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William Barney Summers 1854–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1854

Birth Location: Indiana, USA

Death Date: 8 Aug 1911

Death Location: Lawrence Co, SD, USA

Father: John Summers

Mother: Matilda Thompson

Spouse(s): Abbie Thompson

Children(s): Gertrude Summers, Roberta Summers, Emma Summers, Charles Sommers

The story of William Barney Summers began in 1854 in Indiana, USA. In 1900, William Barney Summers resided in Hay Creek, Butte, South Dakota, USA. William Barney Summers married Abbie Thompson, and had children including Charles E Sommers, Emma O Summers, Gertrude Summers, Roberta Summers. William Barney Summers passed away in 1911 in Lawrence Co, SD, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Barney Summers began in 1854 in Indiana, USA.
  • In 1900, William Barney Summers resided in Hay Creek, Butte, South Dakota, USA.
  • William Barney Summers married Abbie Thompson, and had children including Charles E Sommers, Emma O Summers, Gertrude Summers, Roberta Summers.
  • William Barney Summers passed away in 1911 in Lawrence Co, SD, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Summers's Ancestors

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William Summers
1854–1911
Birth Place: Indiana, USA
Parents
John Robert Summers
1824–1897
Washington Co, KY
Matilda (J) Thompson
1826–1909
Harrison, Harrison, IN, USA
Grandparents
Barnard (D Barney) Summers
1802–1881
Washington County, Kentucky, USA
Ursula (Priscilla) Yates
1800–1853
Washington County, Kentucky, USA
Uriah Thompson
1806–1850
Nelson County, Kentucky
Nancy Ross
1800–1850
Elizabeth, Harrison, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas II
1751–1828
Mary Brawner
1761–1826
Robert Yates
1754–1823
Ursula Mitchell
1754–1828
Athanatius Thompson
1749–1808
Dortha Gristy
1749–1851
John II
1762–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas I
1724–1802
Rachel Talbot
1727–1787

William Summers's Descendants

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William (Barney) Summers (Jan 1854–8 Aug 1911) m. Abbie Thompson (4 Sept 1857–5 Feb 1937)
  1. 1. Gertrude Summers 1886–1942 m. E.L. Mathews 1887–1969 m. Jesse (Roy) Stump 1886–1969
    1. 1. Ruby McCormack 1916–1976 m. Harold (Patrick) McCormack 1902–1947 m. Alton (Eugene) Andersen 1905–1966
      1. 1. Gertrude (Anne) McCormack 1947–2019 m. David (Roland Harrod) Sr 1931–1996 m. George (William) Glenn 1942–2002
    2. 2. Elbert (Lorain) Mathews 1911–1913
  2. 2. Roberta Summers 1884–1921
  3. 3. Emma (O) Summers 1881–1945
  4. 4. Charles (E.) Sommers 1879–1940

William Summers's Timeline

3 Records

1854
Jan 1854
Birth of William Barney Summers in Indiana, USA
Indiana, USA
1900
1900
Age 46
William Barney Summers resided here in Hay Creek, Butte, South Dakota, USA
Hay Creek, Butte, South Dakota, USA
1911
8 Aug 1911
Age 57
Death of William Barney Summers in Lawrence Co, SD, USA
Lawrence Co, SD, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1854
    Event Place: Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Hay Creek, Butte, South Dakota; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 1241547
    [3] Wyoming, U.S., Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Hay Creek, Butte, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Hay Creek, Butte, South Dakota; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 1241547

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1911
    Event Place: Lawrence Co, SD, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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