Jul-28-2018
Husband: Alexander L. Sommerville Census name: Alexander Summerville
Born: ca 1811 in Virginia 1 Census: 1885 in Creswell Twp, Cowley Co, KS Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1840 in Harrison Co, VA (now Doddridge Co, WV) Occupation: farmer 1 Father: Mother:
Wife: Mary W. Husher 2,3
Born: ca 1811 in Virginia 1 Census: 1885 in Creswell Twp, Cowley Co, KS Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1840 in Harrison Co, VA (now Doddridge Co, WV) Father: Mother: Notes
M Child 1: Adolphus V. Sommerville Also known as: Adolphus V. Somerville 4 Born: Jan- -1837 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 5,6,1,7,8 Died: Oct-30-1909 in Cosmopolis, Grays Harbor Co, WA 4 Buried: in Forest Hill Cemetery, Cosmopolis, Grays Harbor Co, WA 9 (see note 1) Census: 1900 in Chehalis County (now Grays Harbor Co), WA Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1840 in Harrison Co, VA (now Doddridge Co, WV) Occupation: farmer 7 Wife: Caroline C. Susan "Carrie" Lee b. Dec- -1836 d. 1902 Also known as: Carrie Leed 10 Married: Mar- 1-1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 6
M Child 2: Ambrose Bray Sommerville Also known as: A. Bray Sommerville 11 Born: Nov-17-1838 12 Died: Jan-13-1887 13 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 14 Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1840 in Harrison Co, VA (now Doddridge Co, WV) Wife: Sarah E. Lowther b. Jun- 2-1845 d. Jul-20-1891 Married: Jun-23-1869 in Ritchie Co, WV 15
M Child 3: Burlun Sommerville Born: ca 1840 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
F Child 4: Zulickah Salom Sommerville Also known as: Salome Sommerville 11 Born: Apr- 5-1841 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 16,17 Died: Mar- 5-1874 14 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 14 Census: 1870 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Husband: Oliver A. Lowther b. Aug-23-1841 d. 1911 Married: Oct-28-1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 16
F Child 5: Araminta E. Sommerville Census name: Arminda Born: Mar-14-1849 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 13,1,16 (see note 2) Died: Feb- 5-1932 13 Buried: in Jamestown, Cloud Co, KS 9 Census: 1910 in Cloud Co, KS Census: 1900 in Sumner Co, KS Census: 1885 in Creswell Twp, Cowley Co, KS Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Samuel E. Davis b. Nov-11-1853 d. Oct- 8-1917 Married: Oct- 4-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 16
M Child 6: Claudius G. Sommerville Born: Apr- -1853 at Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 18 Died: Feb-28-1854 at Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 19
M Child 7: Columbus Bruce Sommerville Census name: Bruce C. Sommerville Born: Feb- 6-1854 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 13,20 (see note 3) Died: Oct- 1-1926 in Cosmopolis, Grays Harbor Co, WA 13 Buried: in Forest Hill Cemetery, Cosmopolis, Grays Harbor Co, WA 9 Census: 1920 in Seattle, King Co, WA Census: 1910 in Cosmopolis, Grays Harbor Co, WA Census: 1900 in Dexter, Cowley Co, KS Census: 1885 in Creswell Twp, Cowley Co, KS Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1920 elevator operator 21 Occupation: 1910 laborer at mill 22 Occupation: 1900 grocer 5 Wife: Lenora Vivian "Nora" Dotson b. Sep-28-1856 d. Jun- 1-1952 Census name: Leanora V. Dotson Married: Dec-15-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 23 Wife: Margaret B. "Maggie" Parkison b. Feb- 7-1867 d. Jul-28-1931 Married: Sep-24-1885 in Kansas 24,5
Sources: (1) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (2) Marriage record of son. (3) Marriage record of daughter. (4) Washington Death Records, 1883-1960 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (5) 1900 Census. (6) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (7) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central Twp) (8) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (9) Findagrave.com. (10) Death record of son. (11) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 289. (12) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (13) Headstone. (14) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (15) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Ambrose B. Sommerville, 28, of Doddridge Co, son of Alexander & Mary W.; and Sarah E. Lowther, 24, of Ritchie Co, dau of William J. [sic] & Caroline V. Married Jun 23 1869. (16) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (17) Headstone - Birth date not specified, but calculated from stated age at death. (18) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (19) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Claudius G. Sumerville, white male, born at Arnolds Creek, son of A. L. & Mary Sumerville; died Feb 28 1854 at Arnolds Creek, age 10 months, cause of death unknown. Informant: Alex. L. Sumerville, father. DR p. 2 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5046353&Type=Death. (20) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (21) 1920 Census. (22) 1910 Census. (23) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Columbus B. Summerville, 24, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of Alexander & Mary W. Summerville; and Lenora V. Dotson, 23, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, dau of William & Mary Dotson. Married Dec 15 1879 in Doddridge County. MR p. 238 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791908&Type=Marriage. (24) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com), Citing Family Bible. Event Notes Note (1) Dates on headstone are 1832 - 1910. But census records consistently show that his birth was in 1837, while his death record shows that his death occurred in 1909 at age 72. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as March 1850. She was age 1 in the 1850 Census. Note (3) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Feb 1855.Name Index