father: Gordon Sumner

Mother: Rachel Marchant

Spouse(s): Sarah Thornhill

Children(s): Vida Sumner

Joseph Lofton Sumner was born in 1842 in Worth County , Georgia, the child of Gordon Archibald Sumner And Rachel Marchant. Joseph Lofton Sumner married Sarah Josephine Thornhill, and had children including Vida Lee Sumner. Joseph Lofton Sumner passed away in 1908 in Worth County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Lofton Sumner was born in 1842 in Worth County , Georgia, the child of Gordon Archibald Sumner And Rachel Marchant.
  • Joseph Lofton Sumner married Sarah Josephine Thornhill, and had children including Vida Lee Sumner.
  • Joseph Lofton Sumner passed away in 1908 in Worth County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Joseph Sumner's Ancestors

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Joseph Sumner
1842–1908
Birth Place: Worth County , Georgia
Parents
Gordon Archibald Sumner
1814–1870
Emanuel County, Georgia, USA
Rachel Marchant
1812–1889
Telfair, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Joseph (Chestnutt Sumner) ll
1793–1880
Emanuel, Burks County, Georgia, United States
Mahala Smith
1799–1882
Emanuel, Georgia, United States
Isaac Marchant
1766–1852
North Carolina, United States
Mary (Rachel) Connell
1770–1852
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Smith
1758–1843
Etta Vann
1780–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edith Whitfield
1717–1783

Joseph Sumner's Descendants

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Joseph (Lofton) Sumner (10 Mar 1842–15 Jul 1908) m. Sarah (Josephine) Thornhill (Oct 03, 1845–Mar 20, 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

Joseph Sumner's Timeline

4 Records

1842
10 Mar 1842
Birth of Joseph Lofton Sumner in Worth County , Georgia
Worth County , Georgia
1868
05 Nov 1868
Age 26
Joseph Lofton Sumner was married
None
1908
15 Jul 1908
Age 66
Death of Joseph Lofton Sumner in Worth County, Georgia, USA
Worth County, Georgia, USA
1908
15 Jul 1908
Age 66
Death of Joseph Lofton Sumner in Worth County, Georgia, USA
Worth County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1842
    Event Place: Worth County , Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 05 Nov 1868

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1908
    Event Place: Worth County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1908
    Event Place: Worth County, Georgia, USA

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