Age 86 Born & Died: Sumner IL Son of: Starkey Sumner (1818-Sep 1947) & Mary Jane Combs (1818-1847) Married: 19 Sep 1869 Richland Co IL Mary Frances Johnson* Lived at: 1870-1900 Christy twp - Lawrence Co IL 1930 Sumner IL Children: - Roy (12 Aug 1870-12 Jul 1945 buried Pleasant Hill Cem) -
Aden* (12 Mar 1872) -
Libern* (24 Jul 1874) -
Nellie* (Oct 1877 m: Ira Putnam) -
Louisa Mary (4 Jan 1886-3 May 1943 buried Lawrenceville City Cem m: Thomas A Diver) -
William Edgar* (26 Nov 1882)
* indicates buried with Josephus Sumner in Sumner Cemetery.
About Sumner Cemetery:
Sumner Cemetery is the second largest cemetery in Lawrence county. Located on the east edge of Sumner, on the southside of Route 250. Other cemeteries in the vicinity: Christy Cenetery, Hopewell Cemetery and Lone Tree Cemetery. Burials: 4772 Location: 1000N, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois