U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Stump, John Sutton (1861-1936) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia by John Davison Sutton Sutton, West Virginia, January, 1919 Pages 427-428 John Sutton Stump was born Dec. 4, 1861, in Gilmer county, this state. His father, Bailey Stump, was born in Lewis county, and his mother Sally (Sutton) Stump, was born at Flatwoods, this county. His grandfather, Jacob Stump, was born in Hardy county, and his grandmother, Jane (Boggs) Stump, was born in Nicholas county. On March 2, 1892, he married Miss Lily Ragland Budwell, and their children's names are Felix Budwell, Josephine Ragland and John Sutton, Jr. Rev. Stump graduated from Crozer Theological Seminary in 1890; ordained in May, 1891; missionary in Parkersburg, 1890-91; pastor in Buckhannon, 1891-92; organized the West Virginia Baptist Educational Society 1890-91, and was its corresponding secretary until 1895; superintendent of State Missions, 1896-1901; district secretary American Baptist Home Mission Society, 1901, and joint secretary of the same with the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society from 1908 to the present time. The honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity conferred by Dennison University in 1911. Rev. Stump now resides in Parkersburg. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Harrison County, WV #10148 FULL-NAME: Dr. John S. Stump, Sr. BIRTH-DATE: December 4, 1861 BIRTH-PLACE: Gilmer Co., West Virginia DEATH-DATE: July 28, 1936 DEATH-PLACE: Clarksburg, Harrison County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Widowed (Lily Budwell Stump) OCCUPATION: Retired, Baptist Minister FATHER: Bailey Stump (born in Gilberm Co., West Virginia MOTHER: Sallie Sutton (born in Braxton Co., West Virginia) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Lobar Pneumonia / Paralysis INFORMANT: John R. Stump, Jr. (of Clarksburg, W.Va.) BURIAL: Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Parkersburg, W.Va. ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Braxton County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/braxton/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------