James 'Jim' Sumner b. 1824 Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 1888 Trigg County, Kentucky, USA: Smith Family Tree

James 'Jim' Sumner

1824 - 1888 (64 years)

Name	James 'Jim' Sumner [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
Birth	1824	Trigg County, Kentucky, USA [1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13]
Gender	Male
Census	1850	Trigg County, Kentucky, USA [7]
	Married to Elizabeth
Census	1860	Trigg County, Kentucky, USA [1]
Military Service	2 Oct 1861	Smithland, Livingston, Kentucky, USA [9]
	Union Army - War of the Rebellion: Private; Company E, Kentucky 20th Infantry Regiment
Census	1870	Linton, Trigg, Kentucky, USA [12]
	Married to Nancy
Census	1880	Canton, Trigg, Kentucky, USA [8]
	Marital status: Married to Nancy; Relation to Head of House: Self
FSID	LZFY-R7Q
Death	1888	Trigg County, Kentucky, USA [4, 6, 13]
Burial	Carr Cemetery, Linton, Trigg, Kentucky, USA [6]
		Carr Cemetery Linton, Trigg, Kentucky Find a Grave: #73316
Person ID	I24615	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Joel Calvin Sumner, b. 1801, Northampton County, North Carolina, USA d. 17 Dec 1853, Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, USA (Age 52 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Mary Catherine Miles, b. 1803, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. May 1863, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA (Age 60 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	14 Nov 1822	Trigg County, Kentucky, USA [14, 15, 16]
Family ID	F1358	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Elizabeth Ann Bell, b. 1825, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 10 Apr 1863, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA (Age 38 years)

Marriage 25 Oct 1843 Trigg County, Kentucky, USA [3, 4]

Children

	1. Mildred Emmorine 'Mattie' Sumner, b. 1859, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. Aft 1920 (Age > 62 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Joel Calvin Sumner, b. 21 Jan 1853, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 20 Aug 1912, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA (Age 59 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. James Eude Sumner, b. 27 Aug 1855, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 11 Dec 1934, Graves County, Kentucky, USA (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Edward Sumner, b. 16 Oct 1850, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 17 Dec 1927, Christian County, Kentucky, USA (Age 77 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Private William L Sumner, b. 1847, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 5 Mar 1862, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 15 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Nancy Ann Sumner, b. 31 Jan 1861, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 17 Feb 1938, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA (Age 77 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. George Washington Sumner, b. 16 Oct 1845, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 7 Mar 1863, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA (Age 17 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F10266 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Family 2 Nancy Ann Turner, b. 24 Mar 1844, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 12 Jun 1907, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA (Age 63 years)

Marriage 29 Aug 1863 Stewart County, Tennessee, USA [5]

Children

	1. Thomas Sumner, b. 22 Sep 1867, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. Bef 1870 (Age < 2 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Samuel F Sumner, b. 1879, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Charles R Sumner, b. 1875, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. Aug 1935, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA (Age 60 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Henry Matthew Sumner, b. Sep 1881, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 30 Dec 1904, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA (Age 23 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Armetta Josephine Sumner, b. Sep 1873, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 1901, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA (Age 27 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Henrietta 'Rett' Sumner, b. Feb 1878, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 5 Mar 1901, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA (Age 23 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Elizabeth Catherine 'Kitty' Sumner, b. 15 Feb 1866, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 19 May 1916, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA (Age 50 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. John Sheridan Sumner, b. Abt 1869, Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, USA d. 3 Nov 1947, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA (Age 78 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	9. Hattie Constance Sumner, b. 23 Nov 1887, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 30 Apr 1923, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA (Age 35 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	10. Mary Etna Sumner, b. 22 Sep 1867, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 8 Nov 1956, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA (Age 89 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	11. Nancy Onie Sumner, b. 6 Jan 1884, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 18 Jun 1972, Grand Rivers, Livingston, Kentucky, USA (Age 88 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F10267 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 1824 - Trigg County, Kentucky, USA
	Marriage - 25 Oct 1843 - Trigg County, Kentucky, USA
	Census - Married to Elizabeth - 1850 - Trigg County, Kentucky, USA
	Census - 1860 - Trigg County, Kentucky, USA
	Military Service - Union Army - War of the Rebellion: Private; Company E, Kentucky 20th Infantry Regiment - 2 Oct 1861 - Smithland, Livingston, Kentucky, USA
	Marriage - 29 Aug 1863 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Married to Nancy - 1870 - Linton, Trigg, Kentucky, USA
	Census - Marital status: Married to Nancy; Relation to Head of House: Self - 1880 - Canton, Trigg, Kentucky, USA
	Death - 1888 - Trigg County, Kentucky, USA
	Burial - - Carr Cemetery, Linton, Trigg, Kentucky, USA

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Sources

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1860 United States Federal Census
Year: 1860; Census Place: Trigg, Kentucky; Roll: M653_397; Page: 117; Family History Library Film: 803397
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Kentucky, Birth Records, 1847-1911
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Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965
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Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002
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1850 United States Federal Census
Year: 1850; Census Place: Trigg, Kentucky; Roll: M432_219; Page: 354A; Image: 577
[S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Canton, Trigg, Kentucky; Roll: 443; Family History Film: 1254443; Page: 364A; Enumeration District: 151; Image: 0511.

1880 United States Federal Census
Year: 1880; Census Place: Canton, Trigg, Kentucky; Roll: 443; Family History Film: 1254443; Page: 364A; Enumeration District: 151; Image: 0511
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Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1964
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1870 United States Federal Census
Year: 1870; Census Place: Linton, Trigg, Kentucky; Roll: M593_501; Page: 105A; Image: 246785; Family History Library Film: 552000
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Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965

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