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Note: --- "After the death of his wife, William Sumner broke up his household and resided at various places until his death, in 1869, at the residence of his son Greenbury, in Marshall County, Ind., at the age of eighty-four years."
... Jackson Township. Elliott Sumner. "She [Nancy] was the mother of eight children..." (Source 2)
--- The child in the 10-15 year range (Source 3 of Elliott Sumner), we believe, is Greenbury C. Sumner, a brother of Elliott Sumner, who came to live with his family after their father, William Sumner, broke up his home and family after his wife died. JDS/MKF
--- The child in the under 5 age group living with William Sumner is Greenbury C. Sumner. (Source 6)
--- There appears to be interference with the 26-45 age range column on the 1820 census picture available to us. Within the 26-45 age range of William Sumner's household, there should be a mark for a wife. From the information available to us at this time, we believe Nancy is one of 20+ individuals enumerated and totaled at the bottom of the page, but hidden by a visible interference.
... Due to age ranges, we believe that there is a young married couple living with William Sumner and his wife, Nancy. The male in question does not match the ages of any known children of William. If this male is married, this leaves a young woman in the 16-26 age range that we believe is Hannah, a sister to Nancy, both of whom are daughters of George Cornelius and do not show up in his household on the 1820 census. (Source 7) JDS/MKF
--- "William Sumner, son of Thos and Hannah Sumner born January 11, 1784. Died June 17, 1868," (Source 9) William's birth year shows a mistake at the time of entry and is corrected with 7 written over an 8. JDS/MKF
HAMILTON COUNTY, (IND) CEMETERIES VOL. 1---p. 22 >
Name, Notes/Quotes, Burial/Cemetery, Death, Birth
--- "'Hinkle Creek Friends Cemetery'...Sumner, William b. 1-11-1784 d.6-17-1868"
COMPLETE COPY OF COMMISSIONER'S RECORD'S OF WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA FROM 1811 TO 1820 INCLUSIVE AND INCLUDING VOLUMES A, B, C, AND D. 1821 - 1824---pp. 13, 14, 18, 20, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 35, 36, 37, 38, 45, 46, 50, 51, 54, 57, 58, 63, 65, 67, 68, 69, 81, 86, 88, 101,111,112, 114, 116, 117, 118, 121, 122, 131, 133, 149, 151, 160, 161, 185, 189, 195, 201, 202, 204, 207, 208, 209, 213, 216, 217 >
Notes/Quotes, Name, Residence, Variant Spellings, Property, Spouse, Elected/Appointed
--- "Claims issued for 1816...William Sumner Do[ditto] (for Guarding) 2 days No.---12-----$1.00..."
--- "Complete Copy of Commissioners' Record of Wayne County from 1817 to 1818, inclusive. Designated as Volume B."
... [12 May 1817] "At a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners, for the County of Wayne, held at the town of Salisbury on the second Monday of May, 1817, Present, Thomas J. Warman, James Odell and Thomas Beard, (Commissioners)..."
... [13 May 1817] "Tuesday Morning, the Board met pursuant to adjournment. Present as Yesterday...William Sumner is appointed Supervisor of the road leading from Salisbury toward Jacksonburgh from Salisbury north to Robert C. Common's."
... (21 Jul 1817) "At a special meeting of the Commissioners of the County of Wayne on the 21st day of July, 1817. Present Thomas Beard and James Odell, two of the Commissioners for the County aforesaid. Thomas J. Warman, the other commissioner being also present and came forward and objected to sit with the other Commissioners for the reason following viz: Because he considers it not legal to sit at any other time than authorized by law. John Maxwell, William Sumner, Jeremiah Meek and James Jenkins, Trustees of the town of Centerville came forward and produced Deeds, bonds and papers which they held in trust for the said town of Centerville, and assigned and delivered the same to the Commissioners. The said Maxwell, Sumner, Meek and Jenkins also produced a bond and delivered the same to the Commissioners to the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars, signed by James Jenkins, John Maxwell, William Sumner, Job Huddleston, Levi Jones, Isaac Julian, Patrick Beard, William Crawford, Sr., Willam Commons and Joseph Holman. To be void upon condition that the buildings in the town of Centerville be completed equal in point of value and convenience according to the true intent and meaning of an act of the last general assembly in that case made and provided. And the Board adjourned until their meeting in course. [signed] James O'Dell [signed] Thomas Beard. Attest: [signed] David Hoover, Clk."
