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John T. SOMMERVILLE

John T. SOMMERVILLE

Male 1853 - 1902  (49 years)

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  • Name John T. SOMMERVILLE 
    Born 24 Aug 1853  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date given as Aug 1852 in 1900 Census, but age 49y 3d in death record puts it at Aug 24 1853.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 27 Aug 1902  Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Cause: typhoid fever 
    Buried Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • Middle initial given as F in 1875 marriage record, but L in 1880 marriage record, and T in 1860 Census, 1900 Census, son William's marriage record, and in his own death record.
    Person ID I54757  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2011 

    Father Solomon SOMMERVILLE,   b. 19 Dec 1827, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1872  (Age 44 years) 
    Mother Rebecca Ann MCKINLEY,   b. CA 1827,   d. 8 Jun 1855, Buffalo Creek, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 28 years) 
    Family ID F22620  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Roberta F. BROWN,   b. 1856, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Oct 1880  (Age 24 years) 
    Married 25 Nov 1875  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Ira D. SOMMERVILLE,   b. 1876, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1947  (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F22633  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Martha Columbia "Mattie" BURNSIDE,   b. 7 Dec 1862, Good Hope, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1957, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 31 Oct 1880  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
    +1. Stella M. SOMMERVILLE,   b. 15 Aug 1881, Good Hope, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1961, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     2. Tency Maud SOMMERVILLE,   b. Sep 1883, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Gerty C. SOMMERVILLE,   b. Aug 1885
     4. William Otis SOMMERVILLE,   b. 8 Nov 1887,   d. 6 Mar 1964, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F22635  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1864] Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death.

    2. [S1792] Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985)).

    3. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.

    4. [S1792] Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985)).
      Identified as John L. Sommerville, widowed, 25, of Harrison Co, son of Solomon & Rebecca; and Mattie C. Burnside, 18, of Harrison Co, dau of Isaac N. & Mary. Married Oct 31 1880.