BIOGRAPHY

EDWARD D. RUMSEY - OF STAFFORD, NY

Rumsey, Edward D., was born in the town of Stafford, March 31, 1851, a son of Alexander and Amanda (Dixon) Rumsey, and grandson of Col. William Rumsey, who settled in Stafford about 1800. His father was engaged in mercantile and farming pursuits, and died April 6, 1870. Edward Rumsey was educated in the public schools, and in 1879 married Rebecca, daughter of Henry Prole; they have two children, Edward and Mary.

Source:
Our County and it's people
A descriptive work on Genesee County, New York
Edited by: F. W. Beers
J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890