Wesley (Summer) Sumner (abt. 1838 - abt. 1874)

Born about 1838 in Floyd, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lucinda (Powell) Sumner — married 6 Sep 1866 (to 17 Sep 1870) in Floyd, Virginia, United States

Husband of Permelia (Duncan) Hill — married 28 Sep 1871 in Floyd, Virginia, United States

Died about 1874 at about age 36 in Floyd, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Wesley Sumner was born in about 1838 in Floyd County, Virginia. He is listed with his parents Isaiah and Nancy; on both: the 1850 Census^[1] and the 1860 Census.^[2]

He was first married in 1866:

• Westley Summer: Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
• Name: Westley Summer
• Event Type: Marriage
• Event Date: 6 Sep 1866
• Event Place: Floyd, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Floyd, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Age: 26
• Marital Status: Single
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1840
• Birthplace: Floyd Co., Va.
• Father's Name: Isaiah Summer
• Mother's Name: Nancy Summer
• Spouse's Name: Luanda Powell
• Spouse's Sex: Female
• Spouse's Age: 26
• Spouse's Marital Status: Single
• Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1840
• Spouse's Birthplace: Franklin Co., Va.
• Spouse's Father's Name: Thos. Powell
• Spouse's Mother's Name: Essa Powell
  • Source^[3]

After the death of his first wife in September of 1870^[4] he married Permelia "Milly" Duncan in 1871:

• Wesley Sumner: Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
• Name: Wesley
• Event Type: Marriage
• Event Date: 28 Sep 1871
• Event Place: Floyd, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Floyd, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Age: 33
• Marital Status: Widowed
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1838
• Birthplace: Floyd Co., Va.
• Father's Name: Isiah
• Mother's Name: Nancy
• Spouse's Name: Milley Duncan
• Spouse's Sex: Female
• Spouse's Age: 35
• Spouse's Marital Status: Single
• Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1836
• Spouse's Birthplace: Floyd Co., Va.
• Spouse's Father's Name: John
• Spouse's Mother's Name: Ann
  • Source^[5]

He passed away sometime between the birth of his son; John Wesley Sumner in November of 1872 and September of 1875 when his second wife was listed as widowed and remarried to Elijah Hill.

Wesley Sumner was born in about 1838 in Floyd County, Virginia. He is listed with his parents Isaiah and Nancy; on both: the 1850 Census^[6] and the 1860 Census.^[7]

He was first married in 1866:

• Westley Summer: Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
• Name: Westley Summer
• Event Type: Marriage
• Event Date: 6 Sep 1866
• Event Place: Floyd, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Floyd, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Age: 26
• Marital Status: Single
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1840
• Birthplace: Floyd Co., Va.
• Father's Name: Isaiah Summer
• Mother's Name: Nancy Summer
• Spouse's Name: Luanda Powell
• Spouse's Sex: Female
• Spouse's Age: 26
• Spouse's Marital Status: Single
• Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1840
• Spouse's Birthplace: Franklin Co., Va.
• Spouse's Father's Name: Thos. Powell
• Spouse's Mother's Name: Essa Powell
  • Source^[8]

After the death of his first wife in September of 1870^[9] he married Permelia "Milly" Duncan in 1871:

• Wesley Sumner: Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
• Name: Wesley
• Event Type: Marriage
• Event Date: 28 Sep 1871
• Event Place: Floyd, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Floyd, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Age: 33
• Marital Status: Widowed
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1838
• Birthplace: Floyd Co., Va.
• Father's Name: Isiah
• Mother's Name: Nancy
• Spouse's Name: Milley Duncan
• Spouse's Sex: Female
• Spouse's Age: 35
• Spouse's Marital Status: Single
• Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1836
• Spouse's Birthplace: Floyd Co., Va.
• Spouse's Father's Name: John
• Spouse's Mother's Name: Ann
  • Source^[10]

He passed away sometime between the birth of his son; John Wesley Sumner in November of 1872 and September of 1875 when his second wife was listed as widowed and remarried to Elijah Hill.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DM-X1R : 23 December 2020), Wesley Sumner in household of Isaak Sumner, Jacksonville, Floyd, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41W-HJ7 : 18 February 2021), Wesley Sumner in entry for Isaiah Sumner, 1860.
3. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5YD-Q69 : 29 January 2020), Westley Summer, 1866.
4. ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X51K-ZRV : 29 January 2020), Wesley Sumner in entry for Loucinda Sumner, 1870.
5. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5YD-N2N : 29 January 2020), Wesley, 1871.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DM-X1R : 23 December 2020), Wesley Sumner in household of Isaak Sumner, Jacksonville, Floyd, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41W-HJ7 : 18 February 2021), Wesley Sumner in entry for Isaiah Sumner, 1860.
8. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5YD-Q69 : 29 January 2020), Westley Summer, 1866.
9. ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X51K-ZRV : 29 January 2020), Wesley Sumner in entry for Loucinda Sumner, 1870.
10. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5YD-N2N : 29 January 2020), Wesley, 1871.

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