Blevins James Gumm

Brief Life History of Blevins James

When Blevins James Gumm was born in September 1897, in Kentucky, United States, his father, William James Gumm, was 32 and his mother, Matilda Riley McCowan, was 32. He married Kathryn M "Kitty" Seals on 24 January 1918, in Jackson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, United States for about 1 years and Butler, Ohio, United States in 1962. He died on 1 January 1962, in Fort Hamilton, Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Germantown Cemetery, Germantown, Montgomery, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Blevins James Gumm
1897–1962
Kathryn M "Kitty" Seals
1902–1973
Marriage: 24 January 1918
Thurman Paul Gumm
1919–1983
Harrison William Gumm
1920–1999
Delia Elizabeth Gumm
1923–2020
James Harmon Gumm
1924–2016
Kathleen Martha Gumm
1927–2016
Christine M Gumm
1928–2013
Donald Eugene Gumm
1936–2011

Sources (104)

  • Bleve Gumm, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940
  • Bleve James Gunn, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"

World Events (8)

1900 · Governor Shot

On January 30, 1900 Governor William Goebel of Kentucky was assassinated. He took a bullet to the chest, outside the Old State Capitol. He died on February 3, 1900.

1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded

The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English gome, Old English guma ‘man’.

German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name such as Gundemar (gund ‘battle’ + mār, mēri ‘famous’).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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