James
Knox Polk
Gum
Born in Highland, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Amos Gum
and Sarah (Rexroad) Gum
Brother of
Henry Harrison Gum, John Ervin Gum, Matilda Gum, William Arbogast (Gum) Gumm, Ephraim A Gum, Rachel Gum and Gracie (Gum) Puffenbarger
Husband of
Louisa A (Halterman) Gum
— married
1870 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mary C Gum, William Early Gum, Robert Lee Gum, Artie E (Gum) Eye, Sallie N (Gum) Hevener and Charles Richard Gum
Died
at age 39
in Highland, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Aug 2015
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Biography
James was born in 1846. James is the child of Amos Gum and Sarah Rexroad.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DW-V8Y : 12 April 2016), James 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.).
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC56-97Z : 14 July 2016), James P Gum, Monterey, Highland, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 48, sheet 190A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1373; FHL microfilm 1,255,373.
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 January 2020), memorial page for James Polk Gum (31 Mar 1845–18 Mar 1885), Find A Grave: Memorial #32916860, citing Puffenbarger Family Cemetery, Highland County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by V Moss-Flesher (contributor 46961880) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~0.78%
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