Cleek, Dunmore, Gum, Hill, Stephenson, Suit Family - Person Sheet
Cleek, Dunmore, Gum, Hill, Stephenson, Suit Family - Person Sheet
NameAdam Lightner Gum 
33937,33938,33939,33940,33941,33942,33943,33944,33945,33946,33947,33948,33949,33950,25799,24184,33951,33886,33952,33953,33954,33955,33956,25814,33957,33958,33959,33959
33937,33938,33939,33940,33941,33942,33943,33944,33945,33946,33947,33948,33949,33950,25799,24184,33951,33886,33952,33953,33954,33955,33956,25814,33957,33958,33959,33959Birth4 Oct 1820, Bath County, VA33938,33940,33939,33960,33944,33945,33948,33961,33962,33963,33964,25814
Memowaters of Back Creek, about a mile from the waters for Jackson River
Census1850, Highland County, VA33966
MemoDistrict 25
Census1860, Highland County, VA33938
MemoMeadow Dale
Census1870, Highland County, VA33939
MemoBlue Grass
Will Filed7 Jan 1880, Highland County, VA33967
MemoWill dated
Memo59 yrs; Typhoid pneumonia
Will FiledFeb 1880, Highland County, VA33967
MemoWill probated
FatherOtho Gum (~1790-1840)
MotherElizabeth Lightner (1800-1885)
Misc. Notes
Pg 113 Adam Gum Will dtd 7 Jan 188029953
Wife: Sally - Executrix
Henry A. Slavin, a boy I have raised
John B. Briscoe mentioned
Witnessed: Adam Stephenson, J. E. Arbogast
Presented In Highland County court February Term 1880
Wife: Sally - Executrix
Henry A. Slavin, a boy I have raised
John B. Briscoe mentioned
Witnessed: Adam Stephenson, J. E. Arbogast
Presented In Highland County court February Term 1880
Research
Not listed with his mother and family 1840VABathNoTwp1273442
1850VAHighland(23of92)Bot22280 Dwg 158 Fam 158 Abraham Gum 17 M, B: Bath Co, VA (enumerated w/Adam Gum & Sarah, who is he?)
1870VAHighlandBlueGrass(6of105)Bot25536 Dwg 38 Fam 38 Briscoe, Mary J. 32 F W, Domestic, B: VA & Slaven, Henry A., 3 M W, At Home, B: VA (Who are they? related?)
http://vhs3.vahistorical.org/cgi-bin/starfinder/2714/x.marc.txt 3/11/2005
VA Historical Society
Call Number Mss6:1 G9528:1
Author Gum, Adam L., b. 1820.
Title Statement concerning the Gum, Harper, Lightner, and Wade families
Published Written in 1846
Description 2 leaves : holograph ; 16 x 10 in.
General Note Verifax copies made from the original in the possession of Miss Doreen Ralston, Vanderpool, Va.
Provenance Note Gift of Mrs. Emma R. Matheny, Richmond, Va., 6 September 1962.
Source: Matheny, Emma Robertson, 1913-1998.
Record no. 86568
1850VAHighland(23of92)Bot22280 Dwg 158 Fam 158 Abraham Gum 17 M, B: Bath Co, VA (enumerated w/Adam Gum & Sarah, who is he?)
1870VAHighlandBlueGrass(6of105)Bot25536 Dwg 38 Fam 38 Briscoe, Mary J. 32 F W, Domestic, B: VA & Slaven, Henry A., 3 M W, At Home, B: VA (Who are they? related?)
http://vhs3.vahistorical.org/cgi-bin/starfinder/2714/x.marc.txt 3/11/2005
VA Historical Society
Call Number Mss6:1 G9528:1
Author Gum, Adam L., b. 1820.
Title Statement concerning the Gum, Harper, Lightner, and Wade families
Published Written in 1846
Description 2 leaves : holograph ; 16 x 10 in.
General Note Verifax copies made from the original in the possession of Miss Doreen Ralston, Vanderpool, Va.
Provenance Note Gift of Mrs. Emma R. Matheny, Richmond, Va., 6 September 1962.
Source: Matheny, Emma Robertson, 1913-1998.
