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Elijah W. SUMMERS

Elijah W. SUMMERS

Male 1839 - 1919  (80 years)

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  • Name Elijah W. SUMMERS 
    Born 5 Feb 1839  Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Military Pvt, Musician, Co E, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War  [3] 
    Census 1850  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1866  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1870  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation merchant  [4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 30 Oct 1919  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Notes 
    • From obituary of Elijah W. Summers:

      "For half a century, the family was prominently identified with the public affairs of the county. The deceased was postmaster at Summers from the time the office was established until he left the old home in South West some three years ago. He served his district 16 years as Justice of the Peace and his county six years as a member of the County Court. His son U. Grant Summers ranks with the most popular and accommodating officials Doddridge County has ever had, with a splendid record of four years in the Sheriff's office as deputy for Joseph Freeman and 12 years as County Clerk; and J. Porter Summers, former deputy clerk under U. G. Summers, is one of the finest office men in this section of West Virginia. For many years the deceased was engaged in the mercantile business at Summers, and the old home was noted for its hospitality to all who passed that way, and was long a favorite stopping place for country traveling men."

      He was predeceased by two sons and two daughters, not identified in obituary. The obituary copy from which this was taken was incomplete and not fully legible.
    Person ID I9288  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 9 Oct 2016 

    Father Elijah SUMMERS,   b. 16 Jun 1804, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1877, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Susannah BARNETT,   b. 15 Dec 1808, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1875, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Family ID F3773  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Caroline Virginia BROWN,   b. 16 Oct 1842, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1916, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1866  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12] 
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest Twp):
      Elijah W. Summers, 31, merchant; Caroline, 25; Clara D, 1; unnamed male, 1 month. [13]
    Children 
    +1. Clara D. SUMMERS,   b. Feb 1869,   d. 15 Oct 1942, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years)
    +2. U. Grant SUMMERS,   b. 13 Apr 1870,   d. 27 Jan 1945, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    +3. Oscar E. SUMMERS,   b. 17 Jul 1872, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1940, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    +4. Lucy Mae SUMMERS,   b. 28 Sep 1873, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 May 1948, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     5. Wallice SUMMERS,   b. 10 Feb 1875,   d. 24 Sep 1878, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
     6. (Infant son) SUMMERS,   b. 11 Apr 1876, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1876, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     7. Hayes SUMMERS,   b. 15 Aug 1877, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1878, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     8. Rosa Dell SUMMERS,   b. 21 Dec 1878, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1879, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +9. Byrd SUMMERS,   b. 29 May 1880,   d. 19 Oct 1923, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
    +10. Joseph Porter SUMMERS,   b. 19 Dec 1881, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1964, Lakin, Mason Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     11. Ray M. SUMMERS,   b. Feb 1883,   d. 4 Jul 1931, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 48 years)
     12. Maude SUMMERS,   b. 13 Oct 1884, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1968, Marietta, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F3338  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

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

    3. [S1711] Civil War Service Records, ().

    4. [S1604] Death record of son.

    5. [S1592] Birth record of daughter.

    6. [S967] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp).

    7. [S1599] Birth record of son.

    8. [S1752] Obituary - At home.

    9. [S1773] Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101).

    10. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    11. [S110] Obituary of husband.

    12. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).
      His middle initial given as "N" rather than "W" as indicated in obituary.

    13. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.