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James M SUMMERS Somers 1802–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 MAY 1802

Birth Location: Sumner County, Tennessee

Death Date: 13 Feb 1892

Death Location: Thompsonville, Franklin, Illinois, USA

Father: Thomas SUMMERS

Mother: Priscilla (Summers)

Spouse(s): Nancy (Summers)

Children(s): Huston SUMMERS, Cassander SUMMERS, Narcissa SUMMERS, Elizabeth SUMMERS, Rebecca (Williams), Mary SUMMERS, Scott SUMMERS, James SUMMERS, Wilson SUMMERS, Sarah (Blackburn), Eliza (Plasters)

James M SUMMERS Somers was born in 1802 in Sumner County, Tennessee, the child of Thomas M Summers And Priscilla Celia Summers Summers. In 1850, James M SUMMERS Somers resided in Franklin, Illinois, USA. James M SUMMERS Somers married Nancy Pickering Summers, and had children including Cassander Summers, Eliza Elizabeth Summers Plasters, Elizabeth Summers, Huston Summers, James Marion Mandrix Summers, Mary Jane Summers, Narcissa Melinda Summers, Rebecca Summers Williams, Sarah Ann Summers Jackson Blackburn, Scott Calvin Summers, Wilson Summers. James M SUMMERS Somers passed away in 1892 in Thompsonville, Franklin, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • James M SUMMERS Somers was born in 1802 in Sumner County, Tennessee, the child of Thomas M Summers And Priscilla Celia Summers Summers.
  • In 1850, James M SUMMERS Somers resided in Franklin, Illinois, USA.
  • James M SUMMERS Somers married Nancy Pickering Summers, and had children including Cassander Summers, Eliza Elizabeth Summers Plasters, Elizabeth Summers, Huston Summers, James Marion Mandrix Summers, Mary Jane Summers, Narcissa Melinda Summers, Rebecca Summers Williams, Sarah Ann Summers Jackson Blackburn, Scott Calvin Summers, Wilson Summers.
  • James M SUMMERS Somers passed away in 1892 in Thompsonville, Franklin, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas SUMMERS
1780–1864
Birth Location: Salibury, Guilford County, North Carolina
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Priscilla (Summers)
1786–1857
Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy (Summers)
1803–1895
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

Huston SUMMERS
1841–1933
Birth Location: Franklin Co, Ill.
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Cassander SUMMERS
1827–
Birth Location: Franklin Co, Ill.
CS
Narcissa SUMMERS
1844–1924
Birth Location: –
NS
Elizabeth SUMMERS
1829–1912
Birth Location: Franklin Co, Ill.
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Rebecca (Williams)
1831–1902
Birth Location: Franklin Co, Ill.
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Mary SUMMERS
1833–
Birth Location: –
MS
Scott SUMMERS
1837–
Birth Location: Franklin Co, Ill.
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James SUMMERS
1845–1922
Birth Location: Franklin Co, Illinois, USA
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Wilson SUMMERS
1849–1934
Birth Location: Illinois
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Sarah (Blackburn)
1835–
Birth Location: Illinois
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Eliza (Plasters)
1840–1924
Birth Location: Franklin Co., IL
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James Somers's Ancestors

Self
James Somers
1802–1892
Birth Place: Sumner County, Tennessee
Parents
Thomas M SUMMERS
1780–1864
Salibury, Guilford County, North Carolina
Priscilla (Celia SUMMERS) (Summers)
1786–1857
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (SUMMERS aka James) Joseph
1749–1839
Kent County, Delaware, USA
Mary (May JACKSON) (Summers)
1753–1831
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
William SUMMERS
1750–
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas SUMMERS
1698–1749
Rosannah (Summers)
1705–1751
William JACKSON
1728–1792
Mary (Jackson)
1732–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew WILSON
1713–1774
Margret (Wilson)
1700–

James Somers's Descendants

1.
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James (M SUMMERS) Somers (19 MAY 1802–13 Feb 1892) m. Nancy (PICKERING) (Summers) (1803–13 FEB 1895)
  1. 1. Huston SUMMERS 1841–1933 m. Margaret (J AKIN) (Summers) 1845–1936
    1. 1. James (M) Summers 1869–1946 m. Parilee (GAITHER) (Summers) 1870–1972
  2. 2. Cassander SUMMERS 1827–
  3. 3. Narcissa (Melinda) SUMMERS 1844–1924 m. William (Marion) JACKSON 1838–1863
  4. 4. Elizabeth SUMMERS 1829–1912
  5. 5. Rebecca (SUMMERS) (Williams) 1831–1902 m. Jasper (Newton) WILLIAMS 1832–1907
  6. 6. Mary (Jane) SUMMERS 1833–
  7. 7. Scott (Calvin) SUMMERS 1837– m. Isabella (Eby) PLASTERS 1840– m. Malinda (Jane LAUNIUS) (Summers) 1848–
    1. 1. Elizabeth (G) SUMMERS 1862–
  8. 8. James (Marion Mandrix) SUMMERS 1845–1922 m. Mary (J AIKEN Akin) (Summers) 1853–1920
  9. 9. Wilson SUMMERS 1849–1934 m. Julia (A ING) (Summers) 1857–1932
  10. 10. Sarah (Ann SUMMERS (Jackson)) (Blackburn) 1835– m. Wilson JACKSON 1831–
  11. 11. Eliza (Elizabeth SUMMERS) (Plasters) 1840–1924 m. Akin PLASTERS 1839–1923
    1. 1. Robert (H) PLASTERS 1861–1943
    2. 2. Narcissus PLASTERS 1863–1952
    3. 3. Ruth (Ellen Ella) PLASTERS 1865–1940

James Somers's Timeline

6 Records

1802
19 May 1802
Birth of James M SUMMERS Somers in Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
1802
19 MAY 1802
Birth of James M SUMMERS Somers in Sumner County, Tennessee
Sumner County, Tennessee
1850
1850
Age 48
James M SUMMERS Somers resided here in Franklin, Illinois, USA
Franklin, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 78
James M SUMMERS Somers resided here in Eastern, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Eastern, Franklin, Illinois, USA
1892
13 February 1892
Age 90
Death of James M SUMMERS Somers in Franklin County, Illinois, USA
Franklin County, Illinois, USA
1892
13 Feb 1892
Age 90
Death of James M SUMMERS Somers in Franklin Co, Ill.
Franklin Co, Ill.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1802
    Event Place: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Eastern, Franklin, Illinois; Roll: 207; Page: 571D; Enumeration District: 015
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Franklin, Illinois; Roll: 106; Page: 26b
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 MAY 1802
    Event Place: Sumner County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Franklin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Franklin, Illinois; Roll: 106; Page: 26b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Eastern, Franklin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Eastern, Franklin, Illinois; Roll: 207; Page: 571D; Enumeration District: 015

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 February 1892
    Event Place: Franklin County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1892
    Event Place: Franklin Co, Ill.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Thompsonville, Franklin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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