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John Nelson Summers 1828 – 1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 JAN 1828

Birth Location: Sweetwater, Tenn

Death Date: 8 FEB 1909

Death Location: Dixon, Mo

Father: Isaac Summers

Mother: Rebecca Nelson

Spouse(s): Mary Brown

Children(s): Elizabeth Summers, Emily Summers, Anna Summers, Nancy Summers, Martha Summers, Mary Summers, William Summers, Charles Summers

John Nelson Summers was born in 1828 in Sweetwater, Tenn, the child of Isaac Summers and Rebecca Nelson. In 1850, John Nelson Summers resided in Shelby, Ripley, Indiana. In 1880, John Nelson Summers resided in Ervin, Howard, Indiana, United States. John Nelson Summers married Mary Ann Brown, and had children including Elizabeth Summers, Emily Antonette Summers, Anna Alice Summers, Nancy Jane Summers, Martha Summers, Mary Luella Summers, William Allen Summers, Charles Summers. John Nelson Summers passed away in 1909 in Dixon, Mo.

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Biography

  • John Nelson Summers was born in 1828 in Sweetwater, Tenn, the child of Isaac Summers and Rebecca Nelson.
  • In 1850, John Nelson Summers resided in Shelby, Ripley, Indiana.
  • In 1880, John Nelson Summers resided in Ervin, Howard, Indiana, United States.
  • John Nelson Summers married Mary Ann Brown, and had children including Elizabeth Summers, Emily Antonette Summers, Anna Alice Summers, Nancy Jane Summers, Martha Summers, Mary Luella Summers, William Allen Summers, Charles Summers.
  • John Nelson Summers passed away in 1909 in Dixon, Mo.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Summers
1790 –
Birth Location: Virginia
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Rebecca Nelson
1790 – 1856
Birth Location: Washington CO., TN
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Spouses(s)

Mary Brown
1832 – 1888
Birth Location: Ripley Co., In
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Summers
1854 –
Birth Location: –
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Emily Summers
1854 – 1938
Birth Location: Ripley Co., In
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Anna Summers
1856 – 1947
Birth Location: Ripley Co., In
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Nancy Summers
1860 – 1903
Birth Location: Ripley Co., In
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Martha Summers
1865 –
Birth Location: Howard Co., IN
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Mary Summers
1868 –
Birth Location: –
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William Summers
1872 – 1947
Birth Location: –
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Charles Summers
Birth Location: –
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John Summers's Ancestors

Self
John Summers
1828 – 1909
Birth Place: Sweetwater, Tenn
Parents
Isaac Summers
1790 –
Virginia
Rebecca Nelson
1790 – 1856
Washington CO., TN
Grandparents
Abraham (Richard) Summers
1765 – 1846
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Eveline) Millinix
1772 – 1850
Anar City, Ann Arundel County, Maryland, United States
William Nelson
1769 – 1837
Virginia, Harney, Oregon, USA
Sarah Owens
1774 – 1870
Hawkins,Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Summers
1736 – 1805
Elizabeth Springer
1738 – 1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Summers's Descendants

