Grandma lived in Oregon most of her life. She passed away in Portland Oregon, Multnomah County, in 1994. I'm glad she got to see me "carrying"(pregnant with) my son Josh. She was so excited about it! Grandma didn't get to see Josh, but I bet she's smiling at him right now from heaven.
Great Grandma Ora's parents were: RELDAY F.SUMPTER and WILLIAM HENRY REED
Relday's parents were: JAMES E.A. SUMPTER and SARAH ELIZABETH LAWSON
Sarah went by 'Elizabeth' for her first name.This photo is of my G, G, Great Grandparents James and Elizabeth
I descend from his first wife Rebecca Mullinex's lineage.
John left Rebecca and all his children from that marriage, to run off with (Mary Liford Lawson)Lawson was her maiden name. She had also married a gentleman with the last name of "Mills" too. I am not sure if that was before Liford or not. Mary was Sarah Elizabeth's Lawson's sister..so she was both a blood sister as well as a mother in law. After John left Rebecca for Mary, they ran off to have 12 to 14 children from that marriage!
Later in his life he moved to Arkansas where he was a Justice of the Peace in Newton County Arkansas.
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Marriage Certificate of George Hippert and Ora Bell Reed
1870 Census Rogersville,Tennessee~Hawkins County ELIZABETH LAWSON
Sumpter's, Coffey's and Huckaby's 1870 Kentucky Census
James Sumpter 1900 Oklahoma (not listed with Elizabeth)
John D. Sumpter 1870 Missouri Census
Lawson's 1850 Tennessee Census
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