Record no. 86568
Military
Civil War Service Records: Gum Adam L., Co C, Unit: 162 VA Infantry, Rank: Private, Allegiance: Confederate (Anc Plus Gum 10/11/2002)
American Civil War Soldiers2423
Adam Gum
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: VA
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private. Enlisted in .(sic)
Sources: 21
Civil War Prisoner of War Records11234
A L Gum
Side: Confederate
US Civil War Soldiers 1861-1865941
A. L. Gum, 162nd Regiment, VA Militia; Side: Confederate; Regiment State: VA
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of VA4058
Gum, Adam L, Co C, 162 VA Militia, Private, Private
G, 162 Militia, VA, Confederate, Adam L. Gum, Pvt, Capt James M. Terry’s Co (C), VA Military, Company Muster-in Roll dated Aug 1, 1861; Enrolled for active service Aug 1, 186_; Enrolled for active service Aug 1, 186_ at Monterey by Capt. J. M. Terry; Absent sick - Not mustered into service
American Civil War Soldiers2423
Adam Gum
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: VA
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private. Enlisted in .(sic)
Sources: 21
Civil War Prisoner of War Records11234
A L Gum
Side: Confederate
US Civil War Soldiers 1861-1865941
A. L. Gum, 162nd Regiment, VA Militia; Side: Confederate; Regiment State: VA
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of VA4058
Gum, Adam L, Co C, 162 VA Militia, Private, Private
G, 162 Militia, VA, Confederate, Adam L. Gum, Pvt, Capt James M. Terry’s Co (C), VA Military, Company Muster-in Roll dated Aug 1, 1861; Enrolled for active service Aug 1, 186_; Enrolled for active service Aug 1, 186_ at Monterey by Capt. J. M. Terry; Absent sick - Not mustered into service
Spouses
1Sarah Ryder 33937,33973,33974,33975,33976,33941,33942,33943,33945,33951,33977,33978,33979,33980,33956,33981,33958,33959,33959
33937,33973,33974,33975,33976,33941,33942,33943,33945,33951,33977,33978,33979,33980,33956,33981,33958,33959,33959MemoBath Co, VA? 1829? 1830?
Census1850, Highland County, VA33983
MemoDistrict 25
Census1860, Highland County, VA33974
MemoMeadow Dale
Census1870, Highland County, VA33975
MemoBlue Grass
Census1880, Highland County, VA33973
MemoBlue Grass
Will Filed20 Jun 1884, Highland County, VA
MemoWill dated
Deathaft 20 Jun 1884, Highland County, VA33984
FatherWilliam J. Ryder (ca1800-)
MotherSusanna/ Rosanna Sharp (ca1800-)
Misc. Notes
Pg 137 Sarah Gum Will dtd 20 Jun 188429953
Henry A. Slaven mentioned
nephew, George B. Rider
Aaron Rider
Nancy Kirkpatrick
Brother-in-law, Abraham Gum
Witnesses: Jno E. Gum, James A. Fleisher, Peter Gum
Presented in county court Jun Term 1884
Henry A. Slaven mentioned
nephew, George B. Rider
Aaron Rider
Nancy Kirkpatrick
Brother-in-law, Abraham Gum
Witnesses: Jno E. Gum, James A. Fleisher, Peter Gum
Presented in county court Jun Term 1884
Research
1880VAHighBlGr(25of40)9984 Dwg 180 Fam 182 (enum w/Sarah Gum)
Slaven, Henry W M 13, Adopted, Work on Farm b: VA (Research Note under Henry A. Slaven)
Gwin, Lydia S., W F 65, Visitor, Visitor b: VA (Who is she? Related?)
Pg 96, 1843 Mar 21 Marriage Bond Adam L. Gum & Sarah Rider. Surety Stewart S. Rider. Wm J. Rider consents. Wit: George H. Bird & S. S. Rider. Min Ret Apr 4 By R. Slaven2018 (Stewart S. Rider & George H. Bird - What Relationship are they to her? Have them in Reunion)
Slaven, Henry W M 13, Adopted, Work on Farm b: VA (Research Note under Henry A. Slaven)
Gwin, Lydia S., W F 65, Visitor, Visitor b: VA (Who is she? Related?)
Pg 96, 1843 Mar 21 Marriage Bond Adam L. Gum & Sarah Rider. Surety Stewart S. Rider. Wm J. Rider consents. Wit: George H. Bird & S. S. Rider. Min Ret Apr 4 By R. Slaven2018 (Stewart S. Rider & George H. Bird - What Relationship are they to her? Have them in Reunion)
No Children