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Alexander L. SOMMERVILLE

Alexander L. SOMMERVILLE

Male 1811 -

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  • Name Alexander L. SOMMERVILLE 
    Born CA 1811  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1840  Harrison Co, VA (now Doddridge Co, WV) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1880  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1885  Creswell Twp, Cowley Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1] 
    Person ID I41499  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 1 May 2020 

    Family Mary W. HUSHER,   b. CA 1811, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 3 1850:
      Alexander Summerville, 39, b. Va, farmer; Mary W, 39, b. Va; Adolpus, 13; Brazilia (male), 11; Burlun, 9; Zulekah S, 8; Araminta E, 1.

      1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 18 1860:
      A. L. Somerville, 50, farmer; Mary, 49; A V (male), 23; A B (male), 22; J S (female), 18; A E (female), 11; Columbus, 5.
      In the next household:
      Adolphus Somerville, 23, farmer; Susan C, 23.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central Twp), enumerated on Jun 30 1870:
      Alex H. Summerville, 60, farmer; Mary W, 59; Araminta E, 20; Columbus B, 13; Cordelia H. Sterling, 17.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Jun 11 1880:
      A. L. Sommerville, 70, b. Va (father b. Ireland, mother b. Pa.), farmer; wife Mary W, 69, b. Pa (father b. Germany, mother b. Rhode Island); son Columbus B, 23, farm laborer, married during the census year; dau-in-law Nora, 18; servant C. Sterling, 16, b. WVa (both parents b. Pa); son-in-law Samuel E Davis, 26, farm laborer; dau Arminda Davis, 31; grandson Charly Davis, 1.

      1885 State Census, Cowley Co, Kansas (Creswell Twp), enumerated Mar 1 1885:
      A. L. Sommerville, 74, b. Va, farmer, married; M. W. Sommerville, 74, b. Va, married; C. B. Sommerville, 30, b. Va, single.
      In the next household:
      S. E. Davis, 32, b. WVa, farmer, married; A. E. Davis, 35, b. WVa, married; C. A. Davis, 6, b. WVa; Bertha Davis, 3, b. Kansas; May Davis, 3, b. Kansas; Dolpha J. Davis, 4 months, b. Kansas. [2, 3]
    Children 
    +1. Adolphus V. SOMMERVILLE,   b. Jan 1837, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 1909, Cosmopolis, Grays Harbor Co, WA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 72 years)
     2. Ambrose Bray SOMMERVILLE,   b. 17 Nov 1838,   d. 13 Jan 1887  (Age 48 years)
     3. Burlun SOMMERVILLE,   b. CA 1840
    +4. Zulickah Salom SOMMERVILLE,   b. 5 Apr 1841, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1874  (Age 32 years)
    +5. Araminta E. SOMMERVILLE,   b. 14 Mar 1849, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1932  (Age 82 years)
     6. Claudius G. SOMMERVILLE,   b. Apr 1853, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1854, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
    +7. Columbus Bruce SOMMERVILLE,   b. 6 Feb 1854, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1926, Cosmopolis, Grays Harbor Co, WA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F16666  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    2. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    3. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.