Age 38 Son of: Samuel Sumner* (1815) Married 1st: Alta May Roberts* (m2: William H Travis*) Married 2nd: 1873 Elizabeth French* Lived at: 1860-80 Christy twp - Lawrence Co IL Children: - Chancey French (8 Jul 1874 IL-Nov 1970 SD) -
Martha A (23 Jun 1876-13 Mar 1944 SD m: Loren Dunn) -
Benjamin Franklin (Sep 1878 IL) -
Henry Clay (1881-1951 Mattoon Co IL) -
Gertrude S* (1883 m: Edward Brian) -
Leander H (1889 IL)
* indicates buried with Leander 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