Bailey Stump (1840 - 1931)

Born 22 Dec 1840 in Lewis, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Sutton) Stump — married 1 Jan 1861 (to 9 Jan 1919) in Braxton, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 18 Feb 1931 in Sutton, Braxton, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Bailey Stump, son of Jacob Sr and Jane Boggs,^[1][2] born December 22 1840 in Lewis County (now Gilmer County) (West) Virginia and died February 18 1931 in Braxton County, West Virginia.^[3]He was living with his widowed mother, sister Ruhala and Mason W a 6 y/o male in 1860.^[4] He was assisting his mother in running her farm. He married Sarah Sutton, daughter of Felix and Susan Skidmore Sutton January 1 1861.^[5]

By 1870 Jane was living with his family and his wife, Sarah Sally, 33, and he had four children, John S., Susan, Gideon and Lurie.^[6] Jane was not living with them in 1880 but another daughter, Molly had joined the family. Bailey was a farmer all of his life.^[7]

Bailey and Sallie Stump were the parents of:^[8]

1. Rev John S, Sr b Dec 4 1861, d Jul 28 1936, m Lillie Budwell^[9]
2. Susan b 1861 m Marcellus Sep 7 1888 in Gilmer County, WV.^[10]
3. Gideon Draper b 1866, m Maggie King Sep 6 1892 officiated by Rev John S Stump, his brother near Roane County, WV.^[11]
4. Lurie (Lura) b 1868, m Cyrus Clifton King Sep 28 1908 officiated by Rev John S Stump, her brother.^[12]
5. Molly b 1872, m 1) Henry C Duffield Aug 6 1924 officiated by Rev John S Stump Sr, her brother.^[13]

Research Notes

A Mollie Stump 21 y/o m Warner Jenkins in 1908. She would have been born about 1887 and Bailey and Sarah Stump's Mollie was 8 y/o, born 1872, on the 1880 census cited above.

The Findagrave Memorial ^[14] birth date is in conflict with the birth date on his death certificate in West Virginia vital statistics cited above. On the record it states he was 90 yr 1 mo 27 da old and had not had a birthday in the year 1931. On December 22 1931 he would have been 91 yr old and born 1840.

Sources

1. ↑ Dewees, Col D S. Recollections of a lifetime. 1904, Eden, Calhoun County, W. V. Globe Printing and Binding Company:1904. Page 53 https://archive.org/details/recollectionsofl00dewe/page/53/mode/1up?view=theater&q=bailey+stump
2. ↑ United States Census, 1850 Virginia Gilmer Gilmer county https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-63F7-5DF?i=41&cc=1401638
3. ↑ West Virginia Vital Records http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1975812&Type=Death
4. ↑ United States Census, 1860 Virginia Gilmer Not Stated https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBSF-91KL?i=81&cc=1473181
5. ↑ Sutton, John Davison. History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia. Sutton, West Virginia:1919. Page 427. https://archive.org/details/historyofbraxton00sutt/page/427
6. ↑ United States Census, 1870 West Virginia Gilmer Centre https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XXZQ-HYX?i=14&cc=1438024
7. ↑ Sutton, John Davison. History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia. Sutton, West Virginia:1919. page 427. https://archive.org/details/historyofbraxton00sutt/page/427
8. ↑ United States Census, 1880 West Virginia Gilmer Center ED 141 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBF-94SF?i=6&cc=1417683
9. ↑ West Virginia Vital Records http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=1983271&ImageNumber=1171
10. ↑ http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=9228&Type=Marriage
11. ↑ WVVR http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10709112&Type=Marriage
12. ↑ WVVR http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10407&Type=Marriage
13. ↑ WVVR http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10983344&Type=Marriage
14. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/11097485/bailey-stump : accessed 07 July 2021), memorial page for Bailey Stump (22 Dec 1839–18 Feb 1931), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11097485, citing Sutton Family Cemetery, Flatwoods, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by eidolon126 (contributor 46937342) .

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Tami Osmer for creating WikiTree profile Stump-312 through the import of keller13103.ged on Jan 30, 2013.

This person was created on 08 April 2011 through the import of HOWE(1).ged.

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