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Mary Selah 'Sarah' Mumford 1777–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1777

Birth Location: Cairo, North Carolina, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 23 Dec 1835

Death Location: Cairo, Randolph, Missouri, USA

Father: Jesse Mumford

Mother: Selah Mumford

Spouse(s): Bright Gilstrap

Children(s): Lewis Gilstrap, Elizabeth Gilstrap, Jane Gilstrap, Mary Gilstrap, Peter Gilstrap, Phillip Gilstrap, Sally Gilstrap, Selah Gilstrap, Welthy Gilstrap

In 1777, Mary Selah 'Sarah' Mumford entered the world in Cairo, North Carolina, North Carolina, USA, born to Jesse G Mumford And Selah Winnie Winifred Cherokee Indian Mumford. Mary Selah 'Sarah' Mumford married Bright Gilstrap, and had children including Elizabeth Gilstrap, Jane Gilstrap, Lewis Gilstrap, Mary Polly Gilstrap, Peter Gilstrap, Phillip Gilstrap, Sally Welthy Gilstrap, Selah Mumford Gilstrap, Welthy Gilstrap. Mary Selah 'Sarah' Mumford passed away in 1835 in Cairo, Randolph, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1777, Mary Selah 'Sarah' Mumford entered the world in Cairo, North Carolina, North Carolina, USA, born to Jesse G Mumford And Selah Winnie Winifred Cherokee Indian Mumford.
  • Mary Selah 'Sarah' Mumford married Bright Gilstrap, and had children including Elizabeth Gilstrap, Jane Gilstrap, Lewis Gilstrap, Mary Polly Gilstrap, Peter Gilstrap, Phillip Gilstrap, Sally Welthy Gilstrap, Selah Mumford Gilstrap, Welthy Gilstrap.
  • Mary Selah 'Sarah' Mumford passed away in 1835 in Cairo, Randolph, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Mumford
1740–1835
Birth Location: Ireland, Ireland
JM
Selah Mumford
1752–1836
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
SM

Spouses(s)

Bright Gilstrap
1776–1835
Birth Location: New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA
BG

Children(s)

Lewis Gilstrap
1799–1863
Birth Location: Rowan County, NC, North Carolina, USA
LG
Elizabeth Gilstrap
1803–
Birth Location: Rowan County, NC, North Carolina, USA
EG
Jane Gilstrap
1813–1885
Birth Location: Wayne County, KY, Kentucky, USA
JG
Mary Gilstrap
1805–1870
Birth Location: Wayne County, KY, Kentucky, USA
MG
Peter Gilstrap
1817–1872
Birth Location: Wayne County, KY (Gilstrap Family source), Kentucky, USA
PG
Phillip Gilstrap
1807–1888
Birth Location: Wayne County, KY, Kentucky, USA
PG
Sally Gilstrap
1809–
Birth Location: Wayne County, KY, Kentucky, USA
SG
Selah Gilstrap
1818–1899
Birth Location: Wayne County, KY, Kentucky, USA
SG
Welthy Gilstrap
1811–
Birth Location: Wayne County, KY, Kentucky, USA
WG

