Please feel free to comment on any errors including any missing data; and also, consider providing any additional information on the descendants of Senith Hester SUMPTER who have been omitted. I don't have any information on the ancestors of Albert L. SUMTER, husband of Senith Hester SUMPTER. If anyone has information, please consider sharing same. DISCLAIMER: This posts is not intended to be the source documentation for any connection; rather, the information should be viewed as a clue to where/when the connections can be documented and for initiating further research. Descendants of Senith Hester SUMPTER - 22 Jan 2000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIRST GENERATION 1. Senith Hester SUMPTER (daughter of Erbin SUMPTER and Eliza HARGIS) was born in Sep 1863 in AR. She died on 25 Feb 1942 in Pawhuska, Osage Co., OK. She was buried on 1 Mar 1942 in Pawhuska Cemetery. She was married to Albert L. SUMTER about 1879. Senith Hester SUMPTER and Albert L. SUMTER had the following children: +2 i. Charles L. SUMTER. 3 ii. Pete SUMTER was born on 23 Sep 1889 in Sallisaw, Leflore Co, OK. (Formerly, Choctaw Nation, Oklahoma Indian Territory) He died on 25 Mar 1979 in Pawhuska, Osage Co., OK. (Source: Judy Hugg Grimes from Belle Forrest Sumpter Gullett's scrapbook of newspaper clippings) "SERVICES SET FOR PETE SUMTER (NOT SUMPTER) 1979 Services set wednesday, march 28 1979 for PETE SUMTER. Resident of Pawhuska, okla. He died march 25. PETE SUMTER was born Sept. 23,1889 in SALLISAW, Okla. Indain territory. He was the son of ALBERT L. SUMTER AND HESTER (SUMPTER) SUMTER. he was married to CALLIE ROBINSON SUMTER on jan 27, 1936 in Pawhuska, okla. Member of the church of Christ, he was a farmer. Survivors include his wife, CALLIE SUMTER of the home.one son: RUSSELL SUMTER of TULSA, OK. three daughters: EVA SUMTER SEGIAL of SAN DIEGO, CALIF. VERA SUMTER STICKOVICH of ANCHORAGE ALASKA GEORGIS SUMTER MADISON of STOCKTON, CALIF. one sister: LELA SUMTER OVERLY of TUTTLE , OKLA. seven grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and one great great grand child." --------------------------- "PETE SUMTER-1979 Services set for Pete Sumter(name spelled without "P") set for 2 pm on Wed, March 28 in the chapel of Johnsons Funeral Home. Pete Sumter was 89, 124 Washington street, Pawhuska, Okla. He died Sunday, March 25, in the Pawhuska Hospital following an extended illness. Born Sept. 23, 1889, in Sallisaw, he was the son of Albert L. and Hester (maiden name-Sumpter) Sumter. He was married to Callie Robinson on January 27, 1936 in Pawhuska, Okla. He was a member of the Church of Christ. Pete Sumter was an area farmer for several years prior to his retirement. Survivors include his wife, Callie Sumter of the home, one son, Russell Sumter of Tulsa: three daughters, Eva Segial of San Diego, Calif. Vera Stickovich of Anchorage, Alaska, and Georgis Madson of Stockton, California: one sister, Lela Overly of Tuttle, seven grandchildren: 16 great grandchildren and one great grand child." +4 iii. Lela Elizabeth SUMTER. SECOND GENERATION 2. Charles L. SUMTER was born on 2 Feb 1891 in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma Indain Territory. He died on 5 Apr 1974 in Pawhuska, Osage Co., OK. (Source: Judy Hugg Grimes from Belle Forrest Sumpter Gullett's scrapbook of newspaper clippings) SUMTER SERVICES SET-Apr.27 CHARLES C. SUMTER, 82 of 823 East 9 th street, Pawhuska, Okla. died after a brief illness.Born, Feb.2, 1892 in Fort Gibson, Indain Territory, Mr Sumter was the son of ALBERT and HESTER (SUMPTER) SUMTER. He was married on Jan1.1914 in Blanchard, Okla. to NAOMI AVERY. She preceded him in death, Nov. 22, 1962. Mr.Sumter was a farmer and a stockman and resides in Pawhuska since 1919. He was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include six sons: Luther Sumter of Pawhuska, Okla. James Sumter of Barnsdall, Okla Roy Sumter of Boonesville, Arkansas Dr. Paul E. Sumter of Ft. Smith, Arkansas Dee W. Sumter of Salanis, California Deck Sumter of Barnsdall, Okla. also six daughters: Mrs. A.L.(WINNIE)COLE of Houston.TX. MRS.C.T.(TOMMIE)CARSON of Prague MRS. JOHNNIE TANZEY of the home ANITA PAULINE SMITH of Tulsa.OK. MRS. HAROLD (BETTY)WOOD of Wichita, KANSAS MRS. C.B.(JEANNIE) CHRISTIE JR. of Wichita Falls,TX. 25 grandchildren , a brother: PETE SUMTER of Pawhuska, OKLA. and a sister: MRS. LELA OVERLY of Tuttle, OKLA. burial will be in Pawhuska City Cemetery, Pawhuska, Okla. Osage county. He was married to Naomi AVERY in Jan 1913. 4. Lela Elizabeth SUMTER was born on 21 Dec 1892. She died on 12 May 1986 in Chickasha, Grady Co., OK. (Source: Judy Hugg Grimes from Belle Forrest Sumpter Gullett's scrapbook of newspaper clippings) "LELA E. OVERLEY- 1986 Funeral services for former Pawhuskan, Lela Elizabeth Overley, 93 of Tuttle, Okla. will be held Thursday, May 125 at one pm at the Seviers Memorial Chapel of Tuttle, Okla. Mrs. Overly died May 12, 1986 in the Grady Memorial Hospital of Chickasha following an extended illness. She was born December 21, 1892, the daughter of ALBERT L. SUMTER AND SENITH HESTER SUMPTER SUMTER. She married John W. Overley on March 30, 1912. She had been a resident of Grady County for many years. She was a housewife and a member of the Free Will Baptist Church. She is survived by two daughters: Mrs . Elva Grimes of Newcastle and Biulle Welchell of Tuttle, Okla. Five granddaughters and 19 great and great great grands. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews of Pawhuska. She was preceded in death by her husband, John W. Overley on October 23, 1971 and a son, George Wesley Overley on June 3, 1980. The Rev. Louis Gibbs of Bethany, assisted by the Rev. Ortho. Rogers , of Tuttle will officiant. Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery in Tuttle, under the direction of the Sevier Funeral Home." She was married to John W. OVERLEY on 30 Mar 1912. John W. OVERLEY died on 23 Oct 1971. Prepared by: Jim Young RR 3 Box 329-A McAlester, OK 74501 918-423-4788 myoung@icok.net