Last Updated: March 23, 2021
Richard &
Catherine (Sowder) Sumpter Family
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1. Sumpter, Richard
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Parents: Edmund & Elizabeth (Kingrea) Sumpter Sr. 1801 Birth: 12-19-1801 Floyd Co., VA. 1824 Marriage #1: Richard m. Catherine Sowder 2-10-1824 Franklin Co., VA. Know children of Richard Sumpter & Catherine Sowder: as noted + 1. Asa, b. 3-15-1825, m. Jemima Dickerson 1845 Floyd Co., VA, 2. Timandra, b. 5-8-1826, m. 1st Jesse Sumner 1845 Floyd Co., VA, & 2nd James L. Simmons. 3. Salathiel, b. 4-12-1831. & 4. Harvey, b. 1-20-1834. 1840 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, pg178: …… Sumpter, Richard ………… 1 male & 1 female 30 thru 39 yo. ………… 1 female 20 thru 29 yo. ………… 1 male 15 thru 19 yo. ………… 2 females 10 thru 14 yo. ………… 1 male 5 thru 9 yo. ………… 1 male & 2 females under 5 yo. 1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, H764: …… Sumpter, Richard 49 yo w/m farmer, b. Floyd, $2000, HOH. ………… Catherine 49 yo w/f, b. Floyd. ………… Lutitia 21 yo w/f, b. Floyd. ………… Elizabeth A. 14 yo w/f, b. Franklin. ………… Emily 12 yo w/f, b. Franklin. ………… Joseph 10 yo w/m, b. Floyd. ………… Matilda 8 yo w/f, b. Floyd. ………… Martha 5 yo w/f, b. Floyd. …… Sowder, Mary 25 yo w/f, b. Floyd. 1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H765: …… Sumpter, Richard 58 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $1400/731, HOH. ………… Catherine 58 yo w/f, b. VA. ………… Mary 40 yo w/f, b. VA., can not read or write. ………… Joseph 20 yo w/m, b. VA. ………… Martha 15 yo w/f, b. VA. 1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville Twp, H117: …… Sumpter, Richard 68 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $160/200, HOH. ………… Catherine 67 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot read or write. ………… Mary S. 43 yo single w/f, b. VA, cannot read or write, imbecile. (can’t id her but she may be the same as Mary Sowder in 1850 & Mary in 1860) …… Poff, Matilda Alice 10 yo adopted w/f, b. VA, school. (d/o of Joseph Andrew & 1st wife Emily (Sumpter) Poff) [poff1] ………… William F. 8 yo adopted w/m, b. VA, school. (s/o of Joseph Andrew & 1st wife Emily (Sumpter) Poff) [poff1] 1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District, H348: …… Sumpter, Richard 79 yo widowed w/m farmer, b. VA, HOH. …… Law, Jane 40 yo single w/f, b. VA, parents b. VA, servant keeping house. …… Poff, William 18 yo grandson, b. VA, parents b. VA, school. 1882 Death: 12-1-1883 Floyd Co., VA. Richard Sumpter, Age: 81y. b. Floyd Co., VA. Parents: not given. COD: old age. 1882 Burial: Sumpter Cem. off SR 8, at the end of SR 698, Floyd Co., VA.
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…+ Sumpter, Catherine |
Parents: Jacob & Anna (Prillaman) Sowder. 1801 Birth: 12-15-1801 Floyd Co., VA. 1850, 1860, 1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Richard Sumpter. 1879 Death: 7-15-1879 1879 Burial: Sumpter Cem. off SR 8, at the end of SR 698, Floyd Co., VA.
