William Riley Sumner was born on February 18, 1831 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States, son of William Sumner (1791–~1860) and Catherine Garren (1791–1870).
In 1850, William R (19) was in the household of William Summer in Gilmer county, part of, Gilmer, Georgia. [1]
William (27) married Mary Jane Shahan (24) (born on March 4, 1834 in Sevier Co, Tennessee; daughter of John Shahan and Mary (White) Shahan) on December 18, 1858 in Gilmer County, Georgia. Their children were:
In 1910, William R (79) was in the household of John Glen in Neal, Mississippi, Arkansas. [2]
William died on February 18, 1911 in McLean County, Kentucky, United States, aged 80.[3]
Research Notes
Marriage Gilmer Co., GA (by Rev Zane Clark)
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYG-LYW : 12 April 2016), William R Sumner in household of William Summer, Gilmer county, part of, Gilmer, Georgia, United States; citing family 278, NARA microf...
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKVX-JCG : accessed 8 November 2018), William R Sumner in household of John Glen, Neal, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED ...
↑Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26784819/william-riley-sumner: accessed), memorial page for William Riley Sumner (18 Feb 1831–18 Feb 1911), Find a Grave Memorial ID 26784819, citing Mount Zion Cemetery, Beech Grove, McLean County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Kenneth A. Allgood (contributor 46970827).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William: