Rutha Ann SUMNER

Female 1821 - 1906  (84 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Rutha Ann SUMNER was born on 10 Jun 1821 in Emanuel County, Georgia (daughter of Jesse Charles SUMNER and Serina Levina YATES); died on 04 Feb 1906 in Tift County, Georgia; was buried in Hickory Springs Primitive Baptist Chruch, Tifton, Tift County, Georgia.

    Rutha married James Thomas BRANCH on 13 Feb 1838 in Ocilla, Irwin County, Georgia. James (son of Elias BRANCH and Lucy DE VAUGHN) was born on 08 Feb 1818 in Laurens County, Georgia; died on 08 Nov 1906 in Tift County, Georgia; was buried in Hickory Springs Primitive Baptist Chruch, Tifton, Tift County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. William BRANCH was born on 13 Apr 1839; died on 15 Nov 1912.
    2. Elias BRANCH was born in 1840; died about 1931.
    3. David BRANCH was born on 17 Nov 1844 in Georgia; died on 15 Nov 1912.
    4. Elizabeth BRANCH was born in 1845 in Irwin County, Georgia.
    5. James C. BRANCH was born on 28 Dec 1847 in Georgia.
    6. Levi BRANCH was born on 15 Jun 1848 in Irwin County, Georgia; died on 18 Nov 1925.
    7. Lavinia BRANCH was born on 04 Dec 1849 in Irwin County, Georgia; died on 11 May 1940.
    8. Winnifred BRANCH was born in Feb 1853 in Irwin County, Georgia.
    9. Lott BRANCH was born in Jul 1854 in Irwin County, Georgia.
    10. Abraham Preston BRANCH was born on 29 Aug 1856 in Irwin County, Georgia.
    11. Joseph Lenson BRANCH was born on 29 Aug 1856 in Irwin County, Georgia.
    12. Micheal Lawerence BRANCH was born on 22 Jun 1858 in Irwin County, Georgia.
    13. Thomas C BRANCH was born in Jan 1860 in Irwin County, Georgia.
    14. Rutha Jane BRANCH was born on 17 Feb 1862 in Irwin County, Georgia.
    15. John Lamar BRANCH was born on 15 Sep 1863 in Irwin County, Georgia.
    16. Jesse BRANCH was born on 05 Aug 1867 in Irwin County, Georgia.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jesse Charles SUMNER was born in 1799 in Jefferson County, Georgia (son of RS JosephSr Chesnutt SUMNER and Nancy CHESTNUTT); died in 1868 in Irwin County, Georgia.

    Jesse married Serina Levina YATES in 1818 in Emmanuel County, Georgia. Serina (daughter of William YATES, Jr. and Mary 'Polly' WIMBERLY) was born in 1799 in Jefferson County, Georgia; died in 1879 in Irwin County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Serina Levina YATES was born in 1799 in Jefferson County, Georgia (daughter of William YATES, Jr. and Mary 'Polly' WIMBERLY); died in 1879 in Irwin County, Georgia.
    Children:
    1. Rachel SUMNER was born on 27 May 1819 in Emanuel County, Georgia; died on 19 Aug 1901 in Berrien County, Georgia; was buried in Turner Church Cemetery, Tift County, Georgia.
    2. 1. Rutha Ann SUMNER was born on 10 Jun 1821 in Emanuel County, Georgia; died on 04 Feb 1906 in Tift County, Georgia; was buried in Hickory Springs Primitive Baptist Chruch, Tifton, Tift County, Georgia.
    3. Nancy C. SUMNER was born on 03 May 1823 in Emanuel County, Georgia; died on 15 Mar 1903 in Worth County, Georgia; was buried in Rocky Creek Cemetery.
    4. James C SUMNER was born on 20 Apr 1825 in Emanuel County, Georgia; died on 25 Jul 1898 in Irwin County, Georgia; was buried in James C. Sumner Cemetery, Tift County, Ga.
    5. Alexander C. SUMNER was born in 1827 in Emanuel County, Georgia; died on 09 Feb 1895 in Sage Pond, Hernando County, Fl; was buried in Lake Lindsay Cemetery, Hernando County, Fl.
    6. Winnie SUMNER was born in 1829 in Irwin County, Georgia; died after 1860 in Irwin County, Georgia; was buried in BB Sumner Cemetery in Tift County, Georgia.
    7. CSA Ashley C SUMNER was born in 1831 in Irwin County, Georgia; died in 1871 in Irwin County, Georgia; was buried in Mt Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Tift County, Ga.
    8. CSA Jesse Charles SUMNER was born on 23 May 1832 in Irwin County, Georgia; died on 21 Nov 1911 in Chula, Tift County, Ga; was buried in Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Tift County, Ga.
    9. Martha Elizabeth SUMNER was born on 15 Sep 1833 in Irwin County, Georgia; died on 27 Sep 1913 in Tift County (formerly Irwin County), Georgia; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery,Tifton, Georgia.
    10. John J. SUMNER was born on 16 May 1835 in Irwin County, Georgia; died on 22 Oct 1891 in Tifton, Tift County (formerly Irwin County), Georgia; was buried in Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Tift County, Ga.
    11. CSA Burrell Barry SUMNER was born in 1838 in Irwin County, Georgia; died on 07 Apr 1862 in CSA, Camp Davis, GA; was buried in B.B.Sumner Cemetery, Tift Co. Ga, West side of Whiddon Mill Road.
    12. William Clarence SUMNER was born on 10 May 1839 in Irwin County, Georgia; died on 09 Jul 1911 in Tift County (formerly Irwin County), Georgia; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Tifton, Georgia.
    13. Eliza SUMNER was born on 27 Mar 1842 in Irwin County, Georgia; died in in Tift County, Georgia; was buried in Marchant-Taylor Cemetery in Tift County (Old Shiloh Cemetery).
    14. CSA Joseph Robert SUMNER was born in 1843 in Irwin County, Georgia; died on 01 Nov 1862 in CSA, Danville, Virginia.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  RS JosephSr Chesnutt SUMNER was born in 1761 in Onslow County, North Carolina (son of JosephSr SUMNER and Margarett CHESTNUTT); died on 30 Dec 1827 in Swainsboro, Emanuel County, Georgia.