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...2. Sumpter, Letitia |
Parents: Richard & Catherine (Sowder) Sumpter. 1827 Birth: 10-05-1827 Floyd Co., VA. 1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1853 Marriage #1: Letetia Sumpter m. James Poff 08-04-1853 Floyd Co., VA by Michael Howry of the Baptist Church. James Poff, s/o Henry & Sarah “Sally” (Sowder) Poff. [Poff_James_2wives] James 1st married Mary Ann Gray. |
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...2. Sumpter, Elizabeth Belle Ann |
Parents: Richard & Catherine (Sowder) Sumpter. 1835Birth: 10-10-1835 Franklin Co., VA. 1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1855 Marriage #1: Eliza A. Sumpter m. Asa T. Whitlock 03-01-1855 Floyd Co., VA by Michael Howry. He 20 yo single farmer, b. Floyd Co., VA, s/o Zebedee & Celia (Graham) Whitlock. She 19 yo single, b. Franklin Co., VA, d/o Richard & Catherine Sumpter. Asa Tate Whitlock, s/o Zebedee Coleman & Celia (Graham) Whitlock. [whitlock] 1920 Death: 2-1-1920. 1926 Death: 2-1-1926 TN. (src: Find A Grave) 1920 Burial: Sumpter Cemetery, on SR 698 off SR 8, end of road up a hill, Floyd Co., VA. (no photo) |
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...2. Sumpter, Emily |
Parents: Richard & Catherine (Sowder) Sumpter. 1837 Birth: 6-28-1837 Franklin Co., VA. 1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1857 Marriage #1: Emily Sumpter m. Joseph Poff 09-21-1857 Floyd Co., VA by Michael Howry. He 19 yo single farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Henry & Sary (Sowder) Poff. She single 20 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Richard & Catherine Sumpter. Joseph Andrew Poff, s/o Henry & Sarah “Sally” (Sowder) Poff. [Poff_Henry_Sarah] 1862 Death: 1-26-1862 Floyd Co., VA. COD: diphtheria. 1862 Burial: |
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...2. Sumpter, Joseph |
Parents: Richard & Catherine (Sowder) Sumpter. 1839 Birth: 8-25-1839 Floyd Co., VA. 1850, 1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1865 Marriage #1: Joseph Sumpter married Matilda Poff 09-21-1865 Floyd Co., VA. (no other info) He 25 yo single farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Richard & Catherine Sumpter. She single 20 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o James & (blank but should probably be Mary Ann) Poff. 1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville Twp, H118: …… Sumpter, Joseph 35 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $900/150, HOH. ………… Matilda 25 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house. (nee Poff) ………… Lizena 3 yo w/f, b. VA. …… Poff, Ennis 9 yo adopted w/m, b. VA. (s/o of Joseph & Letitia (Sumpter) Poff) [Poff_James_2wives] …… Whitlock, Barbara 41 yo w/f, b. VA, domestic. 1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District, H347: …… Sumpter, Joseph 40 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, HOH. ………… Matilda 36 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA. (nee Poff) ………… Lizena A. 13 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school. ………… Minnie C. 9 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school. ………… James H. 7 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, school. ………… Richard A. 5 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, school. ………… Almena K. 2 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA. ………… William R. 7/12 son, b. October VA, parents b. VA. …… Poff, Joseph A. 19 yo nephew, b. VA, works on farm, school. (s/o of Joseph & Letitia (Sumpter) Poff) [Poff_James_2wives] 1890 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District: …… Sumpter, Joseph 51 yo. ………… Malinda 46 yo. ………… Lizena A. 22 yo. ………… Minnie 19 yo. ………… James H. 16 yo. ………… Richard A. 14 yo. ………… Almena 12 yo. ………… William R. 10 yo. ………… Lelia L. 8 yo. 1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 13, H89: …… Sumpter, Joseph 60 yo w/m farmer, b. Aug 1839 VA, parents b. VA, m. 34y, owns farm, HOH. ………… Matilda 54 yo wife, b. June 1845 VA, parents b. VA, m. 34y, 7 ch with 7 living. ………… Minnie C. 29 yo daughter, b. July 1870 VA, parents b. VA. ………… James H. 27 yo son, b. Apr 1873 VA, parents b. VA, farm laborer. ………… Richard A. 24 yo son, b. June 1875 VA, parents b. VA, teacher. ………… Almena K. 22 yo daughter, b. Apr 1878 VA, parents b. VA, teacher. ………… William R. 20 yo son, b. Oct 1879 VA, parents b. VA, farm laborer. ………… Lelia M. 18 yo daughter, b. Jan 1882 VA, parents b. VA, school. 1910 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 45, H89: …… Sumpter, Joseph 70 yo widowed w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, owns farm, HOH. ………… William R. 30 yo single son, b. VA, parents b. VA, farmer. ………… Mary L. 25 yo single daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA. …… Smith, India A. 12 yo granddaughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school. (d/o Lee D. & Lizena A. (Sumper) Smith. She is also noted with her parents) [smith2] 1920 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 91, H40: …… Sumpter, Joseph 80 yo widowed w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, owns, HOH.
