Stump - Robert W.
Source: Portrait & Biographical Record of Montgomery, Parke & Fountain Counties, Indiana (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1893) p 602
Robert W. STUMP is a native born son of Montgomery County and has risen to be one of its prosperous farmer and stock raisers and the proprietor of one of the best managed farms of South Union Township, pleasantly located on Sec. 27. Mr. Stump is a son of one of the early pioneers of the county, and was born Dec 18, 1847 in Brown Township. His father John Stump was born in Ky May 8, 1820 and was a son of George Stump who was a native of Georgia. The grandfather of our subject married Martha TALBERT, a native of SC. The Talberts emigrated to Ky from NC. George Stump and his wife had met and were wedded in the Blue Grass State and four children were born to them during their residence there: John; Nancy; Robert and Sally. The family came to Indiana in 1828 and after living a year and a half in Rush Co. removed to Montgomery CO. Grandfather Stump entered 120 acres of land from the Government in Union Twsp and made it his home until his death, the intervening years being spent in hard pioneer labor. The children born to him in this state were (sic) Nancy and Sallie: Nancy; Margaret; Sallie; Martha; Ann; William and Henry. John Stump lived in his native state until he was 10 and the remainder of his life has been passed in Indiana he being one of the old residents of Union Twp. He first married Sibella, daughter of John Farley and after her death took to wife Elizabeth HOPKINS. Five of his 7 children are still living; Robert W; Martha wife of David PAYTON of Crawfordsville; Mary a resident of Ripley Township and George and Rebecca twins the former of whom is a farmer in Vermillion County, Ill and the latter the wife of Mr. GRUBBS of this township. William died Sept 22, 1878 and Jennie in 1884. Robert W. Stump was reared principally in Union Twp where he has since built up a comfortable home of his own. He lived with his father until 23 and on his father's well managed farm he learned the principles of agriculture. After his marriage, he took his bride to live on the old homestead, where they remained until 1891, they moved into the new, and fine looking house that Mr. Stump erected in the summer of that year. He has a fine farm of 141 acres of land of great fertility, which he cultivates after the most approved methods, and has it stocked with a fine class of stock, including registered Poland China hogs of which he has a fine large herd. Mr. Stump was married August 6, 1871 to Miss Laurinda Payton in whom he has one of the best of wives. Mrs. Stump is a daughter of Charles I. Payton who came to this state from Ky in 1836 and cast in his fortune with the pioneers of Montgomery Co. He was formerly a farmer of Brown Township but is now a resident of Union. He married Catherine REYNOLDS whose people also came from Ky and by her he had 12 children: Charles W born Sept 8, 1839; Mary E July 5, 1841; David June 16, 1844; Laurinda A April 1, 1846; Isaac W July 22, 1848; Isabel Feb 9, 1851; Franklin P March 4, 1853; Lewis N April 13, 1855; Susan E May 31, 1857; Stephen H May 27, 1860; Harry Oct 2, 1862; and Catherine R Feb 9, 1864. Mrs. Stump's grandfather, Charles Payton was born in Va while her grandmother, Mrs. Nancy RICE Payton was born in Louisville, Ky. Mr. and Mrs. Stump are people of genuine merit, who are highly esteemed by their neighbors and associates and the Baptist Church finds in them two of its most useful members zealous in promoting the growth of both the church and Sunday School Mr. Stump officiates as a Deacon. He is a member of the Farmer's Mutual Benefit Association and is Treas. of the Horse Thief Detective Assoc in this township. Politically, he is a full-fledged Democrat.