age 68; b: Denison twp - Lawrence Co IL; d: Vincennes IN; s/of John Phillip Saums* & Lucy A Stamets (25 Apr 1840 PA-18 Sep 1880 buried Zion Cem); m: 10/14/1896 Lawrence Co IL Mary E [Minnie] Andrews*; ch: Mary Evaline* (12 Jul 1897) & Lucy Ann* (5 Dec 1898 m: Lawrence G Gognat*) & Stella* (18 Sep 1900 Lawrence Co IL m: Harvey Hershey) & Elsia (20 Jul 1902-4 Jan 1994 buried Louisville KY m: Charles Elmer Reis) & William Raymond* (15 Jul 1904) & Lizzie B (24 Sep 1905-26 Nov 1983 m: Guy William Fish) & Beulah (10 Apr 1907-14 Nov 1994 buried Sullivan Co IN m: Phil Lawson) & Emma Agnes (1908-30 Nov 1976 buried Greene Co IN m: Lawrence Lankston) & John Charles* (24 Oct 1912) & Bernice (3 Dec 1914-14 Feb 2004 buried Pensecola FL m: Nile Foss) & Clyde Harold (15 Mar 1918 Lawrence Co IL-11 Mar 2004 Columbus OH m: Imogene). (obit & obit Bernice)
SAUMS, David Philip 22 Oct 1887 - 4 Dec 1909 (7)
age 22; d: Lukin twp - Lawrence Co IL killed dynamiting stumps; s/of John Phillip Saums* & Lucy A Stamets
SAUMS, Ermel May (Christy) 7 May 1918 - 2 Jan 2009 (2)
age 90; b: Bicknell-Knox Co IN; d: Clinton Co IL; d/of James Lewis Christy (12 Jan 1891 Knox Co IN-21 May 1965) & Minnie Viola Allen (21 Oct 1893-27 Jun 1971) both buried Bicknell Memorial Cem; m: 2/8/1940 Owensboro KY John Charles Saums*
SAUMS, John Charles 24 Oct 1912 - 18 Jul 1988 (2)
b: Lawrence Co IL; d: Bridgeport IL; s/of Charles Saums* & Mary Andrews*; m: 2/8/1940 Ermel May Christy*; res: 1940 Lukin twp - Lawrence Co IL; ch: Martha Ilene (10 Mar 1941 m: Don Beck) & Linda Lee (18 Sep 1942 m: James Roberts) & Kathryn Faye (27 Dec 1944 m: Frank Rundle) & Judy Elaine (14 Aug 1948 m: David Steppe) & Mary Viola (4 Nov 1951 m: Vaughn Waggoner) (obit of Ermel)
SAUMS, John Philip 2 Dec 1837 - 28 Feb 1917 (7)
143rd PA Volunteers; b: Newport twp-Luzerne Co PA; d: Lawrence Co IL; s/of David Saums & Mary Shireman; m1: 11/1/1857 Lucy Ann Stamets (25 Apr 1840 PA-18 Sep 1880 buried Zion Cem; d/of John Stemets & Elizabeth Belles); m2: 10/2/1881 Sarah Filkey (25 Sep 1837 OH-12 Oct 1881 Lawrence Co IL bur Zion Cem; 3rd wife of William King); m3: 10/6/1883 Martha E Litherland*; res: 1850 Luzernce Co PA 1860-70 Newport twp-Luzerne Co PA 1880-1910 Lukin twp - Lawrence Co IL; ch: George P (21 Mar 1858-23 Apr 1858 PA) & Alpheus ( 21 Jan 1860-20 Dec 1939 m: Rebecca Price) & John William (3 Jul 1862-18 Sep 1929 m: Anna McGinnis) & Lizzie (19 Aug 1866-9 Oct 1943 m: William A Lyons) & Anning J (23 Nov 1869-23 Aug 1956 m: Thersa O'Donnell) & Emma Jane (3 Jul 1874-3 Aug 1908 m: Edward Hall) & Charles* (1876) & Vada (18 Oct 1885-27 Jul 1969 buried Zion Cem m: James Bardon) & David P* (1887) & Mary L* (9 Oct 1889); Enlisted 11 Aug 1862 Co A 143rd PA; captured at Gettysburg 1 Jul 1863; 11 May 1864 shot in the jaw the bullet barely missed his tongue; discharged 20 Feb 1865; His jaw was shattered so he wore a beard for the rest of his life to cover the scars; Member IL GAR (Grand Old Army) contact Laura at furry1000@aol.com for more