………… W. R. 40 yo married son, b. VA, parents b. VA, farmer. ………… Lillie M. 29 yo dau in law, b. VA, parents b. VA. …… Reed, George 7 yo w/m (relationship not given), b. VA, parents b. VA, school. 1931 Death: 12-1-1931 Court House District, Floyd Co., VA. Joseph Sumpter, 92y 3m 6d, widowed w/m farmer, b. Aug 25, 1839 Floyd Co., VA. Spouse: (blank) Father: Richard Sumpter, b. Franklin Co., VA. Mother: Catherine Sowder, b. Franklin Co., VA. informant: J. H. Sumpter of Floyd, VA. COD: bronchial pneumonia; chronic myocarditis. Burial: Family Cem. 1931 Buried: Sumpter Cemetery, on SR 698 off SR 8, end of road up a hill, Floyd Co., VA. 1931 Burial: Dickerson-Sumpter Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA. (src: Find A Grave; no photo) |
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......+ Sumpter, Matilda |
Parents: James & 1st wife Mary Ann (Gray) Poff. [Poff_James_2wives] 1839 Birth: 6-1-1845 Floyd Co., VA. 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Joseph Sumpter. 1904 Death: 8-17-1904. 1904 Burial: Sumpter Cemetery, on SR 698 off SR 8, end of road up a hill, Floyd Co., VA. 1904 Burial: Dickerson-Sumpter Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA. (src: Find A Grave; no photo) |
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......3. Sumpter, Lizena Alice |
Parents: Joseph & Matilda (Poff) Sumpter. 1867 Birth: 2-14-1867 Floyd Co., VA. 1870, 1880, 1890 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1894 Marriage #1: Lizena A. Sumpter m. Lee D. Smith 12-19-1894 at Joseph Sumpter's, Floyd Co., VA by Amos Dickerson. He 33 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o John W. & Sarah A. Smith. She 27 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Joseph & Matilda Sumpter. Lee D. Smith, s/o John William & Sarah Ann (Bower) Smith. [Smith_Luke_Mary] |
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......3. Sumpter, Minnie Clara |
Parents: Joseph & Matilda (Poff) Sumpter. 1870 Birth: 7-20-1870 Floyd Co., VA. 1880, 1890, 1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1908 Marriage #1: Minnie C. Sumpter m. D. W. Slusher 10-14-1908 Floyd Co., VA by P. G. Lester, Minister of the Primitive Baptist Church. He 50 yo widowed w/m, b. Floyd Co., VA, & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o J. H. & Sarah I. Slusher. She 26 yo single w/f, b. Floyd Co., VA, & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Joseph & Matilda Sumpter. Darius William Slusher, s/o Jeremiah Hanes & Sarah I. (Weddle) Slusher. [Slusher_Jeremiah_Sarah] Darius was 1st married to Susan Margaret Slusher, d/o Lewis Hamilton & Sarah (Wade) Slusher. [Slusher_Nancy_David] 1972 Death: 10-29-1971 at home Rt 3, Floyd, Floyd County VA. Minnie Sumpter Slusher, 101 yo widowed w/f, b. July 20, 1870 Floyd Co., VA. Spouse: Darius W. Slusher. Father: Joseph Sumpter. Mother: Matilda Poff. Informant: Mrs. Alonzo Akers. COD: senility. Burial: Jacksonville Cemetery, Floyd, VA. 1934 Burial: Jacksonville Cemetery, SR8 ¼ mi so of Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA.
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......3. Sumpter, James Hardee Sr. |
Parents: Joseph & Matilda (Poff) Sumpter. 1873 Birth: 4-19-1873 Floyd Co., VA. 1880, 1890, 1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1907 Marriage #1: J. H. Sumpter m. Addie Harman 5-13-1907 Floyd Co., VA. He 33 yo single w/m, b. Floyd Co., VA, s/o Joseph & Matilda Sumpter. She 21 yo single w/f, b. Floyd Co., VA, d/o Amon P. & Sarah Harman. 1910 Residence: Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 45, Oxford Street, H67: …… Sumpter, James H. 37 yo w/m US Postmaster, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 2y, owns farm, HOH. ………… Addie 24 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 2y, 2 ch with 2 living. ………… Curtis A. 2 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA. ………… Not named, 1/12 daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA. …… Harman, Etta 22 yo single sister-in-law, b. VA, parents b. VA, post office clerk. [harman2] 1920 Residence: Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 91, H53: …… Sumpter, James H. 46 yo w/m hardware store salesman, b. VA, parents b. VA, owns, HOH. ………… Addie 34 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA. ………… Curtis A. 11 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, school. ………… Vera E. 9 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school. ………… Melvin H. 7 yo yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, school. ………… Alice L. 4y 9/12 daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA. ………… Almena K. 2y 8m daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA. ………… James H. Jr. 1/12 son, b. VA, parents b. VA. 1930 Residence: Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 4, Oxford Street, H71: …… Sumpter, J. Hardy 56 yo w/m Floyd Co., Treasurer, b. VA, parents b. VA, 34 yo when 1st married, owns, HOH. ………… Addie 44 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, 22 yo when 1st married. ………… Vera E. 19 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, public school teacher. ………… Melvin H. 18 yo yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, gasoline filling station salesman, school. ………… Alice L. 15 daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school. ………… Almena Katherine 12 daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school. ………… James H. 10 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, school. ………… Marjorie T. 8 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school. ………… Joseph A. 6 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, school. ………… Sarah V. 5 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA. ………… Robert M. 3 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA. ………… William R. 1 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA. 1940 Residence: Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 32-5, Oxford Street, H104: …… Sumpter, James Hardee 66 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, completed G7, resided in same house 1935, owns, HOH. ………… Addie 54 yo wife, b. VA, completed G7, resided in same house 1935, housework. ………… Curtis 32 yo single son, b. VA, completed C4, resided in same house 1935, farm helper. ………… Alice 25 yo single daughter, b. VA, completed H4, resided in same house 1935, other. ………… James 20 yo single son, b. VA, completed H3, resided in same house 1935, laborer for Bureau of something. ………… Marjorie 18 yo single daughter, b. VA, completed H4, resided in same house 1935, housekeeper helper. ………… Joseph 16 yo son, b. VA, completed H3, resided in same house 1935, school. ………… Virginia 14 yo daughter, b. VA, completed H2, resided in same house 1935, school. ………… Robert 13 yo son, b. VA, completed G6, resided in same house 1935, school. ………… William 11 yo son, b. VA, completed G6, resided in same house 1935, school. 1963 Death: 11-22-1963 Jefferson Hospital, Roanoke, VA but of Oxford Str, Floyd, Floyd Co., VA. James Hardie Sumpter, 90 yo widowed w/m, retired county official - treasurer, b. Apr 19, 1873 VA. Spouse: Addie Harman. Father: Joseph Sumpter. Mother: Matilda Poff. Informant: Curtis A. Sumpter. COD: uremia due to pyelonephritis due to diabetes mellitus. Burial: Jacksonville Cemetery, Floyd, VA. 1963 Burial: Jacksonville Cemetery, SR8 ¼ mi so of Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA.
