George Sumner

Notes:

(Research):Census Information:

Indiana-Elkhart County
John W. SUMNER age 37 M Farmer $1,800 Vermont Ann SUMNER ag
e 31 Ohio
Clark SUMNER age 8 Indiana
George SUMNER age 3 Michigan
Hannah L.N. SUMNER age 2 Michigan
Walter STRONG age 64 M Farmer $400 Connecticut

John married Betsey Ann Strong. Betsey (daughter of Walter Strong and Betsey Smith) was born about 1819 in Ohio; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"A farmer at Elkhart, Indiana, where he died. He has five children of whom, two, Samuel Smith and Betsey Ann, reside now (1871) at Elkhart." (Dwight, p 175).

(Research):Census Information:

At the time of the 1830 Federal Census, he appeared to stil
l be living in Ohio:

Ohio-Cuyuhoga County-Chagrin 0-0-1-0-0-0-1;0-0-1-1-0-1

This is his listing at the time of the 1840 Federal Census Indiana-Elkhart County- 0-0-0-0-1-0-0-1;0-0-0-0-1-0-1-0

And at the time of the 1850 Federal Census, he was living with the following family. ASSUMED that 31 year old Ann Sumner was his daughter, Betsey Ann:

Indiana-Elkhart County
John W. SUMNER age 37 M Farmer $1,800 Vermont Ann SUMNER age 31 Ohio
Clark SUMNER age 8 Indiana
George SUMNER age 3 Michigan
Hannah L.N. SUMNER age 2 Michigan
Walter STRONG age 64 M Farmer $400 Connecticut

Walter married Betsey Smith. Betsey was born between 1790 and 1800; died between 1840 and 1850 in Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The daughter of Samuel and Ruth SMITH. (Robert S. Strong, SFAA Historian).

Notes:

According to Dwight's "History of the Strong Family," John Harris Strong was a farmer in Chatham, Ct. (1783-1811). In August, 1811, he removed to Euclid, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Here he was agent for the sale of lands in an about Cleveland (belonging to Lord and Barber, of Haddam, Ct.), and was Judge of the court of common pleas (1817-1823). (Dwight, p 174).

1810 Census Connecticut-Middlesex-Chatham John H. Strong 2-2-2-0-1|1-0-2-0-1

1820 Census Ohio-Cuyahoga-Euclid John H. Strong 0-1-0-2-0-1|0-1-0-1-1

1830 Census John was deceased. His widow, Elizabeth, appears to have been living in Ohio-Cuyahoga-Chagrin, with her son, Josiah C. Strong. One female member of Josiah's household was listed as between ages 60-70.

John married Elizabeth Cary. Elizabeth was born about Nov 1764 in Chatham, Middlesex County, Connecticut; died on 24 Nov 1830 in Euclid, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; was buried in Wickliffe Cemetery, Willoughby Township, Lake County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]