Born about 28 Jul 1797 in Hardy, Bedford, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy (Bennett) Stump — married 1834 (to about 1846) in Lewis County Virginia

Descendants

Died about 28 Apr 1846 in Stumptown, Gilmer, Virginia, United States

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Biography

George Stump, son of Michael III and Mary Magdaline Richards Stump, born 1797 was seven years old when his parents emigrated from Hampshire County to Lewis County, (became Gilmer/Calhoun Counties) (West) Virginia. He married Nancy "Sally" Bennett in 1834 which was the first marriage in Sherman District, Calhoun County, (West) Virginia. ^[1]

They were the parents of:

1. Katherine b 1834 Living with Elizabeth Johnson 1850 Gilmer County, (W)V,^[2] m Isaac Tucker Jun 15 1856 ^[3]
2. Lydia b July 8 1834 m Jonathan Smith Feb 27 1851 ^[4]
3. Mary Magdalene b 1835, Living with Henry and Mary Beall in 1850 Gilmer County, page 35b ^[5] (W)V m Elkanah Smith Nov 1 1860^[6]
4. Joseph b 1839 Living with Simon and Ruth Stump 1850 Gilmer County (W)V ^[7]
5. Robert
6. Levi b 1842 Living with D and Hannah Huffman 1850 in Gilmer County, (W)V ^[8]
7. George G b 1844 Living with Elizabeth Johnson 1850 Gilmer County, (W)V ^[9]

An interesting tale about George's wife may be found here. ^{[10] [11]}

Birth

Birth:

Date: 28 AUG 1797

Place: Hardy Co., VA (WV)

Source: #S-2097764681

Sources

1. ↑ Hardesty's West Virginia Counties, Jim Comstock, Richwood, W. Va., 1973 page 9 https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE6855861
2. ↑ Gilmer, (W)VA 1850 Federal Census, Transcribed by Connie Burkett and proofread by Glenda Thompson, Copyright (c) 2009 by Connie Burkett, pages 32a-32b http://uscensus.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/gilmer/1850/pg0028a.txt
3. ↑ WVVS Records http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5973&Type=Marriage
4. ↑ West Virginia Vital Statistics Records http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11920&Type=Marriage
5. ↑ Gilmer, (W)VA 1850 Federal Census, Transcribed by Connie Burkett and proofread by Glenda Thompson, Copyright (c) 2009 by Connie Burkett page 35b http://uscensus.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/gilmer/1850/pg0028a.txt
6. ↑ WVVS Records http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11551855&Type=Marriage
7. ↑ Gilmer, (W)VA 1850 Federal Census, Transcribed by Connie Burkett and proofread by Glenda Thompson, Copyright (c) 2009 by Connie Burkett page 34b http://uscensus.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/gilmer/1850/pg0028a.txt
8. ↑ Gilmer, (W)VA 1850 Federal Census, Transcribed by Connie Burkett and proofread by Glenda Thompson, Copyright (c) 2009 by Connie Burkett pages 24a-24b http://uscensus.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/gilmer/1850/pg0019a.txt
9. ↑ Gilmer, (W)VA 1850 Federal Census, Transcribed by Connie Burkett and proofread by Glenda Thompson, Copyright (c) 2009 by Connie Burkett, pages 32a-32b http://uscensus.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/gilmer/1850/pg0028a.txt
10. ↑ Recollections of a Lifetime, Col D S Dewees, Eden, Calhoun County, 1904 page 8, 15 https://archive.org/stream/recollectionsofl00dewe#page/8/mode/1up/search/george
11. ↑ Dye Family History, "Chickens in the Road", Suzanne McMinn, 2004-2018 http://chickensintheroad.com/stringtown-west-virginia-a-brief-history-of-a-pre-world-war-ii-rural-community/dye-family-history/

Research Note

The children were orphaned before 1850 and the effort to find them is cited above--they went with kin. The only ones not found were Lydia but found a marriage record for her and Robert for whom no records-birth, death, marriage, where he lived in 1850-were found.

Acknowledgements

This person was created through the import of HOWE(1).ged on 08 April 2011. The following data was included in the gedcom.

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