Mourning Blanshard

1768 - 1834  (~ 66 years)

• 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

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• 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.