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)
