Brief Life History of James Sumner
When James Sumner Chisman was born on 8 August 1908, in La Junta, Otero, Colorado, United States, his father, William Sherman Jock Chisman, was 37 and his mother, Ivy L Donahoo, was 19. He lived in Mannford, Creek, Oklahoma, United States in 1910 and Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States in 1935. He died on 17 January 1968, in Augusta, Butler, Kansas, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta, Butler, Kansas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- James S Chisman in household of William H Chisman, "United States Census, 1930"
- James Sumner Chisman, "Kansas, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
- James Sumner Chisman, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1908–1968 Male
1913–1994 Female
Parents and Siblings
1871–1959 Male
1889–1967 Female
Siblings (4)
1905–1907 Male
1907– Female
1908–1968 Male
1915–1986 Male
World Events (8)
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Age 1
1909 · Garden of the Gods Park
Age 1
1927
Age 19
Name Meaning
English: variant of Cheeseman .
Americanized form of Slovenian Čižman: from čižman, an archaic status name for a tenant.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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