Cleek, Dunmore, Gum, Hill, Stephenson, Suit Family - Person Sheet
Cleek, Dunmore, Gum, Hill, Stephenson, Suit Family - Person Sheet
BirthDec 1838, Pendleton County, VA36339,36340,36341,36343,36344,36345,36348,36350,36352,36372,36373
Memonow Highland County, VA
Census1840, Pendleton County, VA36345
Census1850, Highland County, VA36374
MemoDistrict 25
Census1860, Highland County, VA36340
MemoNew Hamden
Census1870, Highland County, VA36341
MemoBlue Grass, Montery
Census1880, Highland County, VA36339
MemoBlue Grass
Census1900, Highland County, VA36344
MemoBlue Grass
Will Filed28 Jun 1900, Highland County, VA36375,36362
MemoWill Dated
Death9 Feb 1901, Highland County, VA36348,36350,36352,36376,36377,36358,36362,36363
Burialaft 9 Feb 1901, Gum Family Cemetery, Hightown, Highland County, VA36352
MemoUS 250 W, past Jacob Hevener’s store in Hightown, up the hill to the 1st house on the right, across road abt 1 1/2 mi to land of Mr. Campbell
Will FiledMar 1901, Monterey, Highland County, VA36348,36362
MemoWill Probated
OccupationFarmer36344,36339,33578
Alias/AKAFrank36338
FatherJohn Gum (1813-1885)
MotherMary Ann Gum (1820-1891)
Misc. Notes
Pg 277 Adam Franklin Gum Will30437
son Isaac Dyer Gum
his older brother J. Harding Gum
son, J. William Gum
son J. Harding Gum remain on Isaac Gum farm where he now resides
wife, Lydia F. Gum
dau Bessie after she attains age of twenty one
Military
Military Service: 28 Mar 1862 Enlistment Date Confederate Soldier (Enlisted as a Private on 29 March 1862 in Alleghany, VA at the age of 23, Enlisted in Company B, 31st Infantry Regiment Virginia on 29 March 1862, Wounded on 08 May 1862 at McDowell, VA; Absent, wounded on 15 August 1862; Wounded on 19 July 1864 at Rutherford's Farm, VA; POW on 19 October 1864 at Cedar Creek, VA; Confined on 22 October 1864 at Harper's Ferry, VA; Confined on 23 October 1864 at Point Lookout, MD; Transferred on 28 March 1865 at Aiken's Landing, VA (For exchange); Paroled on 22 May 1865 at Staunton, VA; Sources:The Virginia Regimental Histories Series. (VARosterC) Published in 1987)26140

Civil War Service Records: Gum Adam F., Co B, Unit: 81 VA Infantry, Rank: Sergeant, Allegiance: Confederate (Anc Plus Gum 10/11/2002)

American Civil War Soldiers2484
Adam Gum
Enlistment Date: 29 Mar 1862
Enlistment Place: Alleghany, VA
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: VA
Service Record: Promoted to Full Sergeant; Enlisted as a Private on 29 Mar 1862 at the age of 23; Enlisted in on 29 Mar 1862
Sources: 21
Height: 6’1”
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Red
Complexion: Fair

Civil War Prisoner of War Records11477
A F Gum
Side: Confederate

US Civil War Soldiers 1861-1865973
Adam F. Gum, 31st Regiment, VA Infantry; Side: Confederate; Regiment State: VA

Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of VA4141
Gum, Adam F., 2 Co B, 31 VA Inf’y, Sergeant, Sergeant
G, 31, VA, Confederate, Adam F. Gum, 3 Sgt, (2d) Co B, 31 Reg’t VA Inf, Company Muster Roll for Apr 30 to Aug 31, 1864 dtd Aug 31, 1864; Enlisted Mar 29, 186_ at C. Alleghany by R. H. Bradshaw for 3 yrs; Last Paid by J. I. Hill, to Dec 31, 1863; Absent - Wounded Jul 20, 1864
G, 31, VA, Confederate, __ Gum, Sgt, Co B, 31 Reg’t VA Inf, Regimental Return for Aug 1862 Absent - Sick or Wounded
G, 31, VA, Confederate, A. F. Gum, (2d) Co B, 31 Reg’t VA Inf, Receipt Roll not dated; Date Aug 15, 1863 /s/ A F Gum
G, 31, VA, Confederate, A. F. Gum, Sgt, Co B, 31 Reg’t VA Inf, Roll of Prisoners of War at Harpers Ferry WV sent to Point Lookout MD Oct 23, 1864 not dated; Captured Strausburg Oct 19, 1864
G, 31, VA, Confederate, A. F. Gum, Sgt, Co B, 31 Reg’t VA, Prisoners of War at Point Lookout, MD; Date Arrival Harper’s Ferry Oct 25, 1864; Captured Strasburg Oct 19, 1864, Exchanged Mar 28, 1865
G, 31, VA, Confederate, A. F. Gum, Sgt, Co B, 31 Reg’t VA, Roll of Prisoners of War paroled at Point Lookout MD and transferred to Aiken’s Landing,VA, Mar 28, 1865 for exchange not dated; Captured Strasburg Oct 19, 1864
G, 31, VA, Confederate, A. F. Gum, Sgt, Co B, 31 Reg’t VA, List of Prisoners of War paroled May 5 to Jun 10, 1865, at various places in VA; not dated; Date: May 22, 1865, By Whom Given: Mark Poore, Capt, A. P. M, Staunton VA
Confederate, A. F. Gum, Co B, 31 Reg’t VA, Receipt Roll for Clothing for 2 Qr 1864; Date issue: Apr 20, 1864
G, 31, VA, Confederate, A. F. Gum, Sgt, Co B, 31 VA, Reg’t Inf, Confederate, Receipt Roll for Clothing; Date of Issue: Dec 2, 1863
A. F. Gum, Sgt, Co B, 31 VA, Reg’t Inf, Confederate, Pris of War Record checked
A. F. Gum, B, 31 VA Inf, Head Quarters Army of the Shenandoah, Office Provost Marshal General, Staunton VA May 22, 1865. I A. F. Gum Sergt of Co B 31st VA Inft, CS Army do hereby give this my Parole of Honor, that I will not take up arms against the US Govt until I am regularly exchanged…./s/ A. F. Gum; Description: Age 26; Height 6’1”; Complexion Fair?; Hair Red; Eyes Blue; Sworn 22 May 1865 /s/ Mark Poore, Capt, A. P. M. G.
Research
No Name Gum b: 13 Oct 1870, W M, Parents: Adam & Susan18950 (Male Child? Not listed with other sources?)
Spouses
BirthAug 1839, Pendleton County, VA36378,36379,36348,36350,36380,36382,36364
Memobef 1860? Highland County, VA?
Census1850, Highland County, VA36379
Memo25th District
Census1870, Highland County, VA36378
MemoBlue Grass Montery
Death16 Oct 1870, Highland County, VA36350,36380,36383,36384,36364,36385
Memo30 yrs 2 mos 12 das; after childbirth
Burialaft 16 Oct 1870, Gum Family Cemetery, Hightown, Highland County, VA36380
MemoUS 250 W, past Jacob Hevener’s store in Hightown, up the hill to the 1st house on the right, across road abt 1 1/2 mi to land of Mr. Campbell
FatherWilliam R. Kincaid (1817-)
MotherHannah (1822-)
Marriage29 Dec 1869, Montgomery, Highland County, VA36346,36348,36349,36386
ChildrenUNNAMED (1870-1870)
Birth28 Oct 1851, VA36388,36387,36348,36350,36389,36392,36358
Memo1852?
Census1880, Highland County, VA36388
MemoBlue Grass
Census1900, Highland County, VA36387
MemoBlue Grass
Will Filed22 Aug 1917, Highland County, VA36393,36394,36395
MemoWill dated
Will Filed1 Nov 1918, Highland County, VA36393,36395
MemoWill Codicil
Death13 Nov 1921, Monterey, Highland County, VA36350,36389,36358
MemoJaundice, age 69 years 17 days
Burialaft 13 Nov 1921, Hightown Methodist Church Cemetery, Hightown, Highland County, VA36389,36358
FatherWilliam Swadley (ca1832-)
MotherMargaret Pierce (ca1840-)
Misc. Notes
Pg 498 Lydia F. Gum Will dtd 22 Aug 191730437
Children: J. William Gum, Bessie S. Gum, George G. Gum, Albert P. Gum and Mary M. Gum
son, J. Harding Gum
son I. Dyer Gum
son Pinckney L. Gum
J. William Gum - Executor
Witnesses: Lloyd Sullenberger, Andrew L. Jones
Codicil 1 Nov 1918
son J. Harding Gum
son I Dyer Gum
son Pinckney L. Gum
grandchildren
deceased husband Adam F. Gum
Albert P. Gum now dead
daughters Bessie S. Gum and Mary Gum
sons William Gum and George G. Gum
Witnesses: Andrew L. Jones, Owen H. Wade
Marriage21 Jan 1875, Montgomery, Highland County, VA36344,36348,36349,36390
ChildrenJeremiah Harden (1876-1955)
 Isaac Dyer (1878-1967)
 John William (1880-1967)
 Berlin F. (~1882-)
 Bessie S. (1883-1977)
 Pinkney L. (1885-1979)
 Albert P. (1887-1918)
 George Gayloid (1890-1964)
 Mary M. (1894-)
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