Mary Mumford's Ancestors

Self
Mary Mumford
1777–1835
Birth Place: Cairo, North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Jesse G Mumford
1740–1835
Ireland, Ireland
Selah ('Winnie' Winifred Cherokee Indian) Mumford
1752–1836
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Mumford's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Selah 'Sarah') Mumford (10 Jan 1777–23 Dec 1835) m. Bright Gilstrap (1776–23 December 1835)
  1. 1. Lewis Gilstrap 1799–1863 m. Rhoda Dabney 1797–1852 m. Julie (July Julia) Clemson 1815–1878
    1. 1. Angeletta (Elizabeth) Davis? 1825–1892 m. Palatiah (Pal Pat) Dunnington 1821–1903
      1. 1. Dr. (Robert Hodge Hodges) Dunnington 1859–1943 m. Margretha (Margaret) Brown 1854–1941 m. Mary (Josephine) Hougland 1859–1926
        1. 1. Dunnington 1887–
        2. 2. Dr. (Wesley Palatiah) Dunnington 1884–1973 m. Estelle (G) Dunnington 1885– m. Florence Rankin 1876– m. Josephine (Book) Smith 1895–1985
        3. 3. Earl (Victor) Dunnington 1887–1970 m. Adele (Marie) Neiman 1892–1970
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Anne "Annie") Dunnington 1864–1933 m. Joseph (Daugherty) Miles 1854–1933
      3. 3. William (Larrison) Dunnington 1849–1936
      4. 4. Virginnia (Jennie Carson) Dunnington 1856–1913 m. Drury (F) Davis 1850–1923 m. Charles (M.V.) Winters 1850–
        1. 1. Harvey (Theo Tee) Davis 1872–1970
        2. 2. William (Andrew) Davis 1874–1954
        3. 3. John (Samuel) Davis 1888–1957
        4. 4. Warren (G) Davis 1892–
      5. 5. John (Lord) Dunnington 1846–1927
      6. 6. Dr. (Robert Harvey) Dunnington 1847–1926 m. Fannie (B) Halstead 1870–1919
        1. 1. Carl (Still) Dunnington 1882–1972
        2. 2. William (Ebert) Dunnington 1899–1917
    2. 2. Bright Gilstrap 1821–1896
    3. 3. Cassyandra (A) Gilstrap 1834–
    4. 4. James (Shelby) Gilstrap 1824–1904 m. Elizabeth (Eleanor) Adkinson 1828–1892
      1. 1. Rose (Olive) Gilstrap 1875–1954 m. Galwaton (Clinton 'Edd') Edwards 1862–
        1. 1. Lilie Romine 1897–
        2. 2. Thelma Morgan 1907–
        3. 3. Rachel Reaves 1910–
        4. 4. Charles Edwards 1905–
        5. 5. Shelby (Clinton) Edwards 1914–2007
        6. 6. Ida (May) Edwards 1892–
        7. 7. Cooper Edwards 1903–
        8. 8. Infant (Daughter) Edwards –1919
        9. 9. Theodore ('Ted') Edwards 1902–1958
      2. 2. James (Louis) Gilstrap 1847–1928
      3. 3. Martha (Ellen) James 1859–1943
      4. 4. John (Wesley) Gilstrap 1855–1912
      5. 5. James (Louis) Gilstrap 1847–1928
      6. 6. William (Henry) Gilstrap 1850–1924
      7. 7. Emma (J.) Gilstrap 1861–
      8. 8. Rebecca (C.) Gilstrap 1865–
      9. 9. Mary (Ellen) Gilstrap 1853–
    5. 5. Martha (Ann Matilda) Gilstrap 1830–
    6. 6. Martha Gilstrap 1831–
    7. 7. Mary (Polly) Gilstrap 1829–
    8. 8. Nancy (Ann) Gilstrap 1823–1912
    9. 9. O Gilstrap 1835–
    10. 10. Shelley Gilstrap 1825–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Gilstrap 1803–
  3. 3. Jane Gilstrap 1813–1885
  4. 4. Mary (Polly) Gilstrap 1805–1870
  5. 5. Peter Gilstrap 1817–1872
  6. 6. Phillip Gilstrap 1807–1888
  7. 7. Sally (Welthy) Gilstrap 1809–
  8. 8. Selah (Mumford) Gilstrap 1818–1899
  9. 9. Welthy Gilstrap 1811–

Mary Mumford's Timeline

2 Records

1777
10 Jan 1777
Birth of Mary Selah 'Sarah' Mumford in Cairo, North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Cairo, North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
1835
23 Dec 1835
Age 58
Death of Mary Selah 'Sarah' Mumford in Cairo, Randolph, Missouri, USA
Cairo, Randolph, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1777
    Event Place: Cairo, North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1835
    Event Place: Cairo, Randolph, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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