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Valentine Plumb

14 Feb 1820 – 2 Mar 1882

Birth	14 Feb 1820
Death	2 Mar 1882
Cemetery	Wesley Chapel Cemetery Henderson , Mills County , Iowa , USA
Added by	Sheryl on 18 Dec 2023
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49909809

Bio

He spent his early childhood in England, where he was raised on a farm and received only twelve months of schooling. He came to America May 4, 1843, and located in Richland Co. Ohio. In 1850 he went to California during the gold rush and engaged in the mining and merchandise business. After the death of his first wife, he came to Mills Co. and bought land - 200 acres to begin with and later totalling 1000 acres. He married Lucinda Anne Gonser March 14, 1861. They were the parents of ten children. He was a member of the Board of Supervisors in Mills County for four years and chairman for two years. He was one of the original founders of Wesley Chapel Church and a charter member.

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Family

Parents

• Francis Plumb 1779–1843 FaG
• Ann Johnson Plumb 1789–1873 FaG

Spouse

• Frances L. Bland Plumb 1830–1856 FaG
• Lucinda Anne Gonser Plumb 1841–1924

Siblings

• William Plumb 1811–1884 FaG
• Anne Catherine Plumb Bee 1815–1853 FaG
• Mary Plumb 1817–1846 FaG
• Rev Francis Plumb 1823–1896 FaG
• Thomas Plumb 1826–1900 FaG
• John Henry Plumb Sr 1828–1895 FaG
• George Plumb 1830–1900 FaG
• Robert Plumb 1834–1896 FaG

Children

• Georgeiana Plumb 1862–1863
• Fannie Jane Plumb Kelley 1863–1928
• Hettie Ann Plumb Allensworth 1863–1953
• Francis Joel "Frank" Plumb 1867–1943
• Valentine William Plumb 1869–1957
• Emma C. Plumb Smith 1871–1955
• Ezra Perry Plumb 1873–1947
• Edward Zachariah Plumb 1875–1907
• William Allen Plumb 1877–1962
• Hugh Richard Plumb 1882–1966

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