Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Mourning Blanshard

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Name Mourning Blanshard Born Mar 1768 North Carolina [1, 2, 3]
Gender Female Died Sep 1834 Whitley County, Kentucky [1, 2, 4]
Buried Red Bird Cemetery, Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky [1, 2, 4]
Person ID I10836 Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of PNH Last Modified 9 Feb 2020
Family James Sumner, b. Abt 1766, Gates, North Carolina , d. 1834, Whitley County, Kentucky
(Age ~ 68 years)
Married 3 Apr 1784 North Carolina [5, 6]
Children 1. Lydia Sumner 2. Sally Sumner 3. Nehemiah "Miah" Sumner, b. Between 1785 and 1787, Buncombe, North Carolina , d. 14 Feb 1871, Whitley County, Kentucky
(Age ~ 86 years)
4. John Sumner, b. Abt 1792, Buncombe, North Carolina 5. Mark Sumner, b. 3 Oct 1795, Buncombe, North Carolina , d. 15 Sep 1869, Whitley County, Kentucky
(Age 73 years)
6. George Sumner, b. 1800, Grayson County, Virginia , d. Between 1873 and 1880, Monroe, Indiana
(Age 73 years)
7. Frances Sumner, b. Abt 1804, Grayson County, Virginia , d. Abt 1825, Whitley County, Kentucky
(Age ~ 21 years)
+ 8. Nancy Anne Sumner, b. Jun 1804, Grayson County, Virginia , d. Jul 1876, Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky
(Age ~ 72 years)
Last Modified 29 Apr 2015 Family ID F6390 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Sometimes called "Mahala", the name on her tombstone. Nicknamed "Holly," according to some.
Assertions that she was of Cherokee heritage are, to the best of our knowledge, baseless.
- Sometimes called "Mahala", the name on her tombstone. Nicknamed "Holly," according to some.
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Sources - [S282] Nancy Jonckheere, 23 Dec 1999, post to Cumberland-River-L.
- [S1055] Findagrave.com page for Mahalah Sumner.
- [S840] Ancestry of Elizabeth Louise White by Steven C. Perkins., date only.
- [S840] Ancestry of Elizabeth Louise White by Steven C. Perkins.
- [S115] North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868, on ancestry.com.
- [S250] North Carolina Marriage Index, 1741-2004, on ancestry.com.
- [S282] Nancy Jonckheere, 23 Dec 1999, post to Cumberland-River-L.