    RS married Nancy CHESTNUTT in 1787 in Jefferson County, Georgia. Nancy was born in 1765 in Halifax County, North Carolina; died in 1840 in Emanuel County, Georgia; was buried in Sumner Family Cemetery, Emanuel County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Nancy CHESTNUTT was born in 1765 in Halifax County, North Carolina; died in 1840 in Emanuel County, Georgia; was buried in Sumner Family Cemetery, Emanuel County, Georgia.
    Children:
    1. Alexander U SUMNER was born on 31 Jan 1787 in Jefferson County, Georgia; died on 18 Mar 1872 in Johnson County, Georgia.
    2. Mary SUMNER was born in 1789 in Burke County, Georgia; died on 08 Mar 1876 in Worth County, Georgia; was buried in Land Family Cemetery outside Sumner, Georgia.
    3. John Chestnut SUMNER was born in 1791 in Burke County, Georgia; died on 10 Feb 1858 in Emanuel County, Georgia; was buried in Flanders Cemetery, Emanuel County, Georgia.
    4. Ruth SUMNER was born in 1792 in Burke County, Georgia.
    5. 1812 JosephJr Chestnutt SUMNER was born on 15 Sep 1793 in Onslow County, North Carolina; died on 14 Jun 1880 in Sumner, Worth County, Georgia; was buried in J. Sumner Cemetery, Worth, Ga.
    6. 2. Jesse Charles SUMNER was born in 1799 in Jefferson County, Georgia; died in 1868 in Irwin County, Georgia.

  3. 6.  William YATES, Jr. was born in 1762 in Wake County, North Carolina; died in 1820 in Chatham County, North Carolina.

    William married Mary 'Polly' WIMBERLY on 07 Nov 1787 in Chatham County, North Carolina. Mary was born in 1764 in Bertie County, North Carolina; died in 1856 in Montgomery County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Mary 'Polly' WIMBERLY was born in 1764 in Bertie County, North Carolina; died in 1856 in Montgomery County, Georgia.
    Children:
    1. 3. Serina Levina YATES was born in 1799 in Jefferson County, Georgia; died in 1879 in Irwin County, Georgia.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  JosephSr SUMNER was born in 1718 in Bertie County, North Carolina (son of Francis SUMNER and Sylvia UNKNOWN); died on 29 Oct 1784 in Onslow County, N.C..

    JosephSr married Margarett CHESTNUTT. Margarett was born in in North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Margarett CHESTNUTT was born in in North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. 4. RS JosephSr Chesnutt SUMNER was born in 1761 in Onslow County, North Carolina; died on 30 Dec 1827 in Swainsboro, Emanuel County, Georgia.
    2. RichardSr SUMNER was born in 1770 in Onslow County, North Carolina.