... (11 Aug 1817) "At a meeting of the Board of Commissioners at the Town of Salisbury on Monday the eleventh day of August, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. Present Thomas J. Warmon, James O'Dell and Thomas Beard, Commissioners. Ordered by James O'Dell and Thomas Beard that the Board now adjourn from the town of Salisbury to the Town of Centerville to meet there at four o'clock P.M. Whereupon Thomas I Warman moved first, to examine the papers, bills, deeds, etc. which were assigned by the trustees of the town of Centerville to the Commissioners of said County which was the condition upon which the act entitled an act to remove the seat of Justice from Salisbury to Centerville, was to take effect upon-And it appearing that no such bills, deeds, receipts and conveyances as was recognized by the aforesaid act was on file in the office of the Commissioners of said County - the said Thomas I. Warman thereupon dissent and refused to adjourn the Board to Centerville, because the condition of the law aforesaid in his opinion was not completed with."
... (11 Aug 1817) "The Board met pursuant to adjournment."
... (13 Aug 1817) "Wednesday Morning the Board met pursuant to adjournment...On petition of William Sumner and others praying that a road may be opened commencing at the south end of Main Street in Centerville...to intersect the Brookville Road at the upper ford on Whitewater...On petition of Jacob Booker and others praying to have a new township laid off to extend so far east and west as to make Centerville a place of holding elections. And it appearing to the satisfaction of the board the the [sic] pendancy of said petition had been published at least thirty days, it is therefore ordered that the same be granted...Ordered that the township be named Center. Place of holding elections at Centerville...By order of the Board the following bond is entered on record. Know all Men by These Presents that we, Joseph Holman, William Sumner, Isaac Julian, Levi Jones, John Maxwell, Lewis Thomas, Nathan Overman, Patrick Beard, James Jenkins, Robert Galbraith, Larkin Reynolds, William Harvey, William Hosier, Greenbury Cornelius, John Harvey, Francis Culbertson, Jacob N. Booker, Shubal Julian, Thomas Jones, Jeremiah Meek, David Galbraith, Robert Culbertson, Jacob Griffin, Jesse Ray, David J. Wood, and Samuel King, citizens of Wayne County and State of Indiana are held and firmly bound unto Thomas J. Warman, James Odell and Thomas Beard, Commissioners of Wayne County and State aforesaid, or their successors in office in the penal sum of Ten Thousand Dollars current money of the United States, the payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves, our heirs, executor, and administrators or assigns unto the said Thomas J. Warman, James Odell, and Thomas Beard, Commissioners aforesaid or their successors in office most firmly by these presents. Signed with our hand affixed to our seals this 13th day of August, 1817. The Conditions of the above obligation is such that if the above bound Joseph Holman, & William Sumner shall complete or cause to be completed a public Court House in the town of Centerville equal in point of value and convenience to the public Brick Court House now in the town of Salisbury on or before the 13th day of August, 1821, then the above obligation whall [sic] be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue in law. Sealed, signed and delivered in the presence of: [The above named citizens of Wayne County and State of Indiana excepting Robert Galbraith but including D. Hoover, J C. Kibly, Thos. Pearson, and Lot Rippy. David J. Wood above is here entered as David I. Wood and Greenbury Cornelius above is here shortened to Green Cornelius.]"
... (13 Nov 1817) "John Turner, Sheriff credited as per receipts from the 18th day of November, 1816 to the 13th day of November, 1817...[among others] Wm. Sumner-----$1.00..."
... (11 Feb 1818) "The Board met pursuant to adjournment...Ordered that James Jenkins, Levi Jones, Isaac Julian, William Harvey, and William Sumner are appointed to review a proposed road from Centerville to New Garden Meeting House and report to the next meeting of the Board."
... (12 May 1818) "The Board met pursuant to adjournment...Isaac Julian, William Harvey, James Jenkins, William Sumner and Levi Jones, reveiwers appointed to review a road leading from Centerville to New Garden Meeting House, report that they viewed the same...Isaac Julian is allowed for two days services as Supervisor of a public road. William Sumner for 1/2 day for similar services...Isaac Julian, William Sumner, and James Jenkins are allowed 75 (cents) each for their services reviewing."
--- "Complete Copy of Commissioners' Record of Wayne County from 1818 to 1820 inclusive."
... (10 Aug 1818) "At a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners on Monday the tenth day of August 1818. Present Thomas J. Warman, James Odell and Enos Graves, Commissioners."
... (11 Aug 1818) "The Board met pursuant to adjournment...David Hoover, William Bulla and Cornelius Ratliff are appointed fence reviewers [sic] for Wayne Township. William Sumner, John Harvey and William Commons are appointed (fence viewers) for Center Township."
... (12 Aug 1818) "The Board met pursuant to adjournment...Ordered by the Board that Samuel P. Booker, Jacob Booker, Levi Jones, John Jones and WilliamSumner [sic] are appointed to view so much of the road leading south from Centerville as passes through Archibald Bell's land..."
... (17 May 1819) "At a meeting of the Board of Commissioners on Monday the 17th day of May 1819. Present Thomas J. Warman, Enos Grave and Beales Butler, Commisssioners [sic]."
... (18 May 1819) "The Board met pursuant to adjournment form [sic] yesterday, present as yesterday."
... (19 May 1819) "The Board met pursuant to adjournment, present as yesterday. Lawrence Brannon presented an instrument of writing to the Board of Commissioners purporting to be a Deed from William Sumner to the Commissioners for the public Square in the town of Centerville for the permanent seat of Justice os [sic] said County. After due deliberation thereon, the Commissioners consider that under the Law the decission [sic] of the Circuit Court and the way in which said Deed appears to be executed they are not authorized to receive said Deed."
--- "Complete Copy of Commissioners' Record ofWayne [sic] County, From 1820 to 1824 Inclusive."
... (14 Aug 1820) "At a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners on Monday the14th day of August 1820, in the Town of Salisbury. Present, Enos Grave and Isaac Julian Commissioners. Benjiman Harris also appeared and produced his certicate of election and was duly affirmed to do and perform his duties as County Commissioners and thereupon took his seat. And on motion of Isaac Julian and Benjiman Harris (t)he Board adjourned to Centerville to meet there at two o'clock, from which Enos Grave...dissented and entered...protest...To-wit: That he does conceive in the strongest term that the first section of the law authorizing the removal of the seat of Justice from Salisbury to Centerville approved December 21st, 1816 has not been complied with and by reference to the proviso in the fourth section of said Act it does clearly and conclusively appear that in as much as the provisions of that act have not been complied with, the Seat of Justice for the County of Wayne is to all intents and purpos [sic] in the Town of Salisbury..."
... (14 Aug 1820) "The Board met at Centerville pursuant to adjournment."
... (15 Aug 1820) "Tuesday morning 9 o'clock the Board met pursuant to adjournment from yesterday present as yesterday...On petition of Robert Harvey and others praying that a public road may be opened from the East end of the road leading from Brownsville toward the Ohio line near Josephus Guards. Said proposed road to begin at the Oxford road and by agreement of the parties it is understood that the viewers hereafter named are to view the road as petitioned for by the said Harvey and others as also the routs petitioned for by William Elder and others and report the route which they shall consider will be of the most public utility to the next meeting of the Board. Ordered that William McClain, Joseph Holman and William Sumner be appointed Viewers."
... (16 Aug 1820) "Wednesday Morning 10 o'clock, the Board met pursuant to adjournment from yesterday, present as yesterday...William Sumner produced a Deed for the public Square in the Town of Centerville given by the said Sumner and Wife to and for the use of Wayne County, which deed is recorded at full length in Book B, page 140 which deed was approved of and accepted by the Board. It is considered by the Board of Commissioners that the trustees of the Town of Centerville have complied with the requisitions of the removal Act and that the undertakers of the Court House in the town of Centerville have compleated the same agreeable to Contract and as such the Commissioners receive the same and forever discharge and acquit the undertakers as it respects any contract by them entered into about the public Court House in the town of Centerville."
... (15 Nov 1820) "Wednesday Morning 8 o'clock the Board met pursuant to adjournment from yesterday. Present as yesterday...William McClain and William Sumner two of the viewers appointed by the last Board to review a public road from the Oxford road to the Ohio line report that they have viewed the different routs contended for and are of opinion that the road ought to be established in the center of the Sections beginning at the Oxford road, one half mile north of the County line runing thence east on the line dividing the Sections to the State Line...William McClain and William Sumner are allowed for two days and one half each as reviewers."
... (14 May 1821) "At a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners on Monday the 14th day of May, 1821. Present: Enos Grave, Isaac Julian and Benjiman Harris, County Commissioners...William Sumner is appointed Supervisor on so much of the road leading from Salisbury to Jacksonburgh as lies between Robert Commons and the intersection with the road leading to Centerville."
... (14 Nov 1821) "Wednesday morning 9 o'clock the Board met pursuant to adjournment from yesterday. Present as Yesterday...Spencer Stephens is appointed Supervisor on said road from the Union County Line to the south west corner of Caleb Lewis field and Caleb Lewis from said field to Centerville, William Sumner from Centerville to the north line of Center Township and William Johnson from said township line to the line of Randolph County."
