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James (Somers) Summers 1819–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1819

Birth Location: Askeaton, Co. Limerick, Ireland

Death Date: 18 Feb 1897

Death Location: Askeaton, Brown County, Wisconsin, USA

Father: Michael Somers

Mother: Margaret Neville

Spouse(s): Margaret Summers, Mary Cussen

Children(s): Michael Summers, Mary Freeman, Maurice Summers, John Summers, James Summers, Daniel Summers, Mathew Summers, Margret\Margaret Fox, Martha Summers

In 1819, James (Somers) Summers entered the world in Askeaton, Co. Limerick, Ireland, born to Michael Somers And Margaret Mary Neville. In 1855, James (Somers) Summers resided in Holland, Brown County, WI. In 1860, James (Somers) Summers resided in Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, United States. James (Somers) Summers married Margaret Mary Curran Or Cussen Hughes Summers, Mary Curran Or Cussen, and had children including Daniel Summers, James H Summers, John Summers, Margret Margaret E Summers Fox, Martha Summers, Mary Freeman, Mathew Summers, Maurice Summers, Michael J Summers. James (Somers) Summers passed away in 1897 in Askeaton, Brown County, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1819, James (Somers) Summers entered the world in Askeaton, Co. Limerick, Ireland, born to Michael Somers And Margaret Mary Neville.
  • In 1855, James (Somers) Summers resided in Holland, Brown County, WI.
  • In 1860, James (Somers) Summers resided in Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, United States.
  • James (Somers) Summers married Margaret Mary Curran Or Cussen Hughes Summers, Mary Curran Or Cussen, and had children including Daniel Summers, James H Summers, John Summers, Margret Margaret E Summers Fox, Martha Summers, Mary Freeman, Mathew Summers, Maurice Summers, Michael J Summers.
  • James (Somers) Summers passed away in 1897 in Askeaton, Brown County, Wisconsin, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael Somers
1800–1840
Birth Location: Askeaton, Limerick, Ireland
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Margaret Neville
1800–1845
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Summers
1820–1906
Birth Location: Ireland
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Mary Cussen
–1850
Birth Location: Ireland (probably)
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Children(s)

Michael Summers
1850–1928
Birth Location: Virginia, or, on, ship, from, Ireland
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Mary Freeman
1865–1944
Birth Location: Wisconsin
MF
Maurice Summers
1854–
Birth Location: Ohio
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John Summers
1856–
Birth Location: Wisconsin
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James Summers
1858–1936
Birth Location: Hollandtown, Brown Co, Wisconsin, USA
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Daniel Summers
1859–
Birth Location: Wisconsin
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Mathew Summers
1861–
Birth Location: Wisconsin
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Margret\Margaret Fox
1866–1928
Birth Location: Holland Town, , Wis
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Martha Summers
1870–
Birth Location: Wisconsin
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James Summers's Ancestors

Self
James Summers
1819–1897
Birth Place: Askeaton, Co. Limerick, Ireland
Parents
Michael Somers
1800–1840
Askeaton, Limerick, Ireland
Margaret ((Mary)) Neville
1800–1845
Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Summers's Descendants