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.........+ Sumpter, Addie |
Parents: Amon Preston & Sarah Abagail (Hylton) Harman. [harman2] 1885 Birth: 6-3-1885 Floyd Co., VA. 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940 Residence: Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA with husband James Hardee Sumpter. 1950 Death: 12-29-1950 at home, Court House District, Floyd Co., VA. Addie Harman Sumpter, 65 yo married w/f, b. June 3, 1885 VA. Spouse: James Hardee Sumpter, Sr. Father: Amon Preston Harman. Mother: Sarah Abagail Hylton. Informant: Curtis A. Sumpter. COD: cerebral thrombosis. Burial: Jacksonville Cemetery, Floyd, VA. 1950 Burial: Jacksonville Cemetery, SR8 ¼ mi so of Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA.
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.........4. Sumpter, Curtis Alvah |
Parents: James Hardee & Addie (Harman) Sumpter. 1908 Birth: 4-4-1908 Floyd Co., VA. 1910, 1920 Residence: Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1930: 1940 Residence: Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA with parents. 2000 Death: 4-9-2000 Roanoke, VA. 2000 Obit: Roanoke Times, The (VA) - Tuesday, April 11, 2000 (src: GenealogyBank.com) SUMPTER, Curtis A., 92, of Floyd, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2000 in Raleigh Court Health Center after a long battle with Alzheimers. Curtis was a member of Floyd Baptist Church. He was a former Commonwealth Attorney for Floyd County and a former President of the Bank of Floyd. He was a graduate of Roanoke College and University of Virginia Law School. He also served as a Captain in the Army A Force in WWII. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hardee and Addie Sumpter; one sister, Vera Dehart; and three brothers, James H. Sumpter, Jr., Melvin H. Sumpter, and William R. Sumpter. He is survived by two brothers, Joseph A. Sumpter of Duluth, Ga., Robert M. Sumpter of Durham, N.C.; four sisters, Alice Sumpter of Bluefield, W.Va., Katherine Elder of Buena Vista, Marjorie Drumheller of Lynchburg, Virginia Hawes of Roanoke. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 12, 2000 at Floyd Baptist Church with Dr. Alton Griffin officiating. Interment will follow in Jacksonville Cemetery. Family will receive friends Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Gardner Funeral Home. 2000 Burial: Jacksonville Cemetery, SR8 ¼ mi so of Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA.
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.........4. Sumpter, Vera Evelyn |
Parents: James Hardee & Addie (Harman) Sumpter. 1910 Birth: 3-14-1910 Floyd Co., VA. 1910, 1920, 1930 Residence: Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1933 Marriage #1: Vera E. Sumpter m. Clarence A. DeHart 12-28-1933 Floyd Co., VA. He 45 yo single w/m, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o J. D. DeHart & Hannah Harman. She 24 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o J. H. Sumpter & Addie Harman. Clarence A. Dehart, s/o James Dallas & Hannah (Harman) Dehart. [dehart_pcva] 1987 Death: 7-3-1987 Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA but of 102 Dalton St, Floyd, Floyd Co., VA. Vera Sumpter Dehart, 77 yo widowed w/f retired secretary, b. Mar 14, 1910 VA. Spouse: Clarence A. Dehart. Father: James H. Sumpter. Mother: Addie Harmon. Informant: Carol Dehart Harrell. COD: cardiac failure. Burial: Jacksonville Cemetery, Floyd, VA. 1987 Burial: Jacksonville Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.
