Misc. Notes
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Nancy J. Briscoe Gum Will dtd 26 Apr 1893 probated Court May 1893: Peter Gum, Executor
21647 (she is his 2nd Cousin)
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Michael D. Trainor of Highland Co VA Will dated 31 Jul 1895: friends Peter Gum & O.A. Stephenson, Executors
21647 (Michael’s wife’s 2nd Cousin)
DennisGumHome00508.tif Loc Head of Back Creek, 8 mi SW of Monterey, VA on Route 271 Historical Significance: Peter Gum who formerly owned this house took part in the Confederacy.
272525 Apr 1882 Application for Artificial Limb Commutation, Highland Co, VA, Peter Gum, lost a leg on 9 Aug 1862 in the battle of Cedar Mountain
33379American Civil War Soldiers
2404Peter Gum
Residence: Highland Co, VA
Occupation: Farmer
Enlistment Date: 30 Mar 1862
Enlistment Place: Camp Alleghany, WV (sic)
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: VA
Birth Date: 10 Oct 1837
Death Date: 13 Apr 1916
Death Place: Meadow Dale, Highland Co, VA
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 30 Mar 1862 at the age of 24; Enlisted in on 30 Mar1862
Sources: 21
US Civil War Soldiers 1861-1865
933Peter Gum, 162nd Regiment, VA Militia; Side: Confederate; Regiment State: VA
Peter Gum, 25th Regiment, VA Infantry (Heck’s); Side: Confederate; Regiment State: VA
BlGr(20of38) Dwg 176 Fam 181
2422 Puffinberger, Annie, Servant F W 20 Single, & Harris, Robert, Servant, M W 13 Single (Related?)
Spouses
1Nancy Jane Dever 33321,33322,33323,33324,33326,33325,33327,33380,33381,33333,33332,33334,33336,33338,33339,33341,33382,33383,33384,33385,33350,33353,33354,33355,33356,33357,33358,33359,33360,33361,33362
Census1870, Highland County, VA33381
MemoBlue Grass
Census1880, Highland County, VA33380
MemoBlue Grass
Death8 Aug 1895, Back Creek, Highland County, VA33392,33390
Memo57 yrs Dropsey
Burialaft 8 Aug 1895, Green Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Mill Gap, Highland County, VA33390
OccupationHousekeeper33393
2Mary Ester or Etta Lightner 13997,33394,13998,33395,33396,33397,33337,14012,33398,33399,14015
Birth4 Jun 1856, Sunrise, Bath County, VA13997,33394,33400,33401,33396,33402,33403,33399,14015
Census1860, Bath County, VA33396
Census1870, Warm Springs, Bath County, VA33404,33405
Census1880, Warm Springs, Bath County, VA33406,33407
Census1900, Blue Grass, Highland County, VA33394
Census1910, Blue Grass, Highland County, VA33400
Death11 May 1935, Cleek’s Mill, Warm Springs, Bath County, VA33399,14015
MemoHighland County, VA? Cardio Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Burial12 May 1935, George W. Cleek Cemetery, Highland County, VA33399,14015
Research
1920VAAugRiverhd9A(17of39) (File: Anc Plus, Unkown Relatives VA/WV) Fam 160 Gum, May E., Cousin, F W 63, Wd, Yes Read/Write, b: VA, Father b: VA, Mother b: VA (Enum w/Lightner, Charles T. 34) (Same Mary E. Gum?)