1.
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James ((Somers)) Summers (10 Jan 1819–18 Feb 1897) m. Margaret (Mary Curran or Cussen Hughes) Summers (1820–3 Jan 1906) m. Mary (Curran or) Cussen (–about 1850)
  1. 1. Michael (J) Summers 1850–1928
  2. 2. Mary Freeman 1865–1944 m. James (Freeman) Sr 1857–1941 m. James Freeman 1857–1941 m. James (Freeman) Sr 1858– m. James (Freeman) Sr. 1858–
    1. 1. Maurice (Matthew) Freeman 1904–1955 m. Ruth (Mary) Richter 1903–1951
      1. 1. Maxine (Mary) Nehls 1940–2003 m. John (Arthur) Nehls 1935–2024
    2. 2. Joseph Freeman 1902–
    3. 3. Clement (A) Freeman 1909–
    4. 4. George (I) Freeman 1906–1964
    5. 5. James (L) Freeman 1888–
    6. 6. Henry Freeman 1887–1921
    7. 7. May Weyers 1900– m. Anton Weyers 1884–
    8. 8. Frank (W) Freeman 1896–
    9. 9. Henry Freeman 1888–1921
    10. 10. James Freeman 1889–1941
    11. 11. Margaret (Agnes Freeman) Wuchter 1890–1981 m. Charles (A.) Wuchter 1891–1970
      1. 1. Donald (Florence M.) Ferr 1923–
    12. 12. Catherine Freeman 1896–1974
    13. 13. Mary (mae) Freeman 1898–1967
    14. 14. Joseph Freeman 1901–1974 m. Margaret Freeman 1903–
    15. 15. Adrian Freeman 1908–1968
    16. 16. Henry Freeman 1888–
    17. 17. James (Freeman) Jr. 1889–
    18. 18. Agnes Freeman 1890–1981 m. Charles (A) Wuchter 1891–
      1. 1. Donald Wuchter 1923–
      2. 2. Florence Wuchter 1925–
    19. 19. Robert Freeman 1894–1959
    20. 20. Fransez Freeman 1894–
    21. 21. Katherine Freeman 1896–1974 m. Christian ("Chris" Frank) Nussberger 1889–1974
      1. 1. Willis (Christian) Nussberger 1928–2011
      2. 2. Donald (James M) Nussberger 1923–1997
    22. 22. Mary Freeman 1898–
    23. 23. Frank Freeman 1895–
    24. 24. Mathew Freeman 1904–1955
    25. 25. George Freeman 1906–
    26. 26. Clement (A) Freeman 1909–1968
    27. 27. Robert (edward) Freeman 1892–1959
    28. 28. Francis Freeman 1894–1976
  3. 3. Maurice Summers 1854–
  4. 4. John Summers 1856–
  5. 5. James (H) Summers 1858–1936 m. Ellen Glasheen 1863–1911
    1. 1. Winifred Summers 1900–
    2. 2. Elfred (Joseph) Summers 1899–1955
    3. 3. Harold Summers 1908–
    4. 4. Lucy (Ellen) Summers 1903–1989
    5. 5. Leo (M) Summers 1896–
    6. 6. William (W.) Summers 1893–1960
    7. 7. James (Clement) Summers 1890–1940
    8. 8. Frank (Thomas) Summers 1895–1961
    9. 9. John (A) Summers 1894–
  6. 6. Daniel Summers 1859– m. Anna Summers 1867–
    1. 1. Mathew Summers 1888–
    2. 2. Mary Summers 1891–
    3. 3. Joseph Summers 1894–
  7. 7. Mathew Summers 1861–
  8. 8. Margret\Margaret (E. Summers) Fox 1866–1928 m. Dennis Fox 1861–1910
    1. 1. John (E) Fox 1894–1923
    2. 2. Mary (Frances) Fox 1896–1973 m. Micheal (J) Hart 1887–1971
      1. 1. John (Robert) Hart 1924–1996
      2. 2. Kenneth (Thomas) Hart 1920–1997 m. Tekla (Zita) VandeWettering 1924–2016
    3. 3. Margaret\Margareth (A) Fox 1897–1984
    4. 4. Katherine (M Fox) Dwyer 1899–1990
    5. 5. Denis (Matthew) Fox 1904–1956
    6. 6. Catherin (L) Fox 1900–
    7. 7. James (T) Fox 1902–1970
  9. 9. Martha Summers 1870–

James Summers's Timeline

6 Records

1819
10 Jan 1819
Birth of James (Somers) Summers in Askeaton, Co. Limerick, Ireland
Askeaton, Co. Limerick, Ireland
1855
1855
Age 36
James (Somers) Summers resided here in Holland, Brown County, WI
Holland, Brown County, WI
1860
1860
Age 41
James (Somers) Summers resided here in Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, United States
Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, United States
1870
1870
Age 51
James (Somers) Summers resided here in Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, United States
Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, United States
1880
1880
Age 61
James (Somers) Summers resided here in Humboldt, Brown, Wisconsin, United States
Humboldt, Brown, Wisconsin, United States
1897
18 Feb 1897
Age 78
Death of James (Somers) Summers in Hollandtown, Brown Co., WI, USA
Hollandtown, Brown Co., WI, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1819
    Event Place: Askeaton, Co. Limerick, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-19
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Humboldt, Brown, Wisconsin; Roll: 1418; Family History Film: 1255418; Page: 243D; Enumeration District: 015
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Holland, Brown, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1703; Page: 260B; Image: 491; Family History Library Film: 553202
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Holland, Brown, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1400; Page: 528; Image: 68; Family History Library Film: 805400
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Holland, Brown County, WI
    Record Source: Wisconsin Census, 1820-90

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Holland, Brown, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1400; Page: 528; Image: 68; Family History Library Film: 805400

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Holland, Brown, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1703; Page: 260B; Image: 491; Family History Library Film: 553202

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Humboldt, Brown, Wisconsin, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Humboldt, Brown, Wisconsin; Roll: 1418; Family History Film: 1255418; Page: 243D; Enumeration District: 015

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1880
    Record Source: U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-19

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: De Pere, Brown, Wisconsin
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Holland, Brown, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1703; Page: 260B; Image: 491; Family History Library Film: 553202

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-19

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1897
    Event Place: Hollandtown, Brown Co., WI, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Askeaton, Brown County, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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