He was Justice of Peace, Irwin County 1834-1845 & 1857-1859; Sheriff 1842; Tax Collector 1850-1851. Believed to be buried in the B. B. Sumner Family Cemetery, Tift County, Georgia along with his son Burrell B. , who died in the Civil War, and his grandson Jesse, son of Burrel B. and his wife Nancy.

About 1800 his family moved to Jefferson County Georgia. The family moved to Emanuel County Georgia when he was still in his boyhood. His first five children were born in Emanuel County. After the death of his father about 1827, Jesse settled in 6th Land District of Irwin County Georgia that is present day Tift and Worth Counties with his brother Joseph and sister Mary.

His brother William settled near TyTy near what is now the county line between Worth and Tift near the Little River.
Records show Jesse C. Sumner Sold 1500 Acres of land to James W. Whiddon who used part of it to build a dam for a mill with horsecarts,wheelbarrows and shovels. The mill has been used as a sawmill,ricemill and gristmill. It is located 7 miles south of Ashburn Georgia near TyTy near Hickory Springs Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery. The mill was still known as Whiddon Mill (as of 2003).
Hickory Springs Cemetery is also where James T. Branch and other members of the Branch Family are resting as well as some Bass and Fletcher families.Hickory Springs Cemetery is also on part of that land. Mt Olive Church is a few miles North West of there between Ashburn and TyTy.

Jesse is listed on 1840 Irwin County Census with 3 Males under 5, 3 Males under 10, 2 Males under 15, 2 Females under 10, and 1 Female under 30.

On 1850 Census Irwin County Georgia,Dwelling/Household #444: List Jesse C. Sumner age 51 (1799), Levina age 51 (1799), Winney age 21 (1829), Ashley age 19 (1831), Jesse C. age 18 (1832), Elizabeth age 16 (1834), John J. age 15 (1835), Burell B. age 12 (1838), William age 10 (1840), Eliza age 08 (1842), Joseph R. age 07 (1843).

He's listed on 1860 Irwin County Census Dwelling #103 Enumerated by James Paulk July 04, as a farmer age 60, with wife Lavina also age 60, daughter Winnie age 30, sons Jessie C. age 26 and Joseph R. age 16.

Tift Co Ga was formed in 1905 from part of Worth, Berrian, & Irwin.

Occupation 1: Bet. 1857 - 1859, Justice of the Peace 690th District Irwin Co GA
Occupation 2: Bet. 1834 - 1845, Justice of the Peace 690th District Irwin Co Ga
Occupation 3: 1842, Sheriff of Irwin Co GA
Occupation 4: Bet. 1850 - 1851, Tax Collector Irwin Co GA
Reference 1: Irwin County Fletchers and Our Kin by Glady's McMillian
Reference 2: History Worth County Georgia 1854-1934
Reference 3: Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia
Source: Research Joseph Branch of Albany Georgia