James Washington Plummer

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	~1804
Marriage	18 Feb. 1829		To Susan Alexander
Death	possibly 1870	presume Mecklenburg Co, NC
Burial

Ancestry chart segment

  Generation 5           Generation 6           Generation 7
                                                  +-- Unknown Plummer
                                                  |
                    +-- James Washington Plummer--+
                    |    (~1804-????)             |
 Robert A. Plummer--+                             +-- Unknown
  (1834-1904)       |
                    +-- Susan Alexander
                        (1801-1872
                     

Children

(all children with Susan Alexander)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Unknown Plummer	F	prob. 1830
Amanda Plummer	F	~1832
Robert Plummer	M	~1834		Laura E. Stewart	direct line

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Mecklenburg Co, NC	by 1830
Ramah District, Mecklenburg Co, NC	by 1850
Mt. Ulla Twp, Rowan Co, NC	by 1880

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1830 United States Federal Census, Mecklenburg Co, NC, no township stated, page 15. Census is not dated. Family of James W. Plummer: 1 male 20-30, 1 female <5, 1 female 20-30.
2	1840 United States Federal Census, Mecklenburg Co, NC, no township stated, page 127. Census is not dated. Family of James W. Plummer: 1 male <5, 1 male 30-40, 2 females 5-10, 1 female 30-40. The male under 5 is Robert A. Plummer, There appears to be a second daughter besides Amanda. The ages for James Washington Plummer and his wife are consistent.
3	1850 United States Federal Census, Ramah Dist., Mecklenburg County, NC, Pg 6. Date of census 12 & 13 Aug 1850. Washington Plummer, age 47, farmer, can't read or write, and is checked as being either deaf & dumb, blind, idiot, pauper or convict. Wife Amanda is age 47 or 49. Children are Amanda 18, and Robert 16.
4	1860 United States Federal Census, Western Division, Mecklenburg Co, NC, page 140. Census dated 1 Sept 1860. Lines 7-9: Washington Plummer, 56, miller, $3110(?) real, $50 personal property; Sarah, 60; Susan McLure, 10. All b. NC.
5	1870 United States Federal Census, Mallard Creek Twp., Mecklenburg Co. NC, pg. 25. Date of census 18 Aug 1870. Lines 1-6: Robert Plummer, age 35, farmer, & wife Lizzie age 28; children Charles 8, Frank 5, Robert 2, and Maggie 6 months, born Dec. within the year. All born in NC. Lines 7-9: John Plummer, 66, farmer, $800 real, $200 personal property, can not write; Susan, 69, keeping house; John Lockett, 55, farm hand. All and parents b. NC. There is possibly a mark indicating John Plummer is deceased between June 1 and the census date in August.
6	Marriages of Mecklenburg County 1783-1868p. 153, from Ancestry.com. Plummer, James Washington & Susan Alexander, 18 Feb 1829; Rufus L. Alexander, bondsman. Plumer, Zephaniah & Nancy Orr, 10 March 1803; Nathan Mitchel, bondsman; Isaac Alexander, witness. Plumer, William J. & Mary Smith, 11 Feb 1841; James S. Lewis, bondsman; B. Oates, C. C. C., witness.
7	Marriages of Mecklenburg County NC 1783-1866, PG. 153, on Ancestry.com. Original data: Holcomb, Brent H. Marriages of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1783-1868, Baltimore, MD. Plummer, Robert A. & Laura E. Stewart, 19 Feb 1861; James H. Montgomery, bondsman; W. K. Reid, C.C.C., wit. married 21 Feb 1861 by B. H. Garrison, J. P.	N/A
8	Cemetery Records, Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church, Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County, Known Cemeteries and Burial Records of Mecklenburg County, NC. http://cmstory.net/cemetery/burialrecords.asp?id=166 Plummer, Robert Morrison Alexander, b. 9 Dec 1834, d. 19 Jan 1904, graveyard #3(x) Plummer, Laura Elizabeth, maiden name Stewart, d. 12 July 1892, wife of Robert A. Plummer, graveyard #3(x) Plummer, Susannah; d. 11 Dec 1872; wife of W. Plummer; age 71 years, 5 months, 14 days; graveyard #3 "There have been several lists of burials compiled throughout the years. Burial records with a [x] signifies conflicting information."