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Submitted by: Tara Loundree-Anderson
Email address: Geneaholic@comcast.net
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Husband: Edward SOMERS
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Birthdate: 12 Aug 1833
Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Christened: Place:
Death date: 9 Dec 1915
Place: Castleton, Stark, Illinois
Buried: Place: Valley Cem, Castleton, Stark, Illinois
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Married: 11 Jun 1866 Place:
Other Spouse: Mary Ann FLETCHER
Married: 2 May 1877 Place:
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Husband's father: Edward SOMERS
Husband's mother: Margaret STANDRING
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Wife: Elizabeth Ann ELLIS
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Birthdate: 21 Mar 1837
Place: Hampshire Co., Virginia
Christened: Place:
Death date: 16 Mar 1876
Place: Castleton, Stark, Illinois
Buried: Place: Valley Cemetery, Castleton, Illinois
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Wife's father: Levi W ELLIS
Wife's mother: Ann JOHNSON
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Children
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1. Mary Isabelle SOMERS
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F Birthdate: 10 Jun 1867 Place: Illinois
Christened: Place:
Death date: 16 Apr 1957 Place:
Buried: Place:
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Spouse: T W KNILL
Married: Place:
Other Spouse: Will ORT
Married: Place:
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2. Levi Azariah SOMERS
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M Birthdate: 19 Feb 1869 Place: Bethany, Missouri
Christened: Place:
Death date: 26 Nov 1940 Place:
Buried: Place:
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Spouse: Jennie ROUSE
Married: 1890 Place:
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3. George SOMERS
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M Birthdate: 7 Sep 1870 Place: Illinois
Christened: Place:
Death date: Place:
Buried: Place:
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Spouse: Ella NYE
Married: Place:
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4. James H SOMERS
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M Birthdate: 23 Jan 1872 Place: Illinois
Christened: Place:
Death date: 16 Jan 1927 Place:
Buried: Place:
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Spouse: Dora NEWMAN
Married: 1892 Place:
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5. William SOMERS
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M Birthdate: 3 Dec 1874 Place: Illinois
Christened: Place:
Death date: 8 Oct 1901 Place:
Buried: Place:
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Spouse: Elsie CARLETON
Married: 1900 Place:
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6. Elizabeth Ann SOMERS
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F Birthdate: 16 Mar 1876 Place: Castleton, Stark, Illinois
Christened: Place:
Death date: 30 May 1950 Place: Sandy, Clackamas County, Oregon
Buried: Place: Fir Hill Cemetery, Sandy, Clackamas, Oregon
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Spouse: Elkanah John DODD
Married: 10 Dec 1891(div) Place: Riley Co, Kansas
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Notes:
HUSBAND - Edward SOMERS
BIOGRAPHY: Enlisted in the Illinois Volunteer Infantry on September 6, 1861.
He was assigned to Company K in the 47th regiment. He served 4.5 years in
the Civil War, until honorably discharged because of wpunds received in the
seiges of Corinth and Vicksburg.
WIFE - Elizabeth Ann ELLIS
OBIT - Elizabeth Ann Ellis was born March 21, 1837 in Hampshire Co. Virginia.
Her parents were Levi and Anne Ellis. Her brothers and sisters were Mary Jane,
Ann, Thomas J., William H., George W., Benjamin F.,
Levi T., Jasper N., and Commander P. Ellis. The family
lived on a farm in Hampshire Co., VA. They moved to Illinois where several of
the older children married. Levi and Anne Ellis eventually settled in KS.
Elizabeth Ann Ellis married Edward Somers on June 11, 1866. Edward and
Elizabeth Somers were the parents of Mary Isabelle, Levi Azariah, George, James
H., William H. and Elizabeth Ann Somers. The family lived on a farm near
Castleton, Ill. Elizabeth Ann Somers died after giving birth to her namesake
daughter on March 16, 1876. She is buried in the Valley Cemetery at Castleton,
Illinois.
CHILD 6 - Elizabeth Ann SOMERS
DEATH: cert#5877
Vol. 2 1926 Dodd, Elizabeth Widowís Pension Clackamas
Father b in WV, mother in VA - 1900 census Ward Co, ND
DEATH: cert#5877
Funeral Announcement Oregon Journal, Thurs, June 1, 1950:
Dodd, Elizabeth Ann of Sandy, OR May 30; Mother of Mrs. Elsie Danielson,
Mrs. Ellery McDougal, Mrs. Edna Goheen, Mrs. Delbert Larsen, Mrs. Stanley
MacCurtis, Mrs. Curtis Bacon. Funeral Services Fris, June 2nd at 2pm Chapel of
Carroll Funeral Home, Gresham. Vault interment in Sandy Cemetery. Rebekah
lodge of Sandy to assist.
Vol. 2 1926 Dodd, Elizabeth Widowís Pension Clackamas
Father b in WV, mother in VA - 1900 census Ward Co, ND
Moved to Clackamas county March 1918
Occupation: Cook and Housekeeper
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Sources:
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Prepared by:
Tara Loundree-Anderson
10701 SE Hwy 212 #Linden-1
Clackamas, OR 97015 USA
Geneaholic@comcast.net
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