Bumgarner Family Line (Adron Bumgarner paternal)
Created by Carol Bumgarner King email: kingcarol@msn.com |
Bumgarner Family Line (Adron Bumgarner paternal)
Created by Carol Bumgarner King email: kingcarol@msn.com |
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| Forebears
Information--> Much info on this page from 'History of Parker County' book |
Forebears immigrated from the Lower Palatinate on the Rhine, Germany to Pennsylvania in the early 1700's, from Pennsylvania to Virginia, and in the 1750's migrated to North Carolina. Records of deed transactions show the migration of this family. |
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| Peter Baumgartner? |
Per family tree printout found in my father's things: Born probably in the Lower Palatinate on the Rhine, Germany |
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| Peter Bumgarner | Per
family tree printout found in my father's things: Born before 1712
Per Mike Bradley: 1. PETER1 BAUMGARNER was born 1700-1710 in Lebanon, PA, and died in Catawba Co., North Carolina. He married MARY. |
Married Mary | Child
per family tree printout:
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| John Bumgarner | Per
family tree printout found in my father's things: Born after 1742 Married before 1774 Date of will: Oct 5, 1819 in Lincoln Co., North Carolina so died after that - see info |
Married Nancy (Rockett? - see info) b. 1755? - see info link above d. 1835? - see info link above |
Known
Children:
see info,
more info
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| Absalom Bumgarner Shortly after marriage to Catherine, bought land from his father in NC. In 1820s, he and his brother, Melger, moved from NC to Georgia where they received land in the 1732 Cherokee Land Lottery. Later followed his sons to Texas. |
Birth in
North Carolina, about 1788 Died in 1862, Erath Co., TX |
Married
Catherine Bumgarner Birth Unknown Died in 1856 |
Known
Children (order unknown):
Speculation: I'm wondering if Woodford Bumgarner born in 1819 in NC is also a son of Absalom, and brother to John. Cannot find info on Woodford's parents. Woodford is the Bumgarner line that James Garner, actor, apparently descends from. |
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| John T. Bumgarner See 'Texas Connections' info about John's log cabin and George W. McCleskey being killed by Comanche Indians there. (GW McCleskey headstone) Also, see info about McCleskey in this letter. In 1852, John T. sold his 160 acres in Georgia to brother Joab, and moved to Hunt County, TX. Was joined by brothers Aaron and Philip and later his parents. Between 1857 and 1860, John and family moved to Parker Co., TX , while his parents and sis Barbara and husband moved to neighboring Erath Co. |
Born
1813, Lincoln Co., NC Died about 1888, no stones to mark their graves, but family tradition says that both John and Mary are buried at Ballew Springs Cemetery.
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Married
Mary ? from South Carolina in Georgia Mary died in Parker Co. in about 1872 John later married Elizabeth Hopewell Keene Miller in 1876. (she was mother of Mary Miller who married his son, John Hubbard). After John T. died, grandson George Abb's letter says that "my grandmother Miller went crazy and died in an insane asylum". Below is info contributed by Sandra Fuller Fisher about Elizabeth Miller. Sandra is requesting any information on George Abb Bumgarner, son of John Hubbard and Mary Bumgarner.
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Children: (a lot of info here from this>
Letter from
grandson George Abb Bumgarer to half sis)
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| Absalom Bumgarner
(aka Abb) Lived near where Garner, TX now is and the town was named in his honor between 1860 and 1865. Since oldest living son, James, lived in Knox County, next son, Gus (our great) was appointed administrator of Abb and Martha estate as well as guardian of his younger brother Tom and sister Lula. James sold his part of inherited land to Gus. |
Born Feb 14, 1846 -
Walker Co., GA Died Feb 8, 1896 in Parker County, TX Buried at Ballew Springs Cemetery, Parker Co.
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Married Martha Alla Leflet Bumgarner - about 1866 Born Jan 10 or 30, 1845 - Shelby Co., Missouri Died April 23, 1898, probably in Parker Co.
Absalom and Martha
Martha's Parents are: Francis Leflet (b. March 13, 1814 in Va.) and America Leare Leflet (b. May 20, 1826 in Shelby Co., Missouri). America's father was James Leare. |
Children:
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| Christopher
Gustafus ("Gus") Bumgarner Click to see Gus and Erdean Slide Show
1927/28 - Gus with Great grandkids, Raymond and Adra Fay
1954ish-Gus, Raymond holding Carol, and Adrenne (4 generations)
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Born:
Oct 19, 1875 - Garner, TX Died: Nov 20, 1971 - Pamona, Calif.
1933 - Gus and Erdean homestead 30 mi south of Animas, NM near Cloverdale
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Married
Lillian Erdean Smith Bumgarner July 18, 1896 Born: Feb 16, 1875 In Alabama Died: 1953
Above: Gus and Erdeans' 50th Anniv
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Children:
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| Adrenne (later
Adron) Absalom
Bumgarner ("A.A.")
Moved from Texas to New Mexico around 1922. As I understand it, they moved to NM due to stories of good irrigation farming in the Rio Grande Valley.
Sept 1918 - Adrenne Bumgarner draft card (contributed by Brian Bumgardner) |
Born:
June 15, 1901, Parker Co., TX Died: October 2, 1991, Las Cruces, NM
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Married Gladys Coalson Bumgarner Aug 20, 1922' b. Jan 16, 1900, Bethesda Co., TX d. April 14, 1967; living at Gila, NM, buried Las Cruces, NM Adron and Gladys Houses and Decor
Adron and Gladys
Adron married Stella a year or so after Gladys' death. Later divorced Stella. |
Children:
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Raymond Arthur Bumgarner Photo Album Made By Ray - Slide Show
World War II - received Bronze Star Raymond's World War II Memories
After moving around NM during childhood, spent his adult life in Las Cruces, NM where Raymond was Electrical Engineer at Physical Science Laboratories (PSL) at New Mexico State University |
b. 12/22/1923 in
La Mesa, NM d. 11/14/2000 in Las Cruces, NM |
Married Annabelle Gray Bumgarner on Feb. 2, 1952 in Las Cruces, NM b. 9/14/1925 in Kansas d. 9/23/2003 in Las Cruces, NM
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Raymond and Annabelle Children:
Raymond and Annabelle in front Kids L>R: Gladys, Kay, Steve, Carol |
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| Carol Bumgarner
King
Author and owner of this web site
Shameless plugs: Author and photographer for Texas Daytripper back roads guides
Developer of Custom Homebuilders' Solutions (CHS) software
Web designer and photo art for the rock and roll band, 'The Dead Pyrates Society'. |
Born:
12/15/1952 in Las Cruces, NM Moved to San Antonio, TX in 1977. Moved to Austin, TX in 1999. Currently living in Austin, TX (2008) |
Married Francis Frederick (Fred) King II on September 4, 1971 in
Las Cruces, NM; Divorced in 1984; Fred born in 1947 in Kansas, grew up in
Alamogordo, NM, and died in 2003 in San Antonio, TX Carol later married David L. Duke in San Antonio, TX in 1988. David died in 1993 in San Antonio. |
Fred
and Carol Child:
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