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John (Nelson) Summers (16 JAN 1828 – 8 FEB 1909) m. Mary (Ann) Brown (14 FEB 1832 – 7 MAR 1888)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Summers (1854 – )
  2. 2. Emily (Antonette) Summers (14 DEC 1854 – 1938) m. Francis (Marion) Dearinger (15 APR 1837 – 1 FEB 1911)
    1. 1. Josephine (Rosetta) Dearinger (18 FEB 1872 – 7 MAR 1964) m. Charles (Marion) Rodman (13 MAY 1858 – 5 APR 1936)
      1. 1. Bertha (Gertude) Rodman (24 JUN 1898 – 14 JUL 1973) m. Lacey Widener
      2. 2. Goldie (Mae(Ethel)) Rodman (11 MAY 1908 – NOV 1980) m. Martin (James) Wiles (12 OCT 1910 – 28 DEC 1967) m. Clarence (J.) Logan
        1. 1. Martin (James) Wiles
        2. 2. Mary (Jo) Wiles
        3. 3. Phyllis Wiles
        4. 4. Delores Logan
      3. 3. Robert (Cranston) Rodman m. Marian Smith
      4. 4. Marian (Rosetta) Rodman m. Jennings Randolph m. Edward Castle
    2. 2. Clarence (Elmer) Dearinger (1875 – 1936)
    3. 3. John (Francis) Dearinger (12 MAY 1882 – 26 DEC 1964) m. Josephine Reynolds
    4. 4. Herbert (A.) Dearinger (1 JUL 1884 – )
  3. 3. Anna (Alice) Summers (3 SEP 1856 – 11 NOV 1947) m. James Yater (1853 – 1937)
    1. 1. Sylvia (Orta) Yater (29 DEC 1883 – 12 APR 1961)
    2. 2. Terence (Froman) Yater (28 OCT 1885 – 6 FEB 1945)
      1. 1. Irma (Dorothy) Yater (30 APR 1911 – ) m. Unknown Howard
        1. 1. Lynn (Albert) Howard (28 OCT 1935 – )
      2. 2. Thelma (Audrey) Yater (8 DEC 1913 – 11 DEC 1997) m. Unknown Lewis
        1. 1. Terry (Paul) Lewis (20 MAR 1937 – 25 MAR 1989)
        2. 2. Daniel (Lee) Lewis (14 JUN 1942 – ABT 1993)
        3. 3. Deloris (Colleen) Lewis (6 MAY 1944 – )
      3. 3. Harold (Lyle) Yater (5 MAR 1916 – 16 JAN 1979)
      4. 4. Clyde Yater (25 NOV 1918 – 7 AUG 1964)
      5. 5. Francis (Lucille) Yater (25 FEB 1922 – 15 APR 1950)
    3. 3. Ocea (Opal) Yater (15 JAN 1888 – ABT 1960) m. Clawson
      1. 1. Opel Clawson (1910 – )
    4. 4. Ovea Yater (15 OCT 1890 – )
    5. 5. Bervie Yater (24 JAN 1893 – ABT 1960)
      1. 1. Eldon Yater (ABT 1913 – )
      2. 2. Cliston Yater (ABT 1915 – )
      3. 3. Lloyd Yater (ABT 1916 – APR 1992)
      4. 4. Carrol Yater (ABT 1920 – )
      5. 5. Ruth Yater (ABT 1925 – )
      6. 6. Glenwood Yater
      7. 7. Mary (Alice) Yater
      8. 8. Son Yater
    6. 6. Harley Yater (25 MAY 1895 – ABT 1900)
    7. 7. Arnold Yater (24 SEP 1899 – 1981)
      1. 1. LaVerne Yater
      2. 2. Boyd Yater
      3. 3. James Yater
  4. 4. Nancy (Jane) Summers (11 MAR 1860 – 13 MAR 1903) m. James Morris
    1. 1. John (William) Morris
    2. 2. Mable (Clair) Morris
    3. 3. Ethel (Bell) Morris
    4. 4. Marie (Gladys) Morris
  5. 5. Martha Summers (1865 – ) m. Newton Crume
  6. 6. Mary (Luella) Summers (1868 – ) m. John Eisenbry
  7. 7. William (Allen) Summers (2 JUN 1872 – 1 MAR 1947) m. Mary (Ellen "Nellie") Haynes (15 JUN 1873 – 19 MAR 1939)
    1. 1. Feral (May) Summers (16 NOV 1896 – 15 JAN 1974) m. Garret Veasman
      1. 1. Norma (Kathleen) Veasman
      2. 2. Nellie (Agnes) Veasman
      3. 3. Marion (G.) Veasman
      4. 4. Donald (Allen) Veasman
    2. 2. Florence Summers (1900 – 1900)
    3. 3. Inez (Lillian) Summers (15 MAR 1904 – 22 FEB 1984) m. Evert (Ray) Irvin (abt 1900 – )
      1. 1. Nina Ervin (abt 1926 – )
      2. 2. Velma (Eileen) Irvin
      3. 3. Nina (Lenore) Irwin m. J. (O.) Embich
        1. 1. Michael (Wayne) Embich
        2. 2. Barbara (Leigh) Embich
        3. 3. Cheri (Lynn) Embich
  8. 8. Charles Summers

John Summers's Timeline

4 Records

1828
16 JAN 1828
Birth of John Nelson Summers in Sweetwater, Tenn
Sweetwater, Tenn
1850
1850
Age 22
John Nelson Summers resided here in Shelby, Ripley, Indiana
Shelby, Ripley, Indiana
1880
1880
Age 52
John Nelson Summers resided here in Ervin, Howard, Indiana, United States
Ervin, Howard, Indiana, United States
1909
8 FEB 1909
Age 81
Death of John Nelson Summers in Dixon, Mo
Dixon, Mo

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 JAN 1828
    Event Place: Sweetwater, Tenn
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ervin, Howard, Indiana; Roll: 284; Family History Film: 1254284; Page: 309D; Enumeration District: 046; Image: 0622
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2917.033; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Shelby, Ripley, Indiana; Roll: M432_169; Page: 350B; Image: 329
    [4] Web: Missouri, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Shelby, Ripley, Indiana
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Shelby, Ripley, Indiana; Roll: M432_169; Page: 350B; Image: 329

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ervin, Howard, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ervin, Howard, Indiana; Roll: 284; Family History Film: 1254284; Page: 309D; Enumeration District: 046; Image: 0622

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 FEB 1909
    Event Place: Dixon, Mo
    Record Source: Web: Missouri, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2012

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Williams Cem, Dixon, Mo
    Record Source: Web: Missouri, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2012
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