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.........4. Sumpter, Melvin Harman |
Parents: James Hardee & Addie (Harman) Sumpter. 1912 Birth: 1-16-1912 VA. 1920, 1930 Residence: Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1940: 1945 Death: 11-30-1945 Newton D. Baker General Hospital, rural Berkeley Co., WVA but of Box 102, Floyd, Floyd Co., VA. Melvin Harmon Sumpter, 33y 10m ?d, single w/m auditor now in army, b. Jan 1912 Floyd Co., VA. Father: James H. Sumpter, b. Floyd Co., VA. Mother: Addie Harmon, b. Floyd Co., VA. Informant: US. Army Official Records. COD: adenocarcinoma of gall bladder with metastasis to liver & peritoneum. Burial: Floyd Co., VA. 1945 Burial: Jacksonville Cemetery, SR8 ¼ mi so of Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA.
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.........4. Sumpter, Lelia Alice |
Parents: James Hardee & Addie (Harman) Sumpter. 1915 Birth: 3-22-1915 Floyd Co., VA. 1920, 1930 Residence: Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1940 Residence: Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1940 Marriage #1: Lelia Alice Sumpter m. Cornelius J. Apperson 4-13-1940 Floyd Co., VA by Rev. F. W. Haberer, Minister of the Baptist Church. He 39 yo single w/m teaching, b. New Kent Co., & living in Willis, VA, s/o C. J. Apperson & Julia Shackelford. She 25 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o J. H. Sumpter & Addie Harman. Cornelius J. Apperson, s/o C. J. & Julia (Shackleford) Apperson. [no file] 1945 Divorce: granted to husband Cornelius J. Apperson 4-30-1945. No minor children affected. 2002 Death: 3-5-2002 Bluefield, Mercer Co., WVA. 2002 Obit: Roanoke Times, The (VA) - Thursday, March 7, 2002 (src: GenealogyBank.com) SUMPTER, Lelia Alice, 86, of 1015 College Ave., Bluefield, W.Va., passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2002 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Born on March 22, 1915 in Floyd, Va., she was a daughter of the late James Hardee and Addie Harman Sumpter. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bluefield and was a former member of the Board of Trustees for Bluefield College for 16 years. She was retired from the Bluefield Telephone Company after many years of service. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister and five brothers. She is survived by three sisters, Virginia Hawes of Roanoke, Va., Margie Drumheller and her husband, John of Lynchburg, Va., and Katherine Elder and her husband, George of Buena Vista, Va. and Robert Sumpter and his wife, Freda of Durham, N.C. She is also survived by a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday, March 7, 2002 at 11 a.m. from the First Baptist Church in Bluefield. Burial will follow at 4 p.m. from the Jacksonville Cemetery in Floyd, Va. Family members will serve as pallbearers. Friends may call today from 7 to 9 p.m. at Mercer Funeral Home & Crematory of Bluefield. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions, if desired, may be made to your favorite local charity. Mercer Funeral Home & Crematory of Bluefield is in charge of arrangements. E-Mail of cards or condolences to the family may be sent to Mercer@MercerFuneral.com. 2002 Burial: Jacksonville Cemetery, SR8 ¼ mi so of Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA.
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.........4. Sumpter, Almena Katherine |
Parents: James Hardee & Addie (Harman) Sumpter. 1917 Birth: 5-26-1917 Floyd Co., VA. 1920, 1930 Residence: Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1940: 2007 Death: 8-27-2007. 2007 Obit: Almena Katherine "Kitty" Sumpter Elder, 90, of Buena Vista died Monday, August 27, 2007 at the Golden Living Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late George Garland Elder, Jr. Born in Floyd County, May 26, 1917, she was a daughter of the late James Hardy and Addie Harmon Sumpter. She graduated from the Grace Hospital School of Nursing in Richmond and retired after many years in the nursing profession. She was a member of Buena Vista Baptist Church. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Patricia Jane Elder Dove; two sisters, Alice Sumpter and Verna DeHart and five brothers, Curtis Sumpter, James Sumpter, Jr., Melvin Sumpter, William Sumpter and Joseph Sumpter. Survivors include, Gehrig Lee Dove and his wife Ronda of Buchanan; three grandchildren: Lori Almena Dove Chovanec and her husband Chris, PFC Ryan Gehrig Dove, stationed in Iraq and Chelsea Lee Dove of Buchanan; two sisters: Marjorie Grace Drumheller of Lynchburg and Virginia Sumpter Hawes of Roanoke; one brother, Robert S. Sumpter of Durham, NC; and several loving nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the Lomax Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Roy Thomas officiating. Interment will follow in Rockbridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Those wishing to make memorial contributions are asked to consider the Buena Vista Rescue Squad. The Lomax Funeral Home, 540-261-6585, is serving the Elder family. 2007 Burial: Rockbridge Memorial Gardens, Lexington, Rockbridge Co., VA.
