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Henry Clay Summers 1839–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 July 1839

Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 10 May 1912

Death Location: Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Summers

Mother: Sarah Summers

Spouse(s): Eleanor Summers

Children(s): William Summers, Luther Sr, Charles Summers, John Summers, James Rev, francis Summers, Abner Summers, Walter Summers

The story of Henry Clay Summers began in 1839 in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America. Henry Clay Summers married Eleanor M Erwin Summers, and had children including Abner Rufus Summers, Charles Henry Summers, Francis Milus Summers, James Ervin Summers Rev, John Barr Summers, Luther Neil Summers Sr, Walter Winn Summers, William Reid Summers. Henry Clay Summers passed away in 1912 in Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Clay Summers began in 1839 in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America.
  • Henry Clay Summers married Eleanor M Erwin Summers, and had children including Abner Rufus Summers, Charles Henry Summers, Francis Milus Summers, James Ervin Summers Rev, John Barr Summers, Luther Neil Summers Sr, Walter Winn Summers, William Reid Summers.
  • Henry Clay Summers passed away in 1912 in Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Summers
1803–1856
Birth Location: United States of America
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Sarah Summers
1812–1853
Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Summers
1839–1908
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

William Summers
1866–1921
Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Luther Sr
1881–1934
Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Charles Summers
1872–1939
Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America
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John Summers
1864–1923
Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America
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James Rev
1859–1914
Birth Location: –
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francis Summers
1870–1941
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
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Abner Summers
1862–1933
Birth Location: United States of America
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Walter Summers
1879–1952
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
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Henry Summers's Ancestors

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Henry Summers
1839–1912
Birth Place: Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
John Dent Summers
1803–1856
United States of America
Sarah (Araminta) Summers
1812–1853
Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Zachariah Summers
1763–1848
Prince George's County, Maryland, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Summers's Descendants

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Henry (Clay) Summers (11 July 1839–10 May 1912) m. Eleanor (M Erwin) Summers (4 December 1839–7 December 1908)
  1. 1. William (Reid) Summers 1866–1921 m. Frances (Emma Morrison) Summers 1866–1932
    1. 1. Eula (Jane Summers) Burgess 1893–1976
    2. 2. Marylue (Summers) Jarrett 1906–1989
    3. 3. Rachel (Summers) Henkle 1904–1972
    4. 4. Eleanor (Summers) Cashwell 1895–1977
    5. 5. Dorritt Summers 1908–1909
  2. 2. Luther (Neil Summers) Sr 1881–1934 m. Annie (Belle) Summers 1881–1968
    1. 1. Mary (Ellen Summers) Stikeleather 1903–1983
    2. 2. William (Reid) Summers 1923–2011
    3. 3. Luther (Wayne) Summers 1913–1999
    4. 4. Luther (Neil Summers) Jr 1921–2014
    5. 5. Reba (Summers) Shuford 1911–1999
    6. 6. Gladys Summers 1917–1932
    7. 7. Henry Summers 1908–1939
    8. 8. Coleman (Frye Summers) Sr 1905–1974
    9. 9. Robert (P) Summers 1918–1988
  3. 3. Charles (Henry) Summers 1872–1939 m. Rose (Lee Pope) Summers 1878–1977
    1. 1. Herman (Bruce) Summers 1908–1995
    2. 2. Henry (Clay) Summers 1905–1983 m. Ila (Strikeleather) Summers 1906–1993
  4. 4. John (Barr) Summers 1864–1923 m. Emma (Lorinda Moore) Summers 1866–1928
    1. 1. Luna (M. Summers) Massey 1896–1987 m. Grover (Allison) Massey 1893–1988
      1. 1. Hoyte (Summers) Massey 1920–1992
      2. 2. Pauline (Massey) Sprinkle 1916–2005
      3. 3. John (William) Massey 1922–1994
      4. 4. Grover (Leon) Massey 1926–2012
      5. 5. Emalois (Massey) Icenhour 1929–2014
    2. 2. Vera (Agnes Summers) Spears 1893–1983 m. J (Oscar) Spears 1891–1980
      1. 1. Sara (F) Spears 1923–2012
  5. 5. James (Ervin Summers) Rev 1859–1914 m. Sarah (Prudence "Pruden") Morrison 1856–1931
    1. 1. Ralph (Glenn) Summers 1892–1946 m. Rose (A Johnson) Summers 1883–1979
      1. 1. James (Ervin Summers) Sr 1916–2006
      2. 2. Sarah (Louise Summers) Washam 1916–2002 m. Fred (Wilson) Washam 1915–1997
      3. 3. Helen (Benson) Summers 1918–2008
      4. 4. Mary (Eva Summers) Davis 1919–2014 m. Silas (Washington) Davis 1904–1985
      5. 5. Nancy (Summers) Leavitt 1924–
      6. 6. Lois (Glenn Summers) Kiser 1925–2007
    2. 2. Etta Caldwell 1890–1918 m. William (Clinton Caldwell) Dr 1891–1958
    3. 3. Mary (Eleanor) Summers 1886–1961
  6. 6. francis (Milus) Summers 1870–1941 m. Linnie (May Johnson) Summers 1877–1931
    1. 1. Kathen Summers 1911–
    2. 2. Gertrude Moore 1905–2005 m. Frank (Williams) Moore 1900–1995
      1. 1. Frank (Summers) Moore 1944–2015
    3. 3. Infant (Son) Summers –1919
  7. 7. Abner (Rufus) Summers 1862–1933 m. Mattie (Jane Yount) Summers 1863–1940
    1. 1. Edna (Yount Summers) Robertson 1883–1950
  8. 8. Walter (Winn) Summers 1879–1952

Henry Summers's Timeline

2 Records

1839
11 July 1839
Birth of Henry Clay Summers in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America
1912
10 May 1912
Age 73
Death of Henry Clay Summers in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 July 1839
    Event Place: Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1912
    Event Place: Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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