Cleek, Dunmore, Gum, Hill, Stephenson, Suit Family - Person Sheet
Cleek, Dunmore, Gum, Hill, Stephenson, Suit Family - Person Sheet
NamePeter Lightner Gum 
33457,33458,33459,33460,33461,33462,33463,33464,33465,33466,33467,33468,33469,33470,33471,33472,33473,14109,33474,33475,33476,33477,33478,33479,33480,33481,33482,33483,33484,33485,33486,33487,33488,33489,33490,33491,33492,33493,33494,33495,33496,33497,33498
33457,33458,33459,33460,33461,33462,33463,33464,33465,33466,33467,33468,33469,33470,33471,33472,33473,14109,33474,33475,33476,33477,33478,33479,33480,33481,33482,33483,33484,33485,33486,33487,33488,33489,33490,33491,33492,33493,33494,33495,33496,33497,33498Birth10 Oct 1837, Pendleton County, VA33499,33500,33471,33464,33465,33466,33467,33468,33470,33501,33480,33502,33503,33504,33505,33506
Memobet 1830-1835? Bath County, VA?
Census1850, Bath County, VA33508
Land Purchase1850, Highland County, VA33509
MemoHead of Back Creek, 8 mi SW of Monterey, VA on Rt 271 (Picture)
Census1860, Highland County, VA33464
MemoMeadow Dale
Census1870, Highland County, VA33465
MemoBlue Grass
Census1880, Highland County, VA33471
MemoBlue Grass
Census1900, Highland County, VA33466
MemoBlue Grass
Census1910, Highland County, VA33467
MemoBlue Grass
Land Soldbef 1916, Highland County, VA33510
MemoHead of Back Creek, 8 mi SW of Monterey, VA on Rt 271 (Picture)
Memoage 78 yrs 6 mos 3 das; Meadow Dale? 11 May 1935? Apoplexy
FatherOtho Gum (~1790-1840)
MotherElizabeth Lightner (1800-1885)
Misc. Notes
Highland Will Bk Image128of311 Nancy J. Briscoe Gum Will dtd 26 Apr 1893 probated Court May 1893: Peter Gum, Executor21762 (she is his 2nd Cousin)
Highland Will Bk Image141of311 Michael D. Trainor of Highland Co VA Will dated 31 Jul 1895: friends Peter Gum & O.A. Stephenson, Executors21762 (Michael’s wife’s 2nd Cousin)
Highland Will Bk Image141of311 Michael D. Trainor of Highland Co VA Will dated 31 Jul 1895: friends Peter Gum & O.A. Stephenson, Executors21762 (Michael’s wife’s 2nd Cousin)
Military
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.2747
25 Apr 1882 Application for Artificial Limb Commutation, Highland Co, VA, Peter Gum, lost a leg on 9 Aug 1862 in the battle of Cedar Mountain33515
American Civil War Soldiers2423
Peter 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 1861-1865941
Peter Gum, 162nd Regiment, VA Militia; Side: Confederate; Regiment State: VA
Peter Gum, 25th Regiment, VA Infantry (Heck’s); Side: Confederate; Regiment State: VA
25 Apr 1882 Application for Artificial Limb Commutation, Highland Co, VA, Peter Gum, lost a leg on 9 Aug 1862 in the battle of Cedar Mountain33515
American Civil War Soldiers2423
Peter 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 1861-1865941
Peter Gum, 162nd Regiment, VA Militia; Side: Confederate; Regiment State: VA
Peter Gum, 25th Regiment, VA Infantry (Heck’s); Side: Confederate; Regiment State: VA
Research
BlGr(20of38) Dwg 176 Fam 1812441 Puffinberger, Annie, Servant F W 20 Single, & Harris, Robert, Servant, M W 13 Single (Related?)
Spouses
1Nancy Jane Dever 33457,33458,33459,33460,33462,33461,33463,33516,33517,33469,33468,33470,33472,33474,33475,33477,33518,33519,33520,33521,33486,33489,33490,33491,33492,33493,33494,33495,33496,33497,33498
33457,33458,33459,33460,33462,33461,33463,33516,33517,33469,33468,33470,33472,33474,33475,33477,33518,33519,33520,33521,33486,33489,33490,33491,33492,33493,33494,33495,33496,33497,33498Census1870, Highland County, VA33517
MemoBlue Grass
Census1880, Highland County, VA33516
MemoBlue Grass
Memo57 yrs Dropsey
Burialaft 8 Aug 1895, Green Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Mill Gap, Highland County, VA33526
OccupationHousekeeper33529
FatherJohn Dever (1799-1861)
MotherEliza (ca1799-)
ChildrenSarah Agnes (1862-1864)
Robert Lee (1863-1949)
Cameron Otis (1866-)
Harry S. (1868-)
Clara Virginia (1871-1899)
John Harper (1872-1907)
UNNAMED (1873-)
Paul L. (1875-)
Homer Snowden (1877-1907)
Otho Clay (1880-1906)
Dennis Hamilton (1882-1964)
Census1860, Bath County, VA33532
Census1900, Blue Grass, Highland County, VA33530
Census1910, Blue Grass, Highland County, VA33536
MemoHighland County, VA? Cardio Pulmonary Tuberculosis
FatherJacob Lightner (1821-1904)
MotherNancy Jane Warwick (1826-1900)
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?)