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.........4. Sumpter, James Hardee Jr |
Parents: James Hardee & Addie (Harman) Sumpter. 1920 Birth: 12-1-1919 VA. 1920, 1930, 1940 Residence: Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1999 Death: 11-8-1999 of Roanoke, VA. 1999 Obit: (src: Find A Grave) SUMPTER, James H. Jr., 79, of Roanoke, made the ultimate journey on Monday, November 8, 1999. Jim loved God, family and country. He was a veteran of WWII and a retired auditor with the Defense Contract Audit Agency. Family members include his loving wife of 51 years, Betty; his beloved children, Jim, III and Anne Sumpter, Roanoke, Jane Sumpter, Richmond, and Lois Sumpter of Roanoke; two pride and joy grandsons, James H. Sumpter, IV, Washington, D.C. and Graham Sumpter, Roanoke. Also surviving are his brothers and sisters, Curtis Sumpter, Floyd, Va., Alice Sumpter, Bluefield, W.Va., Katherine Elder, Buena Vista, Marjorie Drumheller, Lynchburg, Joe Sumpter, Duluth, Ga., Virginia Hawes, Roanoke, and Robert Sumpter, Durham, N.C. In lieu of flowers, those wishing to do so may make memorials to Northminster Presbyterian Church, 3911 Greenland Avenue, Roanoke, Va. 24012 or to the American Heart Association, 4504 Starkey Road, S.W., Suite 115, Roanoke, Va. 24014. A memorial service will be conducted 11 a.m. Thursday, November 11, 1999 at Simpson-Tharp Funeral Home, 5160 Peters Creek Road by the Rev. Dr. David A. Kirk. The family will receive friends following the service. Arrangements by Simpson-Tharp Funeral Home. (366-0707) 1999 Burial: Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Roanoke, VA.
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.........4. Sumpter, Marjorie Grace |
Parents: James Hardee & Addie (Harman) Sumpter. 1921 Birth: 7-8-1921 VA. 1930, 1940 Residence: Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA with parents. 2015 Death: 12-24-2015. 2015 Burial: Fort Hill Memorial Park, Lynchburg, VA as Marjorie Grace Sumpter Drumheller. (no photo) |
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.........4. Sumpter, Joseph Amon |
Parents: James Hardee & Addie (Harman) Sumpter. 1923 Birth: 5-24-1923 VA. 1930, 1940 Residence: Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA with parents. 2002 Death: 1-30-2002 Georgia: 2002 Burial: |
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.........4. Sumpter, Sarah Virginia
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Parents: James Hardee & Addie (Harman) Sumpter. 1925 Birth: 5-29-1925 Floyd Co., VA. 1930, 1940 Residence: Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1940: 2011 Death: 9-16-2011. 2011 Obit: Published in Roanoke Times on September 18, 2011 (src: Find A Grave) Sarah Virginia Sumpter Hawes, of Roanoke, passed over to her heavenly home Friday, September 16, 2011 after a lengthy illness. She was born May 29, 1925 in Floyd, the tenth of eleven siblings to her late parents James H. Sumpter Sr. and Addie Harmon. Sumpter, always staying connected with her beloved family. She was a proud graduate of Floyd County High School class of 1942, and member of the championship girls basketball team. After serving in clerical work in Washington D.C. during World War II she attended Virginia Baptist Hospital School of Nursing, graduating and licensed as a Registered Nurse in 1948. While nursing at Bluefield Hospital she met the love of her life, her late husband Ben M. Hawes as members of First Baptist Church of Bluefield and were married in 1956, moving to Roanoke shortly after. She served as an RN at the old Lewis Gale, Jefferson, and Community hospitals, finally retiring in 1989 as a charge nurse at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Her mission in life was the care and healing of her patients, family and friends in the most selfless and giving way. She was a loyal and faithful member of Beacon Baptist Church in Salem VA. Preceding her in death were infant daughter, Sarah Beth Hawes, sisters, Vera Dehart, Alice Sumpter, and Katherine Elder, brothers, Melvin Sumpter, Curtis A. Sumpter, James H. Sumpter Jr., Joe Sumpter, and Bill Sumpter. Missing her deeply til we meet again in heaven are sister, Marjorie Drumheller; brother, Robert Sumpter and wife, Frieda as well as cousin/sister, Carol Harrell; children, R. Brent Hawes and wife, Iris, Thomas B. Hawes, both of Roanoke, Ben D. Hawes and wife, Faith of Bluefield W.Va.; loving grandchildren, Danielle, Jonathon, Jocelyn, and Alexander; as well as a great many precious nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank the staff and nurses of Avante at Roanoke for their compassionate care for mom and our family. Funeral services will be held at noon, Monday September 19, 2011 at Oakey's South Chapel with graveside services following at Jacksonville Cemetery in Floyd. Eulogy and services will be conducted by the Reverend Don Woodard, and the Reverend Tom Bonn. Music by Faith and Danielle Hawes. The family will receive visitors Sunday, September 18, 2011, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the chapel. 2011 Burial: Jacksonville Cemetery, SR8 ¼ mi so of Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA.