SAUMS, Martha E (Litherland) 1 Dec 1849 - 16 Sep 1929 (7)
b: Wabash Co IL; d: Lawrence Co IL; d/of John Buchanan Litherland (1816-1864 buried Vicksburg MS; Civil War) & Elizabeth Courter (ca 1824 IL); m: 1883 John P Saums*; res: 1850 Wabash Co IL
SAUMS, Mary Elizabeth [Minnie] (Andrews) 14 Apr 1874 - 3 Mar 1966 (7)
age 91; b: Lawrence Co IL; d: Shelburn-Sullivan Co IN; d/of Charles Albert Andrews (15 May 1842 England-21 Jan 1907 Wabash) & Evaline Shepard (7 Jun 1839 Wabash-2 Mar 1892) both buried Orio Cem; m: 10/14/1896 Lawrence Co IL Charles Saums*; nicknamed [Minnie] because she was so tiny especially since her parents were tall; staying in Shelburn IN with her daughter Beulah when she contracted bilateral pneumonia and died of congestive heart failure in Mary Sherman Hospital
SAUMS, Mary Evaline 12 Jul 1897 - 20 Aug 1945 (7)
b: Lawrence Co IL; d/of Charles Saums* & Mary E [Minnie] Andrews*; never married
SAUMS, Mary L 9 Oct 1889 - 7 Mar 1895 ()
d/of John Philip Saums* & Lucy Ann Stemets
SAUMS, Rosanna E (Dull) 8 Apr 1835 - 19 Jan 1912 (5)
age 76; b: Luzerne Co PA; d: Lawrence Co IL; d/of Samuel Dull & Margaret; m: Sidney Saums*
SAUMS, Sidney 20 Sep 1831 - 29 Jul 1913 (5)
age 81; b: Hanover twp - Luzerne Co PA; d: Lawrence Co IL; s/of David Saums (30 Dec 1802 PA-16 Sep 1854 PA) & Mary Shireman (25 Jan 1801-after 1860); m: 2 Mar 1852 Luzerne Co PA Rosanne E Dull*; ch: Hezekiah* (29 Dec 1854-17 Nov 1919 buried Wilkes-Barre Luzerne Co PA) & Oristus Warren (6 Sep 1857 PA-Apr 1948 buried Zion Cem) & Mary (m: Dennison-Lawrenceville IL) & Margaret A (1863-1927 m: John Chinn buried Terra-Haute Virgo Co IN) & Tressie* (3 Jul 1871-m: Edward James Mabbott). (obits of Hezekiah & Oristus)
SAUMS, William Raymond 15 Jul 1904 - 28 Nov 1904 (7)
s/of Charles Saums* & Mary E [Minnie] Andrews*
SHARP, Blanche E (Gutteridge) 31 Jan 1901 - 8 Jul 1971 (4)
b: IL; d: Sumner - Lawrence Co IL; d/of Thomas H Gutteridge* & Alice Jane Denison*; m: George W Sharp*
SHARP, George W 26 Aug 1904 - Sep 1986 (4)
b: IL; d: Bridgeport - Lawrence Co IL; s/of George O Sharp (1866 Fayette Co OH-1941 Lawrence Co IL) & Ellen Laws (ca 1871/2 IL-19 Sep 1947 St Francisville); m: by 1940 Blanche E Gutteridge*; res: 190-10 St Francisville 1920 Denison twp - Lawrence Co IL 1930-40 St Francisville
SMITH, Basil Brooks 10 Mar 1859 - 20 Aug 1927 (2)
b: Dubois Co IN; d: Bridgeport - Lawrence Co IL; s/of John Alexander Smith (1810 SC-3 Mar 1917) & Candus Liddle (1817 SC-1880); m: 8/4/1884 Lawrence Co IL Eliza Anna Ward*; res: 1880 Decker-Knox Co IN 1900-20 Denison twp - Lawrence Co IL; ch: Eva Jane (25 Sep 1885 IL-Feb 1978 buried Bridgeport City Cem m: Charles W Adams) & Charles Everett (4 Aug 1887 IN-Sep 1977 IN buried Zion Cem) & Elsie A (Oct 1884 IL-1913 m: Tolbert Boyd) & Esco Palmer* (18 Oct 1891 Lawrence Co IL) & Florence Elizabeth (21 Mar 1894 IL-8 Jun 1987 Vincennes IN buried Zion Cem m: James H Taggart) & Mamie Mae (18 Oct 1896 IL-8 Apr 1959 Lawrenceville m: 1913 I William Dunham; m2: 1858 Charles Van Patten) & Howard Brooks (24 Apr 1889 Lawrence Co-28 Feb 1973 Bridgeport) & Bessie A (10 Apr 1902-21 Jun 1993 FL buried Chapel Hill Cem Schererville IN m: Jerald Wilson) & Ferman Lawrence (15 Jun 1904 Lawrence Co IL-Olney) & Nola Fern (12 Mar 1908 Lawrence Co IL-8 Jan 1985 Crown Pt IN m: Herman Sharp)
