Cleek, Dunmore, Gum, Hill, Stephenson, Suit Family - Person Sheet
Cleek, Dunmore, Gum, Hill, Stephenson, Suit Family - Person Sheet
NameBenjamin F. W. Gum 43171,43172,43173,43174,43175,43176,43177
Birthca 184943172,43177
Memo1843 before parents marriage? abt 1849?
Census1880, Upshur County, WV43178
Death17 Dec 1922, Lamberts Run, Harrison County, WV43172,43173,43177
Memo79 years 8 months 23 days
OccupationFarmer43177
FatherBenjamin Franklin Gum (1827-1848)
MotherMartha W. Goff (ca1827-)
Research
1860 Upshur Co WV, Buckhannon P.O., Pg 200 Gum, Benjamin (Anc Plus Gum 10/11/2002)

Harrison County, WV Marriages Book 48, Copied at Harrison Co, WV Courthouse by Nanci Headley Kotowski, Pg 189 Gum, William (widower) 62 yrs, B: 2 Jul 1870 Upshur Co, WV, Parents: Benjamin Franklin & Barbara (Simons) Gum, Bride: Ashcraft, Olive Berdie (single) 48 yrs, Harrison Co, WV, Parents: Armstead & Sarrilda (Sharp) Ashcraft, Marr: 1 Oct 1932 Clarksburg (File: VA/WV, Harrison Co WV Marr) Same William? Mother's name Barbara Simons?
Military
Civil War Pension Index: Benjamin W. F. Gum, Image # 2640, State Filed: WV, Service: B-H 10 W Va Inf F 3 W Va Cav, 1890 July 16 (File: Anc Plus Gum 10/11/2002)

American Civil War Soldiers2484
Benjamin Gum
Side Served: Union
State Served: WV
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private; Enlisted in .(sic)
Sources: 304

Civil War Prisoner of War Records11477
Benjamin Gum
Side: Confederate

US Civil War Soldiers 1861-1865973
Benjamin W.F. Gum, 10th Regiment, WV Infantry; Side: Union; Regiment State: WV
Spouses
1Barbara J. Crites 43171,43172,43179,43174,43175
Birth183243172,43176
Memoabt 1834?
Death1 May 1918, East Clarksburg, Harrison County, WV43179,43176,43177
Memoage 86 years 6 months 7 days
Research
Harrison County, WV Marriages Book 48, Copied at Harrison Co, WV Courthouse by Nanci Headley Kotowski, Pg 189 Gum, William (widower) 62 yrs, B: 2 Jul 1870 Upshur Co, WV, Parents: Benjamin Franklin & Barbara (Simons) Gum, Bride: Ashcraft, Olive Berdie (single) 48 yrs, Harrison Co, WV, Parents: Armstead & Sarrilda (Sharp) Ashcraft, Marr: 1 Oct 1932 Clarksburg (File: VA/WV, Harrison Co WV Marr) Same William? Mother's name Barbara Simons?
Marriage9 Apr 1867, Upshur County, WV43171,43172
ChildrenGeorge E. (1868-)
 William J. (~1870-)
 Theresa V. (~1873-)
Last Modified 9 Aug 2015Created 15 Oct 2025 using Reunion 14 by Chris Dunmore
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