Jul-28-2018
Husband: Martin S. Sommerville
Born: 1828 1 Died: bef Jun 1880 in Otterslide, Ritchie Co, WV 1 (see note 1) Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Census: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Father: Robert Sommerville (1800 - 1871) Mother: Mary "Polly" Ward (1802 - 1894) Notes 1
Wife: Susan Gaston 1 Married: Oct-22-1849
Born: 1829 1 (see note 2) Died: Jul-14-1883 in Otterslide, Ritchie Co, WV 1,2 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 2 Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Father: John Gaston (1796 - 1884) Mother: Elizabeth Morris (1797 - 1882) Notes
M Child 1: John Alvin T. Sommerville 1 Born: Oct- -1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 3,4,5 Died: Aug-23-1876 6 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 2 Census: 1870 in Union District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Wife: Martha F. "Mattie" Brannon b. ca 1852 Also known as: Mattie F. Brannon 7,8 Married: Sep-19-1872 in Gilmer Co, WV 9
M Child 2: Robert O. Sommerville 1 Born: Sep-16-1852 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 10,11 Died: Mar-21-1934 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Buried: in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 10 Resided: in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Resided: 1924 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 12 Census: 1870, 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Wife: Rosanna N. Bee b. Dec-11-1855 d. May-12-1924 Married: Nov-22-1877 in Ritchie Co, WV 13
M Child 3: Charles I. Sommerville 1 Born: ca 1854 4 (see note 3) Died: Oct- 2-1877 6 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 2 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
F Child 4: Mary E. Sommerville Born: ca 1856 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 14 Resided: 1880 in Harrison Co, WV 14 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: James A. L. Day b. ca 1855 Married: Nov-25-1880 in Harrison Co, WV 15
F Child 5: Sarah Olive Sommerville 1 Also known as: Olive Sommerville 1 Born: ca 1858 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 11,4 Resided: in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: John Fillmore Kelley b. ca 1857 Also known as: Fillmore Kelley 1 Married: Mar-29-1877 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
F Child 6: Caroline V. Sommerville Born: 1860 16 Resided: (settled) in Ohio 1 Census: 1870, 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Notes 1
F Child 7: Susan M. Sommerville Born: May-19-1863 3 Died: Sep-10-1864 6 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 2
F Child 8: Martha Jane Sommerville Born: Sep-21-1865 in Ritchie Co, WV 6,11,16 Died: Mar- 4-1948 in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 6,17 Buried: in Swank Cemetery, Speed, Roane Co, WV Resided: in Roane Co, WV 1 Census: 1870, 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Spencer Elijah Barickman b. Jan-19-1858 d. Mar- 3-1939 Also known as: Spencer E. Barrackman 11 Married: Oct-25-1883 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
M Child 9: Floyd E. Somerville 18 1 Born: Feb-21-1868 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 19,11,20 Died: Nov- 2-1943 at Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 21 Resided: in Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Census: 1870, 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: Hope Gas Company (retired) 21 Wife: Winifred A. Zinn b. Mar- -1881 d. Feb-16-1965 Also known as: Winnie A. Zinn 20,11 Married: May- 6-1900 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
F Child 10: Elizabeth Sommerville 1 Husband: Living
Sources: (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 309. (2) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (3) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (4) 1860 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (5) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. (6) Headstone. (7) Death record of daughter. (8) Marriage record of son. (9) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV, Identified as John A. Summerville [sic], 21, b. & res. in Ritchie Co; and Martha F. Brannon, 20, b. & res. in Gilmer Co. Married Sep 19 1872 in Gilmer County. Ceremony perfomed by Samuel Brannon. MR p. 18. (10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (11) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (12) Death record of wife. (13) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Robert O. Sommerville, 25, of Ritchie Co, son of Martin S. & Susan; and Rosanna Bee, 21, b. Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Benjamin W. & Priscilla. Married Nov 22 1877. (14) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) (15) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985), Identified as James A. L. Day, 25, of Harrison Co, son of Joseph T. & Ingaby; and Mary E. Sommerville, 24, b. Ritchie Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of Martin & Susan. Married Nov 25 1880. (16) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV. (17) Findagrave.com. (18) Obituary of wife. (19) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (20) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (21) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Wife's marital status listed as widowed in 1880 Census. Note (2) "Ritchie County in History and Romance," p. 309, reports her birth as 1829, while "Ritchie County Cemeteries," p. 494, reports it as Apr 27 1827. This, however, conflicts with the May 1827 birth date of a sibling. Age 51 in 1880 Census would also put birth in about 1829. Note (3) Age reported on headstone would put birth date at Nov 14 1860. But age 6 in 1860 puts it in about 1854.Name Index