SMITH, Eliza Anna (Ward) 7 Mar 1869 - 12 Nov 1936 (2)
b: Martin Co IN; d: Lawrence Co IL; d/of William Asa Ward (1846 NC-1871 IN) & Margaret Ann Dillon (1850); m: 1884 Basil B Smith*
SMITH, Esco Palmer 18 Oct 1891 - 27 Jul 1902 (2)
b & d Lawrence Co IL; s/of Basil B Smith* & Eliza A Ward*
SMITH, Ina E (Belles) 14 Jun 1870 - 13 Mar 1927 (2)
d: Bridgeport - Lawrence Co IL; d/of Phillip Belles* (1 Sep 1843 Luzerne Co PA-15 Dec 1908) & Celia E Ramsey*; m: 9/27/1891 Lawrence Co IL William Barton Smith*; res: 1880 Bridgeport Lawrence Co IL
SMITH, Ralph Smith 17 Apr 1899 - 1977 (2)
b: Bridgeport; s/of William Barton Smith* & Ina E Belles*; res: 1942 Russell-Russell Co KS
SMITH, William Barton May 1870 - 1942 (2)
b: IL; s/of Theopolis Smith (Jan 1842 Rushville IN-29 Nov 1902 Bridgeport) & Rebecca Smith (ca 1843 IL); m: 9/27/1891 Lawrence Co IL Ina E Belles*; res: 1870 Friendsville 1880 Bridgeport 1900-10 Denison twp - Lawrence Co IL res: 1940 Russell-Russell Co KS; ch: Winnie (6 Aug 1892 Bridgeport-11 May 1952 TX buried Lawrenceville City Cem m: Dell Mellette) & Ralph* (1899) & Bonnie Rebecca (m: Wagner) & Della (m: Mellette)
STIVERS, Addie Florence (Laughlin) 16 Jun 1874 - 17 Jan 1913 (9)
age 38; d: Lukin twp - Lawrence Co IL; d/of Abraham H Laughlin* & Sarah*; m: 27 Dec 1893 Lawrence Co IL Thomas E Stivers*
b: Lawrence Co IL; d: Lawrenceville - Lawrence Co IL; d/of William Dunlap Denison (20 Mar 1850-13 Mar 1931) & Sallie Sappington Ryan (30 Oct 1856-19 Jan 1937) both buried Zion Cem; m1: 10/20/1896 Lawrence Co IL m: Isaac Bennett Buchanan*; m2: after 1920 Thomas E Stivers*
STIVERS, Elizabeth (Milburn) 18 Mar 1845 - 19 Oct 1922 (9)
age 77; b: Wabash; d: Lukin twp - Lawrence Co IL; d/of Thomas E Milburn (9 Oct 1802 KY-3 Mar 1869) & Mary B Spain (29 Dec 1804 VA-18 Oct 1871) both buried Orio Cem; m: 1864 Sidney Stivers*
STIVERS, Infant - (9)
ch/of Thomas E Stivers & Addie F Laughlin*
STIVERS, Mabel Ilene 9 Jan 1906 - 26 Apr 1909 (9)
age 3; d: Lukin twp - Lawrence Co IL; d/of Thomas E Stivers & Addie F Laughlin*
STIVERS, Sidney 25 Aug 1842 - 8 Feb 1909 (9)
age 66; b: Lawrence Co IL; d: Pisgah; s/of Robert Stivers (10 Aug 1801 KY-26 Jul 1879) & Ruth Barnes (31 Jan 1801 KY-9 Sep 1870) both buried Bridgeport City Cem; m: 1864-12-02 Wabash Co IL Elizabeth Milburn*; res: 1910 Lukin twp - Lawrence co IL; ch: Thomas E* (20 May 1867) & William Harrison (8 Jan 1866-20 Nov 1948 buried Lawrenceville City Cem) & Emma* (25 Feb 1869 m: Victor M Denison*) & Mabel (27 May 1879-9 Jul 1953 buried Zion Cem m: Sherman Gray).
