Obituary of Alexander Sumpter, Sr.

Glen · April 23, 2006

Alexander Sumpter was the father of Sarah Jane (Sumpter) Hamilton. It would appear the reporter made an error in this obiturary. First, Alexander and Nancy were married in 1834 not around 1851-52 as is implied in this account. When Alexander and Nancy crossed the Oregon trail in 1853 they had eight daughers (including Jane) and Nancy was pregnant with their first son, Alexander Sumpter, Jr.

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