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Ralph SOMMERVILLE

Ralph SOMMERVILLE

Male 1879 - 1961  (82 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ralph SOMMERVILLERalph SOMMERVILLE was born 26 Sep 1879, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV; died 1 Dec 1961, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV; was buried , Auburn Community Cemetery, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: farmer
    • Residence: Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV

    Ralph married Ona Bell DOUGLASS 7 Apr 1906, Ritchie Co, WV. Ona (daughter of William Franklin DOUGLASS and Columbia OSBOURNE) was born 12 Nov 1887, Doddridge Co, WV; died 4 Sep 1975, Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV; was buried , Auburn Community Cemetery, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Ormeda Merle SOMMERVILLE  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Jul 1906; died Jul 1971; was buried , Auburn Community Cemetery, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV.
    2. 3. John Frank SOMMERVILLE  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Sep 1908, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV; died 31 Aug 2002.
    3. 4. Edyth M. SOMMERVILLE  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Feb 1911; died 3 Jul 1992.
    4. 5. Neva Kathryn SOMMERVILLE  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Apr 1914, Ritchie Co, WV; died 13 Feb 1992.
    5. 6. Ray Douglas SOMMERVILLE  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Dec 1917; died Aug 1981; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV.
    6. 7. Ruth SOMMERVILLE  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Sep 1920, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV; died 27 Oct 1920, Ritchie Co, WV; was buried , Auburn Community Cemetery, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV.
    7. 8. Robert J. SOMMERVILLE  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Dec 1923, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV; died 18 Feb 2015, Belmont, Pleasants Co, WV; was buried , Auburn Community Cemetery, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ormeda Merle SOMMERVILLEOrmeda Merle SOMMERVILLE Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ralph1) was born 19 Jul 1906; died Jul 1971; was buried , Auburn Community Cemetery, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV

    Ormeda married Alston BRITTON 4 Aug 1923, Ritchie Co, WV. Alston (son of Albert Lindsay BRITTON and Iona WATSON) was born 11 Dec 1899, Gilmer Co, WV; died Aug 1974. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Mary Margaret BRITTON  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Feb 1924, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV; died 8 Apr 1926, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV; was buried , Auburn Community Cemetery, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV.
    2. 10. Virginia Dare "Ginny" BRITTON  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Jul 1925, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV; died 19 Dec 2007, Dunedin, Pinellas Co, FL.
    3. 11. Jack L. BRITTON  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Jun 1930, Ritchie Co, WV.

  2. 3.  John Frank SOMMERVILLEJohn Frank SOMMERVILLE Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ralph1) was born 10 Sep 1908, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV; died 31 Aug 2002.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Vienna, Wood Co, WV
    • Residence: Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV
    • Census: 1920, 1930, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV

    Notes:

    Census:
    Identified as Frank Sommerville, age 13, in 1920 Census, but as John F. Somerville, age 21, in 1930 Census.


  3. 4.  Edyth M. SOMMERVILLEEdyth M. SOMMERVILLE Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ralph1) was born 9 Feb 1911; died 3 Jul 1992.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV
    • Residence: Oxford, Calhoun Co, AL
    • Census: 1920, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV

    Notes:

    Census:
    Not listed with her family in 1930 Census.

    Edyth married Fred McDowell WILT. Fred (son of Frederick WILT and Katy WHITE) was born 7 Jan 1905, Revere, Gilmer Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  4. 5.  Neva Kathryn SOMMERVILLENeva Kathryn SOMMERVILLE Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ralph1) was born 14 Apr 1914, Ritchie Co, WV; died 13 Feb 1992.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV
    • Census: 1920, 1930, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV

    Neva married Frederick Bernard KESTERSON 21 Apr 1935, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV. Frederick was born 24 Oct 1913, Wood Co, WV; died 13 Jun 1993. [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  Ray Douglas SOMMERVILLERay Douglas SOMMERVILLE Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ralph1) was born 13 Dec 1917; died Aug 1981; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Military: Y3, US Navy, World War II
    • Residence: Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV
    • Census: 1920, 1930, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV

    Ray married Bernice HATFIELD. Bernice (daughter of Edgar Ivan HATFIELD and Hallie Jean HECKERT) was born 30 Dec 1919, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV; died 16 Jun 2014, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Donna Rae SOMMERVILLE  Descendancy chart to this point was born 31 Jul 1939, Ritchie Co, WV.
    2. 13. John Jay "J.J." SOMMERVILLE  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Feb 1948, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV; died 28 Mar 2021, Vienna, Wood Co, WV; was buried (ASHES), IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV.

  6. 7.  Ruth SOMMERVILLERuth SOMMERVILLE Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ralph1) was born 28 Sep 1920, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV; died 27 Oct 1920, Ritchie Co, WV; was buried , Auburn Community Cemetery, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV.

  7. 8.  Robert J. SOMMERVILLERobert J. SOMMERVILLE Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ralph1) was born 8 Dec 1923, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV; died 18 Feb 2015, Belmont, Pleasants Co, WV; was buried , Auburn Community Cemetery, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV
    • Census: 1930, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV
    • Residence: 1947, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV

    Robert married Mary Virginia COLE 26 Sep 1947, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV. Mary (daughter of Herbert Shirley COLE and Ethel Beatrice KIRKPATRICK) was born 31 Jan 1929, Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 9.  Mary Margaret BRITTONMary Margaret BRITTON Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ormeda2, 1.Ralph1) was born 26 Feb 1924, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV; died 8 Apr 1926, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV; was buried , Auburn Community Cemetery, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV.

  2. 10.  Virginia Dare "Ginny" BRITTONVirginia Dare "Ginny" BRITTON Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ormeda2, 1.Ralph1) was born 21 Jul 1925, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV; died 19 Dec 2007, Dunedin, Pinellas Co, FL.

    Other Events:

    • Education: Pullman H.S.
    • Residence: Dunedin, Pinellas Co, FL
    • Residence: FORMERLY, Westport, Fairfield Co, CT
    • Census: 1930, Union District, Ritchie Co, WV

    Notes:

    She was employed as a data processing supervisor for the IRS before moving to Westport, Connecticut in 1953. She was also a self-employed secretary/typist for her private clients

    Virginia married Jerome Joseph GOUGH 1951. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 15. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 16. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 11.  Jack L. BRITTONJack L. BRITTON Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ormeda2, 1.Ralph1) was born 27 Jun 1930, Ritchie Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 2007, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV

    Jack married Phyllis Evelyn WELCH 30 Jun 1957, Ritchie Co, WV. Phyllis (daughter of John R. WELCH and Mary ECHARD) was born 18 Apr 1935, Ritchie Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 17. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 18. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 12.  Donna Rae SOMMERVILLEDonna Rae SOMMERVILLE Descendancy chart to this point (6.Ray2, 1.Ralph1) was born 31 Jul 1939, Ritchie Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Denver's Sport Shop in Harrisville
    • Occupation: recorder, Town of Harrisville WV (24 yrs, retired 2007)
    • Residence: 2010, 2021, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV

    Donna married Denver O'Neal MULLENIX 29 Aug 1958, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV. Denver (son of Paul Dempsey "Dutch" MULLENIX and Pauline Wanema COX) was born 2 Jul 1937, Ritchie Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 20. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 21. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 13.  John Jay "J.J." SOMMERVILLEJohn Jay "J.J." SOMMERVILLE Descendancy chart to this point (6.Ray2, 1.Ralph1) was born 11 Feb 1948, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV; died 28 Mar 2021, Vienna, Wood Co, WV; was buried (ASHES), IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Education: Harrisville High School (1967)
    • Occupation: Kraton Polymers (formerly Shell Chemicals) (retired)
    • Residence: Vienna, Wood Co, WV



Generation: 4

  1. 14.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (10.Virginia3, 2.Ormeda2, 1.Ralph1)

    Notes:

    living - details excluded

    Living married Living. [Group Sheet]


  2. 15.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (10.Virginia3, 2.Ormeda2, 1.Ralph1)

    Notes:

    living - details excluded

    Living married Catherine ___. [Group Sheet]


  3. 16.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (10.Virginia3, 2.Ormeda2, 1.Ralph1)

    Notes:

    living - details excluded

    Living married Living. [Group Sheet]


  4. 17.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (11.Jack3, 2.Ormeda2, 1.Ralph1)

    Notes:

    living - details excluded

    Living married Living. [Group Sheet]


  5. 18.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (11.Jack3, 2.Ormeda2, 1.Ralph1)

    Notes:

    living - details excluded


  6. 19.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (12.Donna3, 6.Ray2, 1.Ralph1)

    Notes:

    living - details excluded

    Living married Living. (daughter of Joseph MEANS and Virginia May WHITMAN) [Group Sheet]


  7. 20.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (12.Donna3, 6.Ray2, 1.Ralph1)

    Notes:

    living - details excluded


  8. 21.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (12.Donna3, 6.Ray2, 1.Ralph1)

    Notes:

    living - details excluded