Henry Harrison Gum (1837 - 1913)

Born 5 Jul 1837 in Highland County, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Ann (White) Gum — married 20 Oct 1859 in Lewis Co. West Virginia

Descendants

Died 17 Apr 1913 at age 75 in Doddridge County, West Virginia, United States

Biography

Henry was born July 5, 1837 in Pendleton county WV. He was the son of Amos Gum and Sarah Rexroad. Henry married Sarah Ann White October 20, 1859 in Lewis County WV. Sarah is the daughter of Solomon White and Catherine Halterman. They had four children Rachel Virgina Gum born May 20, 1860, James WIlliam Gum born February 1862, John Gum born September 16, 1864, and Henry Gum Jr. born October 7, 1866. Henry passed away April 17, 1913 in at Roberts Fork (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV. He is buried in the Lough (Loft) Cemetery, Roberts Fork, New Milton, Doddridge County WV.

Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 10 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2). Occupation: farmer 5,6

Military: Pvt, Co G, 8th Va. Cav, CSA, Civil War (enlisted 9/27/1862 in Calhoun Co) 7,8,9

Wife: Sarah A. White b. Oct- 1-1843 d. Jan-25-1906 Husband: Henry Harrison Gum Census name: Harrison H. Gum Born: Jul- 5-1837 in Highland Co, VA 1,2,3 (see note 1) Died: Apr-17-1913 at Roberts Fork (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 3,1 Buried: in Lough (Loft) Cemetery, Roberts Fork, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 4,3 Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 10 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2) Occupation: farmer 5,6 Military: Pvt, Co G, 8th Va. Cav, CSA, Civil War (enlisted 9/27/1862 in Calhoun Co) 7,8,9 Father: Amos Gum Mother: Sarah ___ Wife: Sarah A. White 10,11 Born: Oct- 1-1843 1,2 Died: Jan-25-1906 1 Buried: in Lough (Loft) Cemetery, Roberts Fork, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Solomon White Mother: Catherine Halterman F Child 1: Rachel Virginia Gum Born: May-20-1860 in Highland Co, VA 12,13,2 (see note 3) Died: Mar- 8-1936 12 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 13 Resided: 1913 in Greenbrier Community (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1870, 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Aaron Criss Snider b. Feb- -1855 d. Apr-12-1941 M Child 2: James William Gum Born: ca 1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 15,16 Census: 1930 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Resided: 1913 at Roberts Fork (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 14 Resided: 1891 in Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1870, 1880, 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 17 Wife: Sophia Gamsjager b. ca 1868 d. Dec-17-1889 Wife: Mary Elizabeth Burnside b. Mar-13-1870 d. Aug-20-1938 M Child 3: John Gum Born: ca 1865 5 Resided: 1913 in Lewis Co, WV 14 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV M Child 4: Henry Gum Born: ca 1867 at Roberts Fork (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 18,19 Census: 1940 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1913 at Roberts Fork (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 14 Resided: 1892 in Doddridge Co, WV 18 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Nancy J. Nutter b. ca 1871 d. bef Apr 1940

Event Notes

Note (1) Obituary specifies birth date as Jul 4 1838, but it also states age at death as 75y 9m 12d, which calculates to a birth date of Jul 5 1837. This is also the birth date on his headstone, and is in agreement with the July 1837 date in the 1900 Census. Note (2) As a widower in 1910, listed in the household of his son James. Note (3) Marriage record states birthplace as Lewis County

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DW-V85 : 12 April 2016), Henry Gum in household of Amos Gum, Highland county, Highland, Virginia, United States; citing family 308, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 June 2019), memorial page for Henry H Gum (5 Jul 1837–17 Apr 1913), Find A Grave: Memorial #84382772, citing Lough Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Barbara Nicholson (contributor 47571351) .
• Headstone.
• 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District)
• Obituary. Obituary states that he was a "soldier of the Civil War," but provides no further details.
• 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp).
• 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).
• U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database on-line], Ancestry.com.
• U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], National Park Service ,
• Ancestry.com.
• Marriage record of daughter.
• Marriage record of son.
• West Union Herald, Obit. 3/12/1936.
• The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 243.
• Obituary of father.
• 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).
• Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV.
• 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District)
• Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.
• Birth record of son.