Wyatt
Sumner
Born in Floyd County, VA
Ancestors 
Son of Isaiah Sumner
and Nancy (Hungate) Sumner
Brother of
Mary Sumner, John Sumner, William Issac Sumner, Amos L. Sumner, Nancy Sumner, Sarah Sumner, Isaiah Sumner, Aaron Sumner, Wesley (Summer) Sumner, Rebecca Sumner and Wiley Sumner
Husband of
Rachael Duncan
— married
16 Mar 1866 (to Jun 1932) in Andrew A. Reed's, Floyd Co., VA by Andrew A. Reed
Descendants 
Father of
Nancy Sumner, Wiley Sumner, William Sumner, John Floyd Sumner, Amanda L. Sumner, Amanda Louisa (Sumner) Redden, Wyatt Sumner Jr., Lucy V. (Sumner) Crouch, Joseph Sumner and Joseph Eli Sumner
Died
at age 105
in Fayette Co., WV
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Sep 2014
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Contents |
Biography
Sumner, Wyatt Sr son of Isaiah Sumner Nancy Hungate
Birth
- Birth Estimate 1832 Floyd Co., VA
1832 Birth: 1-20-1832 Floyd Co., VA. (src: WVA Death Certificate) 1840 Birth: Jan 1840 VA, (src: 1900 Census) 1845 Birth: abt 1845 Floyd Co., VA. (5 yo in 1850 Census) 1850, 1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.[1]
Marriage
1866 Marriage #1: Wiatt Sumner m. Rachel Duncan 03-16-1866 at Andrew A. Reed's, Floyd Co., VA by Andrew A. Reed. He 21 yo single farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Isaiah & Nancy Sumner. She single 21 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o George R. & Nancy Duncan.[2]
Children
1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge Twp, H176:
- Sumner, Wyatt 26 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $500/100, HOH.
- Rachel 23 yo w/f, b. VA, can not read or write.
- Nancy 3 yo w/f, b. VA. (1867)
- Wiley 2 yo w/m, b. VA. (1868)
1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Indian Valley District, H297:
- Sumner, Wyatt 33 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, can not write, HOH.
- Rachel 32 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, can not read or write.
- Nancy 17 yo dau, b. VA, parents b. VA, can not read or write. (1863)
- Willie 12 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA,, can not read or write, school.(1868)
- John 8 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA,(1872)
- Amanda L. 7 yo dau, b. VA, parents b. VA,(1873)
- Wyatt 3 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA,(1877)
- Lucy V. 8/12 dau, b. September VA, b. VA.(1880)
1900 Residence: Fayette Co., WVA, Fayetteville District 12, H131:
- Sumner, Wyatt 60 yo w/m day laborer, b. Jan 1840 VA, parents b. VA, m. 34y, can not read or write, rents home, HOH.
- Rachel 53 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. Nov 1846 VA, m. 34y, 10 ch with 9 living, can not read or write.
- Joseph 16 yo son, b. VA, parents b. Nov 1883 VA, can not read or write, day laborer. (1884)
- Retica A. 16 yo dau, b. May 1884 WVA, parents b. VA. (1884)
- Lee 14 yo son, b. Mar 1886 WVA, parents b. VA. (1886)
1910 Residence: Lost Creek Rd, Stuart Town, Fayette Co., WVA, Fayetteville District 13, H459:
- Sumner, Wyatt 71 yo w/m saw mill fireman, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 50y, rents home, HOH.
- Rachael 67 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 50y, 11 ch with 9 living, can not read or write.
- Ellis, James 5 yo grandson, b. WVA, father b. NC, mother b. VA.
- Jesse 21 yo grandson, b. WVA, father b. NC, mother b. VA, coal mine driver.
1920 Residence: Fayette Co., WVA, Fayetteville District 18, H3:
- Sumner, Wyatt 82 yo w/m without occupation, b. VA, parents b. VA, rents, HOH.
- Rachel 79 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, can not read or write.
- Ellis, James 16 yo grandson, b. WVA, father b. NC, mother b. VA, saw mill laborer.
1930 Residence: Fayette Co., WVA, Fayetteville District 15, H9:
- Sumler, Wyatt 98 yo without occupation, b. VA, parents b. VA, 36 yo when 1st married, rents, vet?: no, HOH.
- Rachel 96 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, 34 yo when 1st married.
Death
1937 Death: 2-11-1937 Raleigh Co., WVA. 1937 Burial: MacDonald Cemetery, Mount Hope, Fayette Co., WVA.
- (Rachel died about 1932 MacDonald Cemetary near Mt. Hope, Fayette Co WV)
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DM-X1B : 12 April 2016), Wyatt Sumner in household of Isaak Sumner, Floyd county, part of, Floyd, Virginia, United States; citing family 323, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
- ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5YD-3L3 : 5 December 2014), Wiatt Summer and Rachel Duncan, 15 Mar 1866; citing Floyd , Virginia, reference p21 e35; FHL microfilm 31,345.
Year: 1860; Census Place: Floyd, Virginia; Roll: M653_1345; Page: 538; Family History Library Film: 805345
- "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/3SBX-6JQ : accessed 2014-09-20), entry for Isaiah /Sumner/.
Acknowledgments
Thanks to William Duncan for starting this profile.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Wyatt 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 Wyatt:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Wyatt 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 Wyatt:
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~6.25%
~6.25%
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~0.78%
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Merge Rachael Duncan-4784 into Duncan-2244 Merge Wyatt Summer-44 into Sumner-928 to correct LNAB spelling Sumner is correct spelling. Born about Jan 1845 in Floyd County, VAmap Son of Isaiah Sumner and Nancy Hungate Marriage Rachael Duncan 15 Mar 1866; citing Floyd , Virginia, Death 1937 (age of 105); both buried in MacDonald Cemetary near Mt. Hope, Fayette Co WV