Albert married Anna Schmickle on 24 Dec 1907. Anna died on 11 Jun 1962. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
2. Living
3. Meadfred Gum was born on 1 Oct 1913; died on 26 Mar 1971.
4. Living

George married Margaret Ruark on 18 Oct 1868 in Lawrence Co., Mo. Margaret was born on 6 Mar 1845; died on 22 Jun 1926; was buried in Sycamore Cem.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From family group record by Amanda Arbogast Forbes. Jesse went to Fayette
Co., OH after death of mother and later went to Lawrence Co., MO where he was
killed in 1854. Named in Fayette Co., OH deed in 1839.

From, Leaves From The Gum Tree, 1984, by Muriel Martens Hoffman, records land
sales in Virginia during the mid 1820's. Jessee followed his brother, Jacob
and sister Nelly (Gum) Jenkins to Fayette Co., OH. They were there for the
1830 census. A number of other Virginia families are also recorded there in
1830, ie, Dunkles, Claypools, Fisher (Flesher), Jenkins, etc. Jesse married in
1832. Shortly after signing the deed to dispose of his mother's land, he
migrated to Barry Co., MO, along with John Dunkle, his brother-in-law, and
possibly others. Jessee filed for patent lands in Barry Co. in Nov. and Dec.
1839. Barry Co. became part of Dade Co. in 1842, which mergerd into Lawrence
Co. in 1845. According to family stories, Jesse was killed by guerilla raiders
in the border fights before Kansas became a state. Children, their spouse and
descendants fromt this book. Credits in the book are to Edrie M. Graham of St.
Louis, MO, Mrs Irene Whittenberg, Carthage, MO and Nolan Gunter, Miller, MO.
Fred Mieswinkel, Mt. Vernon, MO, supplied records from Lawrence County
Cemeteries and Court Records, 1975.

Jesse married Aletha Dunkle on 26 Nov 1832 in Fayette Co., Oh. Aletha was born on 14 Aug 1812 in Oh; died on 10 Mar 1902 in Lawrence Co., Mo; was buried in Hood Cemetery, Lawrence Co., Mo. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From family group record by Amanda Arbogast Forbes.

Notes:

Date of Birth from Highland History by Morton - estimated. Book lists his
father as John Gum. From Lana Griffin; his mother is Alice Fisher.

Date of Death estimated from 1820 Census since wife Dorothy is listed as head
of household thereon.

Will of Jacob Gum dated 2 Jul 1820 and probated 1 Aug 1820; Will Book 4, p. 39
Pendleton Co. Court Records. Transcript in file.

Deed for real property from Jacob and Dolly to Philip Wimer, 130 ac, Dec.
1812, Pendleton Co. Deed Book 5, p. 422.

Deed for real property from Jacob and Dolly to Henry Arbogast, 2 3/4 ac, Aug.
14, 1812, Pendleton Co. Deed Book 5, p.424

Additional information from family group records of a descendant, Lana (Tavis)
Griffin of Falls Church, Virginia with dates and places of childrens birth has
enabled us to get the children in closer order of birth. This was sent by
Wilma Guthrie, and later supplemented by Lana Griffin.

Jacob married Dorothy "Dolly" Arbogast in 1780/1790 in , Augusta, Virginia, United States. Dorothy (daughter of Michael Arbogast and Mary E Samuels) was born about 1765/1769 in Crabbottom Sect., Augusta Co., Va; died about 1839 in Pendleton Co., Va/Wv. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Power of Attorney from brother, Peter, mentions Dorothy, only record of
Dorothy as child. Deed Book 11, p. 522., 30 Sep 1830,copy in file.

See Gum History of Highland Co., page 290, husband was Jacob Gum.

Date of Birth est. from Census records. Death est. from 1839 deed of her heirs

Source is Amanda Arbogast Forbes file with reference to research and
correspondence from Lana (Tevis) Griffin, Falls Church, VA, and Edrie M.
Graham, St. Louis, MO. Additional information from, Leaves From A Gum Tree, by
Muriel Martens Hoffman, Cornbelt Press, 1984, Fairbury, IL, p. 452, et seq.