Michael Stump, IV

Michael Stump IV was a surveyor, and he was sheriff of Lewis County VA for six years. He was also one of the first justices of the Gilmer County Court, serving in the capacity of justice of the peace for over 40 years.

Michael Stump, IV BIRTH 4 May 1787 Hardy County, West Virginia, USA DEATH 17 Mar 1883 (aged 95) Stumptown, Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Michael Stump Cemetery Stumptown, Gilmer County, West Virginia

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Inscription on dual tombstone: Michael Stump Born May 4, 1787 Died Mar 17, 1883 Aged 95 ys 8 m 13 ds

Elisabeth Wife of Michael Stump Died May 2, 1860 Aged 70 ys

Michael Stump IV had 11 sons (Georg, Jacob, Absalom, Henry, Eli, John, Simon Peter, Archibald, Martin, Alfred and Elliott), and 3 daughters (Margaret who married Robert Shock, Scinthy who married John Bennett, and Matilda who married James Frank Barr) with Elizabeth Bush Stump, as recorded in a 22 JAN 1923 letter from C. T. (Clayton) Stump of Staten WV (Calhoun County), to Marcellus Stump.

Michael Stump IV was a surveyor, and he was sheriff of Lewis County VA for six years. He was elected Gilmer County surveyor on 24 MAR 1845, and he was also one of the first justices of the Gilmer County Court, serving in the capacity of justice of the peace for over 40 years.

His name was included on the 1869 Voter Listing for the Sherman District of Calhoun County WV. He was reported to be 79 years old and born in Harrison County VA on this list.

The date of his death corresponds with the engraving on his gravestone.

Alternate place of death (?) Grantsville, Calhoun Co., WV

Parents:

 Michael Stump (1766 - 1837)

 Magdalene Richards Stump (1768 - 1832)

Spouse:

 Elizabeth Bush Stump (1791 - 1860)*

Children:

 Margaret Stump Shock (1812 - 1862)*

 Jacob M. Stump (1814 - 1895)*

 Absalom B. Stump (1815 - ____)*

 Sintha Stump Bennett (1818 - 1876)*

 Henry Stump (1819 - 1909)*

 Eli Stump (1821 - 1886)*

 John Stump (1823 - 1897)*

 Simon Peter Stump (1824 - 1898)*

 Matilda Stump Barr (1828 - 1904)*

 Martin Stump (1831 - 1897)*

 Alfred Stump (1833 - 1905)*

 Elliott Stump (1835 - 1925)*

Siblings:

 Jacob Stump (1790 - 1859)*

 Absolom Stump (1794 - 1844)*

 George Stump (1797 - 1846)*

 Elizabeth Stump Stout (1799 - 1868)*