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Robert O. SOMMERVILLE

Robert O. SOMMERVILLE[1]

Male 1852 - 1934  (81 years)

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  • Name Robert O. SOMMERVILLE 
    Born 16 Sep 1852  Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1880  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1924  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Died 21 Mar 1934  Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried Greenlawn Memorial Park (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I9315  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2011 

    Father Martin S. SOMMERVILLE,   b. 1828,   d. Bef Jun 1880, Otterslide, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Susan GASTON,   b. 1829,   d. 14 Jul 1883, Otterslide, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Family ID F482  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rosanna N. BEE,   b. 11 Dec 1855, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1924, North View (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 22 Nov 1877  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union District), enumerated in June 1900:
      Robert O. Sommerville, 48, b. Dec 1851, farmer, married 22 yrs; wife Rosana, 44, b. Dec 1855, mother of 3 children (all still living); dau Gertie, 17, b. Oct 1882; son Charles W, 8, b. Jul 1891.
    Children 
     1. Isa M. SOMMERVILLE,   b. CA 1878, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Gertie SOMMERVILLE,   b. Oct 1882
     3. Charles W. SOMMERVILLE,   b. Jul 1891
    Family ID F12727  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Sep 1852 - Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1924 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Mar 1934 - Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Greenlawn Memorial Park (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    9315_SOMMERVILLE_RobertO_1852-1934_DeathCertificate.jpg    		9315_SOMMERVILLE_RobertO_1852-1934_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S283] Ritchie County in History and Romance, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 309.

    2. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    3. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).

    4. [S1588] Death record of wife.

    5. [S1630] 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.