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John Sunman

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John Sunman

Birth
England
Death
19 Jan 1845 (aged 64)
Ripley County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Sunman, Ripley County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Married Ellen Waud in England and came with her and their children to America in about 1820. And clearly they had moved to Indiana that same year because their young son Robert died there in October of 1820.

John was one of the early settlers in this part of Ripley County. It is said that the town of Sunman was named in honor of one of John's sons: John Jr, or Thomas W Sunman who were prominent citizens at the time that the town was founded in the 1850s.

John was born in the town of Holtby in England and is said to have died in Adams Township of Ripley County. John's parents were John and Hannah (Pearson) Sunman of Holtby England.
Married Ellen Waud in England and came with her and their children to America in about 1820. And clearly they had moved to Indiana that same year because their young son Robert died there in October of 1820.

John was one of the early settlers in this part of Ripley County. It is said that the town of Sunman was named in honor of one of John's sons: John Jr, or Thomas W Sunman who were prominent citizens at the time that the town was founded in the 1850s.

John was born in the town of Holtby in England and is said to have died in Adams Township of Ripley County. John's parents were John and Hannah (Pearson) Sunman of Holtby England.

Inscription

Sacred
To the Memory of
John Sunman
who was born in
Yorkshire England
on the 28th of Feb 1780
Migrated to the
United States
in the year 1819
and departed this
life on the 19th of
January A.D. 1845



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  • Created by: Jim Stevens
  • Added: Feb 1, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84346342/john-sunman: accessed ), memorial page for John Sunman (28 Feb 1780–19 Jan 1845), Find a Grave Memorial ID 84346342, citing Sunman Vault Cemetery, Sunman, Ripley County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Jim Stevens (contributor 47249634).