Glen, >Is the George Stump (your 192/196) actually George Washington Stump? What >date do you show for his death? If early 1865, then he is the Captain >George Washington Stump, commander Company "B" 18th Virginia Cavalry >(Confederate). >The George Stump that I have in my direct line is not the one I was talking >about. You list a George Stump age 27 in 1850 in Hardy County married to a >Catherine Neff. He would have been in his late 30s during the Civil War. My(192/196) George Stump left Hardy Co. in 1852 for Pilot twp. Vermilion Co. IL and by 1860 was in the Pilot twp. Vermilion Co. IL. George was the son of my John Stump and Sarah. John's father was George. I just noticed the George Washington Stump I was talking to you about was born in 1848, IN and died in 1921, IN. Wrong one! Now I don't know what George Washington Stump he could belong to. My George was the witness at some of his childrens weddings in IL: I will put that information on now. As you can see he was still alive in 1885 in IL. **** Joyce sent me: There is a STUMP Cemetery in Pilot Township, IL. It is located one mile north and about 1/4 mile east of the Newtown Consolidated School. John Stump - died 4-26-1871 Sarah Stump - died 2-26-1880 Elijah N. s/o J & S - died 11-11-1861 Also listed: Mary Wilson E S J A d/o JH & EJ - died 4-15-1855 3 mo. *(daughter of Jesse H and Elizabeth J. Wilson) There they go again with all the intials- Mary E.S.J.A. Wilson. Written in at the end of the page is: Hornick Stump - died about 1940 and buried in Stump Cemetery. MARRIAGES: *Blount twp is right next to Pilot twp in Vermilion Co. IL. George W. Stump - age 23, Blount Township, ILL FA: George Stump MO: Catherine Neff Married: Marietta Jarvis - age 16, Blount Twn. ILL FA: William Jarvis MO: Martha Pilkington Date of Marriage April 9, 1884 William Stump - age 24, Blount, IL FA: George Stump MO: Catherine Neff Emma Gritton - age 22, Blount, IL FA: William Gritton MO: Mary Pentecost Date of Marriage Jan. 4, 1885 John Stump - age 39, Blount Twp. ILL*(this is John A Godolphin born VA) FA: George Stump MO: Catherine Neff Occ. mechanic Married by George W. Dodson, MInister Wit: George Stump and George Jarvis Married: Missouri Lockhard - age 24, Blount Twp. ILL Illinois Matthew Lockhart Genama Lockhard Married April 26, 1881 William Stump, age 32, Blount Twp. ILL* (William was Wm Seymour Maslin, VA) fa: George Stump mo: Catherine Neff occ. farmer married by George Dodson, Minister Witness John Stump & Henry Albert Melissa Jarvis - age 22, Pilot Twp., ILL Illinois FA: Fountain Jarvis MO: Sarah Loving Married March 18, 1881 ****** >The 18th Virginia Cavalry was formed from men in and around Hardy County >for the Confederacy. George Washington Stump was the commanding officer of >Company "B" and lived until February 1865 when he was captured and actually >executed by Union troops under orders from a certain major. Both sides got >very upset about this. That is very interesting and I will watch for the GW Stump. Your Catherine Neff may be a niece or cousin of my Catherine Neff. I can't find much out about the Neffs to even guess where she came from. I do have list of neighbors of The Wilsons & Stumps before they let in 1852 from the 1850 census. Maybe that will help-- there are some Neff neighbors who could be relatives. Does anyone know who George S. Neff is? 191/195 John Stump age 55 Sarah (maybe -Neff ) & family 192/196 George Stump age 27 Catharine Jane (Neff ) & family 193/197 Jesse Wilson age 28 Elizabeth & family 194/198 George S. Neff 36 VA Farmer Mary 32 (all born va) Mortimer D. 11 Amzilla 8 Laura 5 Sarah Catharine 2 194/199 Mary Ann Craigen 49 VA Louisa E. 29 Elizabeth MYERS 12 Jane MYERS 2 195/200 Lionel F. Branson 34 VA Farmer Sarah Catharine 25 William M 5 James Hampton 2 Ann R. 12 Geo Washington SHELL 26 VA Farmer Flemuel STUMP 20 VA Laborer Jacob LEE (SEE?) 18 VA Laborer 196/201 Nimrod Thorn age 38 wife Elizabeth & household (one child is named Wm. Seymour) 197/202 Abraham Crites age 28, farmer, wife Elizabeth & household 198/203 Adam S. Cleaver age 31 farmer, wife Susan & household 199/204 Isaac Harness age 30 farmer, wife Hester W. & household (youngest child is named Parran) 200/205 George Harness 3rd, age 70 farmer wife Magdalene and son Adam Jr. age 29 201/206 Nathan D. Parran age 38 born MD farmer wife Adeline D. & household. (the one whose slave escaped and was recaptured in NY) 202/207 Adam See Sr. age 80 and household 203/208 Abraham Neff 66 VA FArmer Elizabeth 59 Priscilla 42 Jacob S. 31 farmer Elizabeth D. 29 204/209 Margaret Neff 88 VA Margaret 46 Washington H. 44 farmer >From Diana in AK