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William Matthew Somerville 1882–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Apr 1882

Birth Location: Echo Township, Antrim County, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 11 Nov 1931

Death Location: Pleasant Valley, Antrim County, Michigan, USA

Father: Matthew Somerville

Mother: Dorothea Payne

Spouse(s): Grace Hathaway, Julia Hess

Children(s): Twins Somerville, Clarence Somerville, Steven Somerville, Pluma Somerville, Grant Somerville, Mary Somerville, Fern Somerville

William Matthew Somerville was born in 1882 in Echo Township, Antrim County, Michigan, USA, the child of Matthew Matt Somerville And Dorothea Dora Payne. In 1930, William Matthew Somerville resided in Central Lake, Central Lake, Antrim, Michigan, USA. William Matthew Somerville married Grace May Hathaway, Julia Belle Hess, and had children including Clarence Mathew Stub Somerville, Fern Viola Somerville, Grant Richard Somerville, Mary Esther Somerville, Pluma Somerville, Steven Louis Somerville, Twins Somerville. William Matthew Somerville passed away in 1931 in Pleasant Valley, Antrim County, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • William Matthew Somerville was born in 1882 in Echo Township, Antrim County, Michigan, USA, the child of Matthew Matt Somerville And Dorothea Dora Payne.
  • In 1930, William Matthew Somerville resided in Central Lake, Central Lake, Antrim, Michigan, USA.
  • William Matthew Somerville married Grace May Hathaway, Julia Belle Hess, and had children including Clarence Mathew Stub Somerville, Fern Viola Somerville, Grant Richard Somerville, Mary Esther Somerville, Pluma Somerville, Steven Louis Somerville, Twins Somerville.
  • William Matthew Somerville passed away in 1931 in Pleasant Valley, Antrim County, Michigan, USA.

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Children(s)

William Somerville's Ancestors

Self
William Somerville
1882–1931
Birth Place: Echo Township, Antrim County, Michigan, USA
Parents
Matthew "Matt" Somerville
1839–1911
Dring, Fermanagh, Ireland
Dorothea ('"Dora") Payne
1856–1897
Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
James (A.) Somerville
1804–1878
Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Sarah Ingram
1822–1890
County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Christopher ("Christa") Payne
1821–1866
Parish of Altrava, Killargue, Leitrim, Ireland
Sarah (Jane) Ingram
1816–1866
Oghill, Parish of Trory, Fermanagh County, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Somerville
1786–1839
Margaret Somerville
1778–1854
Matthew Ingram
1789–
Margaret Hetherington
1791–1869
George Payne
1801–1883
Hannah Hyndman
1798–1872
Matthew Ingram
1789–
Margaret Hetherington
1791–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Hetherington
1781–1886
Nancy Hetherington
1791–1812
Eliza Jones
1780–1883
Samuel Hyndman
1770–1850
Martha Dunlop
1768–1850
Hugh Hetherington
1781–1886
Nancy Hetherington
1791–1812

William Somerville's Descendants

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William (Matthew) Somerville (3 Apr 1882–11 Nov 1931) m. Grace (May) Hathaway (Jun 1883–) m. Julia (Belle) Hess (12 Jan 1891–28 Aug 1969)
  1. 1. Twins Somerville 1910–1910
  2. 2. Clarence (Mathew "Stub") Somerville 1917–1981
  3. 3. Steven (Louis) Somerville 1913–1989
  4. 4. Pluma Somerville 1911–1915
  5. 5. Grant (Richard) Somerville 1915–1987
  6. 6. Mary (Esther) Somerville 1920–2007 m. Russell (James) Price 1918–1982 m. Alva (Leroy) Coddington 1908–1993
    1. 1. Rodger (Russell) Price 1939–1943
  7. 7. Fern (Viola) Somerville 1924–2013

William Somerville's Timeline

3 Records

1882
3 Apr 1882
Birth of William Matthew Somerville in Echo Township, Antrim County, Michigan, USA
Echo Township, Antrim County, Michigan, USA
1930
1930
Age 48
William Matthew Somerville resided here in Central Lake, Central Lake, Antrim, Michigan, USA
Central Lake, Central Lake, Antrim, Michigan, USA
1931
11 Nov 1931
Age 49
Death of William Matthew Somerville in Central Lake, Antrim, Michigan, USA
Central Lake, Antrim, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1882
    Event Place: Echo Township, Antrim County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Central Lake, Central Lake, Antrim, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Central Lake
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1931
    Event Place: Central Lake, Antrim, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pleasant Valley, Antrim County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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