To anyone interested in the Alexander Sumpter family son of George Washington Sumpter who moved to Oregon in the 1850's. He received a Military Pension for his service in the Black Hawk War. The numbers are SA-3537 and SC-2743. It was filed in November of 1892. Also for those of you who have received the information from his notebook and the notebook of Alexander Sumpter Jr. I have spent only about a month following up on their info and believe it to be pretty factual. This has helped in my line that ended up in White County< Illinois after leaving Tennessee. Alexander Jr. mentions that Abraham, son of G.W Sumpter and Alexander's Uncle was married down on the Wabash to a Nancy. Abraham was married to Nancy Ridley in White County, Illinois, which the Wabash separates from Indiana. The brother of George Washington is John Sumpter the father of my Henry who both are in White County, Illinois by 1819. The two families obviuosly were in touch. Also mentions that Henry Sumpter and wife Agnes Dillion ( his Great grandparents) lived in East Tennessee which we know to be true. Alexander Jr's line would be I believe be Alexander Sumpter Sr. George Washington Sumpter Henry Sumpter and Agnes Dillon George Sumpter. He says his gr gr grandfather was the above George an Englishman after the king. Could this be the George Sumpter married to Elizabeth Gross. Jim Landrum