... (13 May 1822) "At a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners on Monday the 13th day of May, 1822. Present: Isaac Julian, Benjiman Harris and John Jones, Commissioners...John Harvey and William Hosier report that they have viewed and marked a public road begining West end of main street in the town of Centerville runing thence north west to the line dividing Wm. Sumners land from Richard Ratliffs, thence north along said line about one Hundred poles to a pond..."
... (12 May 1823) "At a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners on Monday the 12th day of May 1823. Present John Jones, and Peter Johnson, County Commissioners...Samuel Carr, Edward Benbow, George Cornelius, William Commons and William Sumner are appointed to review the road leading west from Whitinger's mill..."
... (11 Aug 1823) "At a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners on Monday the 11th day of August 1823. Present: John Jones and William Sumner County Commissioners."
... (13 Aug 1823) "Wednesday Morning 9 o'clock the Court met pursuant to adjournment from yesterday. Present as yesterday together with Peter Johnson...William Summer is allowed for two days services as Supervisor...William Summer is allowed for three days attendance at this term, and Peter Johnson for one day as commissioner...And the Board adjourned until their next meeting in course. [signed] Jones Jones, [sic] [signed] Peter Johnson [signed] William Sumner."
... (10 Nov 1823) "At a Board of County Commissioners held in the Court House in Centerville on Monday the 10th day of November 1823. Present: John Jones, Peter Johnson and William Sumner, Esqrs, County Commissioners."
... (11? Nov 1823) "November Term. 1823."
... (12? Nov 1823) "Wednesday morning, 9 o'clock the Board met pursuant to adjournment from yesterday. Present as yesterday...
William Sumner is authorized to sell the public stove either at public or private sale as he may think best -- (which is done to Wm. H. Vaughan for $25.00)...William Sumner is authorized to sell the hinges, etc. taken off the Court House as he thinks best and report...
Peter Johnson, John Jones and William Sumner are allowed for three days services each at this Term...And the Court adjourned until the next Board in course...[signed] John Jones, [signed] Peter Johnson, [signed] Wm. Sumner."
... (9 Feb 1824) "February Term. 1824...At a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners on Monday, the 9th day of February, 1824. Present John Jones, and William Sumner, County Commissioners."
... (10 Feb 1824) "Tuesday morning, 9 o'clock, Board met pursuant to adjournment. Present John Jones, Peter Johnson and William Summer, esquires. Commissioners."
... (11 Feb 1824) "Wednesday morning, 9 o'clock. Board met pursuant to adjournment from yesterday. Present as yesterday...John Jones is allowed six dollars for three days attendance at this Board. William Summer, Ditto. Peter Johnson, Ditto. And the Board adjourned until the next Board in course. [signed] John Jones. [signed] Peter Johnson. [signed] William Sumner."
COMMISSIONERS RECORD FOR WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA 1824 TO 1830---pp. [RECORD pages] (1), 13, 14, 15, 20, 122, 130, 137, 138, 139 >
Name, Notes/Quotes, Residence, Variant Spelling, Elected/Appointed, Property
--- (10 May 1824) "COMMISSIONERS RECORD MAY TERM 1824. At a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners on Monday, the 10th day of May 1824. Present John Jones, Peter Johnson and William Sumner County Commissioners."
... (12 May 1824) "Wednesday 9 o'clock the Board met pursuant to adjournment from yesterday. Present as yesterday...John Jones, Peter Johnson and William Sumner are allowed six dollars each for three days attendance as Commissioners at this term. And the Board adjourned until the next board in the Course. [signed] John Jones, [signed] Peter Johnson, [signed] Wm. Sumner."
... (9 Aug 1824) "August Term 1824. At a regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners on Monday, the 9th day of August 1824. Present: William Sumner and Peter Johnson County Commissioners...William Sumner is allowed $2.00 and Peter Johnson four dollars for their services at this Board. And the Board adjourned until next meeting in course. [signed] Peter Johnson, [signed] Wm. Sumner."
... (7 May 1827) "MAY TERM 1827. At a meeting of the Board of Justices for the County of Wayne on Monday the 7th day of May 1827. Present, Jonathan Platts, president, [and 19 others]...On petition of Jeptha Meek and Thomas Commons praying leave to turn so much of the road leading from Centreville to Wolfs Mill as runs through their land. Ordered that James Jenkins, William Sumner and John Maxwell be appointed to view and measure the road as now opened and the proposed alteration..."
