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Ruth A "Rutha" Sumner 1814–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1814

Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina

Death Date: 8 Mar 1896

Death Location: Wadley, Jefferson, Georgia, United States

Father: Benjamin Jr.

Mother: Mary Smith

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Ruth A "Rutha" Sumner was born in 1814 in Pickens County, South Carolina, the child of Benjamin Sumner Jr And Mary Ann Polly Smith. Ruth A "Rutha" Sumner passed away in 1896 in Wadley, Jefferson, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • Ruth A "Rutha" Sumner was born in 1814 in Pickens County, South Carolina, the child of Benjamin Sumner Jr And Mary Ann Polly Smith.
  • Ruth A "Rutha" Sumner passed away in 1896 in Wadley, Jefferson, Georgia, United States.

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Ruth Sumner's Ancestors

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Ruth Sumner
1814–1896
Birth Place: Pickens County, South Carolina
Parents
Benjamin Sumner Jr.
1790–1872
Pendleton,Pickens,South Carolina,USA
Mary (Ann (Polly)) Smith
1793–1864
Old 96 District, Spartanburg Co, SC
Grandparents
Benjamin (Sumner) Sr.
1768–1848
Onslow County, North Carolina, USA
Mary West
1770–1849
Onslow or Cumberland Co, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Hezekiah Sumner
1744–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sophia LNU
1702–1756

Ruth Sumner's Timeline

2 Records

1814
1814
Birth of Ruth A "Rutha" Sumner in Pickens County, South Carolina
Pickens County, South Carolina
1896
8 Mar 1896
Age 82
Death of Ruth A "Rutha" Sumner in Wadley, Jefferson, Georgia, United States
Wadley, Jefferson, Georgia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: Pickens County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1896
    Event Place: Wadley, Jefferson, Georgia, United States

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