Richard Lafayette Sumner^[1]

1898 - 1976  (78 years)

• Name	Richard Lafayette Sumner
  Born	28 May 1898	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Draft Registration	12 Sep 1918	Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1930	District 6, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1940	District 4, Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Died	9 Jun 1976	Cocke County, Tennessee   [6, 7, 8]
  Buried	Freshour Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee   [9]
  Person ID	I237841	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2015

  
  

  Father	Sumner
  Family ID	F159417	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ida Eloise Day,   b. 9 Oct 1916, North Carolina ,   d. 2 Jan 1997  (Age 80 years)
  Married	22 Apr 1933	Cocke County, Tennessee   [10]
  Children	+ 1. Nora Faye Sumner,   b. 20 Jan 1935, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Jul 2015  (Age 80 years)   2. Mary Louise Sumner,   b. Abt 1938, Tennessee  (Age ~ 87 years)   3. Betty June Sumner,   b. Abt 1940, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 7 Sep 2000  (Age ~ 60 years) + 4. Richard Lafayette "Dickie" Sumner, Jr.,   b. Abt 1942,   d. 7 Sep 2000, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 58 years)   5. Carolyn Sumner,   d. From 7 Sep 2000 to 3 Mar 2006 + 6. James "Jim" Sumner,   b. 16 Oct 1943,   d. 22 Jul 2008, Fort Sanders Medical Center  (Age 64 years) + 7. Calvin Steve Sumner,   b. 1 Jul 1948,   d. 3 Mar 2006, Newport Medical Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 57 years) + 8. Sharon Sumner   9. Donna Sumner + 10. Missy Sumner   11. Charles Edward Sumner,   b. 25 Apr 1945, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Jul 1945, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F91181	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 28 May 1898 - Cocke County, Tennessee Draft Registration - 12 Sep 1918 - Cocke County, Tennessee Married - 22 Apr 1933 - Cocke County, Tennessee Died - 9 Jun 1976 - Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 22 Jul 2008. James "Jim" Sumner obituary [S112] Census, 1910. Name Richard L Sumner Event Type Census Event Year 1910 Event Place Civil District 8, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 13 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Grandson Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Grandson Birth Year (Estimated) 1897 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Richard Sumner Head M 76 Tennessee Lizzie Sumner Wife F 55 Tennessee Richard L Sumner Grandson M 13 Tennessee [S121] Draft Registration. Name Richard Lafayette Sumner Event Type Draft Registration Event Date 1917-1918 Event Place Cocke County, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Nationality United States Birth Date 15 Nov 1899 Birthplace , Tennessee, United States "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-25090-62451-59?cc=1968530 : accessed 3 August 2015), Tennessee > Cocke County; I-Z > image 1622 of 2155; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [S112] Census, 1930. Name Richard Sumner Event Type Census Event Year 1930 Event Place District 06, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 30 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Brother-in-law Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Brother-in-law Birth Year (Estimated) 1900 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Lenard Mcmahan Head M 29 Tennessee Nora M Mcmahan Wife F 32 Tennessee Charles E Archer Stepson M 18 Tennessee James A Archer Stepson M 13 Tennessee Richard Sumner Brother-in-law M 30 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name Richard Sumner Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 4, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 42 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Relationship to Head of Household Head Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1898 Last Place of Residence Same House HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Richard Sumner Head M 42 Tennessee Eloise Sumner Wife F 23 North Carolina Faye Sumner Daughter F 5 Tennessee Mary Louise Sumner Daughter F 2 Tennessee Betty June Sumner Daughter F 0 Tennessee "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-27881-3014-50?cc=2000219 : accessed 3 August 2015), Tennessee > Cocke > Civil District 4 > 15-9 Civil District 4 S of U.S. Highway 25W, Reidtown-Rankin Rd, and U.S. Highway 25E > image 27 of 35; citing NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012). [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 3 Mar 2006. Calvin Steve Sumner obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 10 Sep 2000. Richard Lafayette "Dickie" Sumner obituary [S87] Death Certificate. Name Date of Death / Age County of Death County / State of Residence Marital Status Gender Race File # SUMNERS RICHARD L 06-09-1976 / 78 COCKE COCKE / TN MARRIED M WHITE 17544 [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 147804077). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name R L Sumner Event Type Marriage Event Date 22 Apr 1933 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Elowise Day Spouse's Gender Female Page 418 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12586-44346-77?cc=1619127 : accessed 3 August 2015), 004485964 > image 288 of 701; county courthouses, Tennessee.