STIVERS, Thomas Eliot 20 May 1867 - 30 Apr 1943 (9)
age 75; d: Lawrenceville - Lawrence Co IL; s/of Sidney Stivers* & Elizabeth Milburn*; m1: 27 Dec 1893 Lawrence Co IL Addie F Laughlin*; m2: 27 Aug 1927 Lawrence Co IL Carrie* (Denison m1: Isaac Bennett Buchanan*); res: 1910-30 Lukin twp - Lawrence Co IL 1940 Lawrenceville; ch: Infant* & Herbert (24 Nov 1894-3 Jan 1895) & Stanley (Jun 1896 IL) & Mabel Ilene* (1906) & Bernice M (18 Jun 1900-Apr 1994 Rock Island IL) & Wallace (21 Aug 1904-10 Dec 1968 buried Claremont-Richland Co IL) & Faye M (28 Apr 1908-8 Oct 1993 m: Fisher) & Edna Christelle (9 Nov 1910 Lawrence Co IL-25 Jan 1998 buried East Moline-Rock Island Co IL m: Max L Benson)
STROUD, Clarence Alva 13 Mar 1894 - 11 Nov 1918 (8)
Co L 58th Inf 4th Division WWI; b: Temple IN; KIA Armistice Day; buried Meuse-Argonne American Cem Romagne France; s/of William Riley Stroud (12 Nov 1861 IN-15 Mar 1939) & Mary Ann Mathers (27 Jun 1865-5 Jul 1901) both buried English-Crawford Co IN; m: 7 Jul 1917 Knox Co IN Ruth Ridgley (m2: ? Breen; d/of John W Ridgley & Elida J Vantlin); res: 1900 Sterling-Crawford Co IN 1917 Route 2 St Francisville IL; Entered service 19 Sep 1917 St Francesville IL; Trained at Camp Taylor KY & Camp Pike AR; Embarked from New York Apr 1918; assigned to Co L 58th Inf 4th Division. Killed in action Armistice Day 11 Nov 1918; Survived by widow Ruth Ridgely Stroud St Francesville IL.
SUMMERS, Lawrence John 18 May 1915 - 30 Nov 1991 (11)
age 76; b: IL; s/of Harry Manford Summers (28 Dec 1886 Lawrence Co IL-Apr 1967 MO) & Josephine Vernia (15 Jan 1892-Mar 1968 buried Oak Lawn Cem); m: Aug 1941 St Charles MO Nellie Florene Hays; res: 1920-40 Lukin twp - Lawrence Co IL; ch: Linda Jo & Nash Parrish & John Robert; siblings: M Berniece* (12918)
SUMMERS, M Berniece 4 Jun 1918 - 16 Nov 2003 (11)
age 85; b: IL; d: Byhalia-Marshall Co MS; never m; d/of Harry Manford Summers (28 Dec 1886 Lawrence Co IL-Apr 1967 MO) & Josephine Vernia (15 Jan 1892-Mar 1968) both buried Oak Lawn Cem; res: 1930-40 Lukin twp - Lawrence Co IL; note: tombstone in Oaklawn Cem w/parents
