Cleek, Dunmore, Gum, Hill Stephenson, Suit Family - Person Sheet
Cleek, Dunmore, Gum, Hill Stephenson, Suit Family - Person Sheet
Memobet 1830-1835? Bath County, VA?
Census1840, Bath County, VA33363,33371
Census1850, Bath County, VA33372
Land Purchase1850, Highland County, VA33373
MemoHead of Back Creek, 8 mi SW of Monterey, VA on Rt 271 (Picture)
Census1860, Highland County, VA33328
MemoMeadow Dale
Census1870, Highland County, VA33329
MemoBlue Grass
Census1880, Highland County, VA33335
MemoBlue Grass
Census1900, Highland County, VA33330
MemoBlue Grass
Census1910, Highland County, VA33331
MemoBlue Grass
Land Soldbef 1916, Highland County, VA33374
MemoHead of Back Creek, 8 mi SW of Monterey, VA on Rt 271 (Picture)
Death13 Apr 1916, Blue Grass, Highland County, VA33375,33366,33376,33377,33370
Memoage 78 yrs 6 mos 3 das; Meadow Dale? 11 May 1935? Apoplexy
Burial14 Apr 1916, Green Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Mill Gap, Highland County, VA33366,33370
OccupationFarmer33335,33330,33378,33370
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, Executor21647 (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, Executors21647 (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.2725

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 Mountain33379

American Civil War Soldiers2404
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 1861-1865933
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 1812422 Puffinberger, Annie, Servant F W 20 Single, & Harris, Robert, Servant, M W 13 Single (Related?)
Spouses
Birth13 Feb 1838, Back Creek, Highland County, VA33386,33387,33388,33389,33390,33391
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
FatherJohn Dever (1799-1861)
MotherEliza (ca1799-)
Marriage9 May 1861, Highland County, VA33332,33334,33336,33385
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)
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
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?)
Marriage9 Sep 1896, Bath County, VA33337,14012,33398
Divorce33370
Div MemoBef 13 Apr 1916
Last Modified 6 Jan 2024Created 25 Feb 2024 using Reunion 13 by Chris Dunmore
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