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by LDB) |
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.........4. Sumpter, Robert Morris |
Parents: James Hardee & Addie (Harman) Sumpter. 1927 Birth: 1927 Floyd Co., VA. 1930, 1940 Residence: Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1956 Marriage #1: Robert Morris Sumpter m. Freda
Darleen Hash 3-9-1956 Pulaski Co., VA.
He 29 yo single w/m HPCo coundellor, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA,
s/o James Hardee Sumpter & Addie Harmon. She 25 yo single w/f HOCo clerk,
b. Crumpler, NC, residence Radford, VA, d/o Mont Paul Hash & Verna Clyde
Sexton. |
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.........4. Sumpter, William Riley |
Parents: James Hardee & Addie (Harman) Sumpter. 1930 Birth: abt 1930 VA. 1930, 1940 Residence: Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1955 Marriage #1: William Riley Sumpter m. Aurelia June White 12-9-1955 Russell Co., VA. He 26 yo w/m student, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o James H. Sumpter & Addie Harmon. She 23 yo single w/f nurse, b. Welch, WVA, residence Bluefield, WVA, d/o Glenn Sylvester White & Kathleen Brewster. |
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......3. Sumpter, Richard Alvah |
Parents: Joseph & Matilda (Poff) Sumpter. 1875 Birth: 6-26-1875 Floyd Co., VA. 1880, 1890, 1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1900 Death: 10-22-1900. 1900 Burial: Sumpter Cemetery, on SR 698 off SR 8, end of road up a hill, Floyd Co., VA. |
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......3. Sumpter, Almena Katherine |
Parents: Joseph & Matilda (Poff) Sumpter. 1878 Birth: 4-04-1878 Floyd Co., VA. (src: birth record) 1878 Birth: 4-12-1878 Floyd Co., VA. (src: tombstone & death record) 1880, 1890, 1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1901 Marriage #1: Almena K. Sumpter m. Joseph Simmons 11-28-1901 at Clio, Floyd Co., VA by P.G. Lester, Minister of the Primitive Baptist Church. He 30 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Noah & Eliza Simmons. She 23 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Joseph & Matilda Sumpter. Joseph Simmons, s/o Noah & Eliza (Phlegar) Simmons. [simmons] 1957 Death: 9-2-1957 Radford
Community Hospital but of Floyd, Floyd Co., VA. Almena Sumpter Simmons,
79 yo married w/f, b. Apr 12, 1878 VA. Spouse: Joseph Simmons. Father: Joseph
Sumpter. Mother: Matilda Poff. Informant: Joseph Simmons of Floyd, VA. COD:
myocardial infarction. Burial: Jacksonville Cemetery, Floyd, VA. 1957 Burial: Jacksonville Cemetery, SR8 ¼ mi so of Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA. (with Joseph) (pg70) |
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......3. Sumpter, William Riley |
Parents: Joseph & Matilda (Poff) Sumpter. 1879 Birth: 10-12-1879 (src: transcribed birth record) 1879 Birth: 10-25-1879 Floyd Co., VA. (src: transcribed tombstone & death record) 1880, 1890, 1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1910 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with widowed father. 1915 Marriage #1: W. R. Sumpter m. Lillie M. Reed 9-5-1915 at Andrew Reed's home Floyd Co., VA by Amos Dickerson, Minister of the Primitive Baptist Church. He 35 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Joseph & Matilda Sumpter. She 23 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Andrew & Susan Reed. 1920 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 91, H40: …… Sumpter, Joseph 80 yo widowed w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, owns, HOH.
