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James William GUM

James William GUM

Male 1862 - 1936  (74 years)

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  • Name James William GUM 
    Born 11 Feb 1862  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870, 1880  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1891  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1900, 1910  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1913  Roberts Fork (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1930  New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Occupation farmer  [5, 6, 7] 
    Died Jun 1936  [7] 
    • There are conflicting dates and locations given for his death. His death record is filed in Lewis County, which indicates that he died at Avon, Doddridge County, on Jun 22 1936. But his obituary states that he died in a hospital in Clarksburg, Harrison County, on Jun 21 1936.
    Buried Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I20160  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2024 

    Father Henry Harrison GUM,   b. 5 Jul 1837, Highland Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1913, Roberts Fork (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Sarah A. WHITE,   b. 1 Oct 1843,   d. 25 Jan 1906  (Age 62 years) 
    Family ID F11934  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sophia GAMSJAGER,   b. CA 1868, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1889, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 21 years) 
    Married 23 Apr 1889  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Family ID F20083  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Elizabeth BURNSIDE,   b. 13 Mar 1870, Freemansburg, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1938, Freemansburg, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)  [10, 11] 
    Married 27 Jan 1891  Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
    +1. Aubra Minter GUM,   b. 1 Dec 1891, Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 1971  (Age 79 years)
     2. Ruth GUM,   b. 28 Sep 1893, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1957, Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
    +3. William Brent GUM,   b. 28 Mar 1895, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1961, Salem, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    +4. Jay Bryan GUM,   b. 1 May 1897, Avon, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1974, Canton, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    +5. Esther Gay GUM,   b. 29 Nov 1899, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1941, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years)
     6. Nettie GUM,   b. 31 Jan 1902, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1931, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
    +7. Henry Brooks GUM,   b. 29 Jan 1905, Sand Fork (St. Clara), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1988, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    +8. James Blair GUM,   b. 30 Jan 1908, Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1973, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    +9. Evan Brennen "E. B." GUM,   b. 6 Dec 1910, Avon, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1988  (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F7415  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1864] Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death.

    2. [S2035] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    3. [S1820] Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV.

    4. [S643] Obituary of father.

    5. [S2077] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    6. [S2109] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    7. [S1631] Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV, DR p. 63, Line 23 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2922777&Type=Death.

    8. [S14] Obituary.

    9. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    10. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 159.

    11. [S1570] Obituary of son.