War of 1812 veteran Where born: 2 NC Son of: 2 Francis Sumner & Lurena Bender Married: 1 4 Oct 1912 Dublin Co NC Elizabeth Grimes* Children: - Phoebe (1815 NC-1880 IL m: Thomas J Turner) -
Catherine (1821 KY-1891 m: Jacob Shidler) -
William Bryant (1822 KY-1880 m: Elizabeth Ann Malone) -
Elizabeth (1828 IL-1897 IL buried Sumner Cem; m1: Daniel Heath; m2: Edward Heath) -
James Franklin (1830 IL-1882 CA m: Mary Ann Gann) -
John Bender (1834 IL-1904 CA; m: Samaria Ann Lindley)