... (2 Jul 1827) "JULY TERM 1827. At a meeting of the Board of Justices of Wayne County and State of Indiana on Monday the 2nd day of July A.D. 1827. Present: Jonathan Platts, president of the Board, [and 22 others]...James Jenkins, William Sumner and John Maxwell who were appointed to view so much of the road leading to Wolfs Mill as runs through the lands of Jeptha Meek and Thomas Commons now report that they have viewed the old road and also the proposed way and think it reasonable that said road should be turned...David Jenkins and Lot Bloomfield, two of the trustees appointed to procure by purchase or donation a suitable site whereon to erect a County Seminary edifice, now report that pursuant to the Act of the General Assembly to establish County Seminaries in the several counties therein named approved Janry 24th 1827, having first given bond and security and taken the oath by said Act prescribed they have procured by donation two lots No. 100 and 101 on the original plat of the town of Centreville containing one acre as a suitable site whereon to erect a County Seminary edifice for said County a plot of which said lots together with the bond of William Sumner, the donor, for a deed in fee simple is herewith laid before the Board for their approval. Which report is approved by the Board , 13 Justices voting for the approval and 9 against it."
WILL RECORD 2, JULY 1829 - APR. 1848 (WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA)---p. 53 >
Name, Spouse, Notes/Quotes, Marriage
--- "Will of George Cornelius Deceased
In the name of God Amen. I George Cornelius Wayne C.o Indiana being in perfect mind and memory and knowing that all men has to die, and what God has been pleased to trust me with I give as follows...I give to my daughter Nancy Sumner fifty dollars...this is my last will and testament sind Sealed this Second day of August 1833...[signed] George Cornelius (seal)..."
... Nancy Cornelius' marriage is validated by her father's will. JDS
PROBATE RECORD B, 1830 - 1838 (WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA)
--- [PROBATE RECORDS]---pp. 72, 78, 79, 126, 187 >
Name, Notes/Quotes, Death, Residence, Children
--- "August Term 1832...George Cornelius Guardian of George and David Cornetius [sic] minor heirs of the estate of G. Cornelius decd (spiral mark) On Petition to sell Real Estate
And now at this day here comes the said petitioner and files his petition...thereupon the Court appoints...appraisers...who now here return into Court under oath that they appra(ise) the Said real estate at the Sum of thirteen hundred dollars. And the Court having seen and inspected the case It is ordered and decreed by the Court that the Said petitioner...do Sell the said real estate in his petition described at public Sale...Said guardian to file his additional Bond in the penal Sum of Two thousand Six hundred dollars with William Sumner for Security which is done accordingly"
... "August Term 1833...Be it remembered that on the 17.th day of September A.D. 1833 the last will and Testament of George Cornelius dec.d was duly proven in the ClerkS office of the Wayne Probate Court by the oath of John Hammer One of the Subscribing Witnesses...that he [Cornelius] requested Said Witnefs and Silas Ruggles and Nehemiah Cheeseman the other Subscribing Witnesses to Said will to Sign the Same as Witnesses...And Thereupon letters testamentary were granted to Absalom Cornelius and William Bell the Executors by Said Will appointed who thereupon filed their bond in the penal Sum of two thousand dollarS with William Sumner for Security, Said Executor[s] are also duly affirmed according to law Witness [signed] Sam.l Hannah Clk"
... "February Term A.D. 1835 At a Probate Court began and held at Centreville in and for the County of Wa(yne) and State of Indiana on Monday the 9.th day of February A.D.1835 Before the Honorable Nathan Smith Sole judge of Said Court...Elliott Sumner is appointed by the Court guardian of the persons and estates of ThomaS Sumner, Elizabeth Sumner, and Greenville C Sumner infant heirs of the estate of George CorneliuS deceased under the age of fourteen years. Said guardian thereupon filed his guardian bond in the penal Sum of Seventy five dollars with William Beall for Security who is approved by the Court Said guardian was also duly s worn in open Court according to law"...
...The probate court date presented in the quote is inadvertently providing a death date between November 1, 1834 and February 9, 1835 for William Sumner's wife, Nancy Cornelius. At the age of 51, William could not care appropriately for his motherless children. He did not remarry. JDS
1880 U S CENSUS -- Indiana, Hamilton Co., Town of Noblesville -- 1 June 1880 (official census day)---enumerated 22 June, 1880, p. 41 >
Notes/Quotes, Birth, Residences, Spouse, Child
--- "37 /.../ 413 / 458 / Cheeseman George / W / M / 62 / - / - / - / m /.../ Retired Farmer /.../ - / - / - / Ohio / New Jersey / New Jersey / 37 // 38 /.../ Elizabeth / W / F / 62 / - / Wife / - / m /.../ Keeping House /.../ - / - / - / Indiana / N.Carolina / Virginia / 38"
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