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Joseph Chestnutt Sumner Jr.

Birth: 15 Sep 1793
Burke County, Georgia, USA
Death: 14 Jun 1880 (aged 86)
Worth County, Georgia, USA
Burial: Joseph Sumner Family Cemetery

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Memorial ID: 28925222 View Source

His parents were Joseph Chestnutt and Mary (Kight) Sumner Sr. He married Mahala Smith the 19 Apr 1813 in Emanuel County, Georgia. Seventeen Children were born to them. Location of cemetery is 3 miles north of Sumner, Georgia. The cemetery land still belongs to the descendants of Joseph Sumner Jr. as of 1996. He served in the War of 1812 while living in Emanuel County, Georgia. This family is listed in the 1840-1850 Irwin County, Georgia census and 1860-1870 Worth County, Georgia census. Joseph and his wife Mahala immigrated to Worth county about 1830.

Grave marker verse: Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see GOD.

"History of Worth County, Georgia, 1854-1934" by L.M. Grubbs, c. 1934 J. W. Burke Co, and republished by Barnard Trail Chapter, NSDAR, Sylvester, Ga. p. 290: records that Joseph and Mahalia Sumner had a son, Thomas. Thomas was born about 1837-39 and died in the Civil war. Date and place unknown.

His parents were Joseph Chestnutt and Mary (Kight) Sumner Sr. He married Mahala Smith the 19 Apr 1813 in Emanuel County, Georgia. Seventeen Children were born to them. Location of cemetery is 3 miles north of Sumner, Georgia. The cemetery land still belongs to the descendants of Joseph Sumner Jr. as of 1996. He served in the War of 1812 while living in Emanuel County, Georgia. This family is listed in the 1840-1850 Irwin County, Georgia census and 1860-1870 Worth County, Georgia census. Joseph and his wife Mahala immigrated to Worth county about 1830.

Grave marker verse: Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see GOD.

"History of Worth County, Georgia, 1854-1934" by L.M. Grubbs, c. 1934 J. W. Burke Co, and republished by Barnard Trail Chapter, NSDAR, Sylvester, Ga. p. 290: records that Joseph and Mahalia Sumner had a son, Thomas. Thomas was born about 1837-39 and died in the Civil war. Date and place unknown.

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Mahala Smith Sumner

1799–1882

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Hulda Kight Guest

1812–1882

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Created by: Donald E. Garrett
Added: Aug 10, 2008
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28925222/joseph_chestnutt-sumner: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph Chestnutt Sumner Jr. (15 Sep 1793–14 Jun 1880), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28925222, citing Joseph Sumner Family Cemetery, Sumner, Worth County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Donald E. Garrett (contributor 47002665).

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