………… W. R. 40 yo married son, b. VA, parents b. VA, farmer. ………… Lillie M. 29 yo dau in law, b. VA, parents b. VA. …… Reed, George 7 yo w/m (relationship not given), b. VA, parents b. VA, school. 1930: 1940: 1868 Death: 9-14-1968 at home, Star Route, Floyd, Flyd Co., VA. William Riley Sumpter, 88 yo widowed w/m farmer/owner, b. Oct 25, 1879 Floyd Co., VA. Spouse: Lillie Mae Reed. Father: Joseph Sumpter. Mother: Minerva Poff. Informant: Mrs. Alonza Akers. COD: cerebral hemorrhage. Burial: Jacksonville, Cemetery, Floyd, VA. 1968 Burial: Jacksonville Cemetery, SR8 ¼ mi so of Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA. (no photo) |
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………+ Sumpter, Lillie Mae |
Parents: Andrew & Susan Miranda (Akers) Reed. [reed_spencer] 1889 Birth: 12-30-1889 Floyd Co., VA. 1920 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband William Riley Akers but his widowed father HOH. 1930: 1940: 1955 Death: 11-12-1955 Lewis Gale Hospital, Roanoke City, VA but of Floyd, Floyd Co., VA. Lillie Reed Sumpter, 65 yo married w/f, b. Dec 30, 1889 VA. Spouse: William Riley Sumpter. Father: Andrew Reed. Mother: Susan Akers. Informant: W. R. Sumpter. COD: subacute glomerulonephritis. Burial: Jacksonville Cemetery, Floyd, VA. 1955 Burial: Jacksonville Cemetery, SR8 ¼ mi so of Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA. (no photo) |
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………4. Sumpter, Ethelene Matilda |
Parents: William Riley & Lillie Mae (Reed) Akers. 1925 Birth: 1-17-1925 Floyd Co., VA. 1930: 1940: 1960 Marriage #1: Ethelene Matilda Sumpter m. Alonzo Chester Akers 6-25-1960 Floyd Co., VA by E. S. Salmons, Elder of the Floyd Primitive Baptist Church. He 38 yo single w/m store clerk, b. Carroll Co., VA & living in Austinville, VA, s/o Isaac N. Akers & Sylvia Horton. She 35 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o William R. Sumpter & Lillie Mae Reed. Alonzo Chester Akers, b. 11-18-1921 Carroll Co., VA, d. 8-11-2007 Floyd Co., VA, s/o Isaac Norman & Sylvia Jane (Horton) Akers. [no file] 2005 Death: 12-4-2005 Galax City, VA. 2005 Obit: Roanoke Times, The (VA) - Tuesday, December 6, 2005 (src: GenealogyBank.com) Ethelene Sumter Akers, 80, of Galax, Va. died Sunday, December 4, 2005. Funeral service will be Thursday, December 8, 2005 at 11 a.m. at the Vaughan-Guynn Chapel. 2005 Burial: Jacksonville Cemetery, SR8 ¼ mi so of Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA. (no photo) |
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......3. Sumpter, Mary Lelia |
Parents: Joseph & Matilda (Poff) Sumpter. 1882 Birth: 1-19-1882 Floyd Co., VA. 1890, 1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1910 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with widowed father. 1915 Marriage #1: Lelia Sumpter m. W. T. Dickerson 6-27-1915 at Jos. Sumpter's Floyd Co., VA by Amos Dickerson, Minister of the Primitive Baptist Church. He 45 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Harvey & Octavia Dickerson. She 34 yo single w/f, b.& living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Joseph & Matilda Sumpter. Waitman Taylor Dickerson, b. 11-21-1869 Floyd Co., VA, d. 6-13-1959, s/o Harvey & Octavia G. Leah (Simmons) Dickerson. [Dickerson_MoralR_Naomi] 1963 Death: 11-5-1963 at home, Rt 3, Floyd, Floyd Co., VA. Lelia Sumpter Dickerson, 81 yo widowed w/f, b. Jan 19, 1882 Floyd Co., VA. Spouse: Waitman Taylor Dickerson. Father: Joseph Sumpter. Mother: Minerva Poff. Informant: Mrs. Geraldine Larson. COD: vascular collapse; congestive heart failure; arteriosclerotic heart disease; carcinoma of lung with unclassified metastasis. Burial: Jacksonville Cemetery, Floyd, VA. 1963 Burial: Jacksonville Cemetery, SR8 ¼ mi so of Floyd Town, Floyd Co., VA.
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Jason & Mitzie) |
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...2. Sumpter, Matilda |
Parents: Richard & Catherine (Sowder) Sumpter. 1841 Birth: 6-21-1841 Floyd Co., VA. 1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1859 Marriage #1: Matilda Sumper m. Mahlon Whitlock 12-13-1859 Floyd Co., VA by Michael Howry. He 25 yo single farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Henry & Elizabeth (Graham) Whitlock. She single 18 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Richard & Catherine Sumpter. Mahlon Whitlock, s/o Henry A. & 1st wife Martha Elizabeth (Graham) Whitlock. [whitlock] 1927 Death: 1-11-1927 Court House District, Floyd Co., VA. Matilda Whitlock, 85y 7m 20d, widowed w/f, b. June 21, 1841 Floyd Co., VA. Spouse: Mahlon Whitlock. Father: Richard Sumpter, b. Floyd Co., VA. Mother Katerine Sowder, b. Franklin Co., VA. Informant: J. A. Whitlock of Floyd, VA. COD: broncho pneumonia following flu. Burial: on home place. 1927 Burial: Pine Creek Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA. (src: Find A Grave) |
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...2. Sumpter, Martha |
Parents: Richard & Catherine (Sowder) Sumpter. 1844 Birth: 6-21-1844 Floyd Co., VA, d. 1850, 1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1866 Death: 1-5-1866 Floyd Co., VA. COD: a cold. Age: 21y 5m 15d. 1866 Burial: Sumpter Cem. off SR 8, at the end of SR 698, Floyd Co., VA. |
End Richard & Catherine (Sowder) Sumpter Family.