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Eli Wilson Summers 1842 – 1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jul 1842

Birth Location: Franklin County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 14 Sep 1921

Death Location: Benton, Franklin, Illinois

Father: Harper Summers

Mother: Phoebe Swafford

Spouse(s): Narcissa Summers

Children(s): Ellsworth Summers, Sarah Summers, Ida Summers, Eli Summers, Theodore Summers, Eldorado Summers, Osco Summers, Elmer Summers

The story of Eli Wilson Summers Sr. began in 1842 in Franklin County, Illinois, USA. Eli Wilson Summers Sr. married Narcissa Malinda Summers, and had children including Ellsworth Summers, Sarah (Sary) Florence Summers, Ida May Summers, Eli Wilson Summers, Theodore (Theo) Summers, Eldorado (Twin) "Rado" Summers, Osco Summers, Elmer Guy Summers. Eli Wilson Summers Sr. passed away in 1921 in Benton, Franklin, Illinois.

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Biography

  • The story of Eli Wilson Summers Sr. began in 1842 in Franklin County, Illinois, USA.
  • Eli Wilson Summers Sr. married Narcissa Malinda Summers, and had children including Ellsworth Summers, Sarah (Sary) Florence Summers, Ida May Summers, Eli Wilson Summers, Theodore (Theo) Summers, Eldorado (Twin) "Rado" Summers, Osco Summers, Elmer Guy Summers.
  • Eli Wilson Summers Sr. passed away in 1921 in Benton, Franklin, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harper Summers
1811 – 1870
Birth Location: Sumner County, Tennessee
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Phoebe Swafford
1815 – 1870
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Narcissa Summers
1843 – 1925
Birth Location: Franklin County, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Ellsworth Summers
1864 – 1950
Birth Location: Franklin County, Illinois, USA
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Sarah Summers
1868 – 1934
Birth Location: Akin, Franklin, Illinois, USA
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Ida Summers
1870 – 1900
Birth Location: Franklin County, Illinois, USA
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Eli Summers
1872 – 1954
Birth Location: Akin, Franklin, Illinois, USA
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Theodore Summers
1874 – 1958
Birth Location: Franklin County, Illinois, USA
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Eldorado Summers
1874 – 1938
Birth Location: Franklin County, Illinois, USA
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Osco Summers
1877 – 1879
Birth Location: Franklin County, Illinois, USA
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Elmer Summers
1882 – 1953
Birth Location: Franklin County, Illinois, USA
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Eli Summers's Ancestors

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Eli Summers
1842 – 1921
Birth Place: Franklin County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Harper Levi Summers
1811 – 1870
Sumner County, Tennessee
Phoebe (P) Swafford
1815 – 1870
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Z) Swofford
1795 – 1842
Deep River, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann Polly) Larkin
1795 – 1868
Concord, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eli Summers's Descendants

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Eli (Wilson) Summers (15 Jul 1842 – 14 Sep 1921) m. Narcissa (Malinda) Summers (13 Sep 1843 – 21 Jan 1925)
  1. 1. Ellsworth Summers (25 Oct 1864 – 10 May 1950)
  2. 2. Sarah ((Sary) Florence) Summers (17 Aug 1868 – 23 Mar 1934)
  3. 3. Ida (May) Summers (17 Jan 1870 – 15 Oct 1900)
  4. 4. Eli (Wilson) Summers (15 Jul 1872 – 15 Apr 1954)
  5. 5. Theodore ((Theo)) Summers (14 Oct 1874 – 1 Jan 1958)
  6. 6. Eldorado ((Twin) "Rado") Summers (14 October 1874 – 10 April 1938) m. William (McCreery) Biggs (17 June 1871 – 14 November 1958)
    1. 1. Sadie (Rado) Biggs (10 January 1898 – 19 October 1980) m. William (Aaron) Wingo (4 November 1890 – 15 December 1977)
      1. 1. Evelyn (S) Gamble (30 June 1919 – 5 May 2004) m. William (Ransom) Gamble (6 Mar 1916 – 23 Oct 2009)
        1. 1. William (Ransom) Ganble (17 Mar 1940 – ) m. Patricia (A) Gamble m. Lorraine (F.) Gamble (21 Mar 1953 – )
      2. 2. William (Aaron) Wlngo
      3. 3. Numa Lampley
      4. 4. Maxlne Wlngo
      5. 5. Norma Shockley
    2. 2. Theodore (William) Biggs (30 August 1899 – 28 June 1970)
    3. 3. Leo (Charles) Biggs (5 March 1901 – 1 February 1977)
    4. 4. Alta (E) Biggs (24 June 1903 – 23 December 2002)
      1. 1. Lucille Cunningham (abt 1925 – 7 Nov 2012)
    5. 5. Lonetta (Ida) Biggs (11 January 1905 – 2 October 2000)
    6. 6. Otto (Columbus) Biggs (26 April 1908 – 27 August 1981) m. Lola (May) Lee (2 May 1910 – 13 May 1966) m. Virginia Glover (27 August 1913 – 6 February 1998)
      1. 1. Byron (Otto) Biggs (4 Aug 1932 – 6 May 2002)
      2. 2. Byron Biggs (abt 1933 – )
      3. 3. Donna (Lee) Biggs (7 Aug 1934 – 24 Mar 2013)
      4. 4. Donna Biggs (abt 1935 – )
      5. 5. Lawrence (W) Biggs (30 Oct 1940 – 17 December 2019) m. Judith McLearin (6 Nov 1943 – )
        1. 1. Scott Biggs (6 Mar 1963 – ) m. Beth Cremer (20 Apr 1959 – )
    7. 7. Osco (Elijah) Biggs (26 April 1908 – 23 April 1999)
    8. 8. Ely (O) Biggs (1909 – )
    9. 9. Narcissus (A) Biggs (26 November 1910 – 31 March 2003)
    10. 10. Quincy (E.) Biggs (1912 – 1914)
  7. 7. Osco Summers (1 Oct 1877 – 28 Oct 1879)
  8. 8. Elmer (Guy) Summers (2 Jul 1882 – 31 Oct 1953)

Eli Summers's Timeline

2 Records

1842
15 Jul 1842
Birth of Eli Wilson Summers Sr. in Franklin County, Illinois, USA
Franklin County, Illinois, USA
1921
14 Sep 1921
Age 79
Death of Eli Wilson Summers Sr. in Benton, Franklin, Illinois
Benton, Franklin, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1842
    Event Place: Franklin County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1921
    Event Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois
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