When Alva Bump was born on July 5, 1809, in Boston, New York, his father, Jonathan, was 26 and his mother, Phebe, was 22.
He married Clarissa A. Blakely and they had six children together. He then married Emily Bowen and they had five children together.
He died in 1888 in Monroe, Kansas, having lived a long life of 79 years.
Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1865 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1865_1; Line: 18
Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Monroe, Anderson, Kansas; Archive Collection Number: T1130; Roll: 13; Page: 11; Line: 1; Schedule Type: Agriculture
1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Boston, Erie, New York; Roll: M432_500; Page: 17A; Image: 38
1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Concord, Erie, New York; Roll: M653_751; Page: 326; Image: 329; Family History Library Film: 803751
1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Monroe, Anderson, Kansas; Roll: M593_428; Page: 107A; Image: 180956; Family History Library Film: 545927
1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Monroe, Anderson, Kansas; Roll: 372; Family History Film: 1254372; Page: 171B; Enumeration District: 016; Image: 0346
Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925
Kansas, County Marriages, 1811-1911
New York, Erie County Census 1855, 1865, 1875
State Census, 1855, New York,
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880
Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013
Washington, Select Death Certificates, 1907-1960
Other sources Newspapers.com - The Garnett Republican-Plaindealer - 1876-03-17 - Page 3
Newspapers.com - The Garnett Republican-Plaindealer - 1888-10-05 - Page 1
Newspapers.com - The Western Spirit - 1918-01-11 - Page 8
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