West Virginia Family Group Record for Edward Somers 23 Jul 2003 ====================================================================================================================== Husband: Edward SOMERS ====================================================================================================================== Born: 12 Aug 1833 Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Christened: Place: Died: 9 Dec 1915 Place: Castleton, Stark, Illinois Buried: Place: Valley Cem, Castleton, Stark, Illinois ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Married: 11 Jun 1866 Place: Other Spouse: Mary Ann FLETCHER Married: 2 May 1877 Place: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Husband's father: Edward SOMERS Husband's mother: Margaret STANDRING ====================================================================================================================== Wife: Elizabeth Ann ELLIS ====================================================================================================================== Born: 21 Mar 1837 Place: Hampshire Co., Virginia Christened: Place: Died: 16 Mar 1876 Place: Castleton, Stark, Illinois Buried: Place: Valley Cemetery, Castleton, Illinois ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wife's father: Levi W ELLIS Wife's mother: Ann JOHNSON ====================================================================================================================== Children ====================================================================================================================== 1. Mary Isabelle SOMERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F Born: 10 Jun 1867 Place: Illinois Christened: Place: Died: 16 Apr 1957 Place: Buried: Place: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spouse: T W KNILL Married: Place: Other Spouse: Will ORT Married: Place: ====================================================================================================================== 2. Levi Azariah SOMERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M Born: 19 Feb 1869 Place: Bethany, Missouri Christened: Place: Died: 26 Nov 1940 Place: Buried: Place: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spouse: Jennie ROUSE Married: 1890 Place: ====================================================================================================================== 3. George SOMERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M Born: 7 Sep 1870 Place: Illinois Christened: Place: Died: Place: Buried: Place: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spouse: Ella NYE Married: Place: ====================================================================================================================== 4. James H SOMERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M Born: 23 Jan 1872 Place: Illinois Christened: Place: Died: 16 Jan 1927 Place: Buried: Place: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spouse: Dora NEWMAN Married: 1892 Place: ====================================================================================================================== 5. William SOMERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M Born: 3 Dec 1874 Place: Illinois Christened: Place: Died: 8 Oct 1901 Place: Buried: Place: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spouse: Elsie CARLETON Married: 1900 Place: ====================================================================================================================== 6. Elizabeth Ann SOMERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F Born: 16 Mar 1876 Place: Castleton, Stark, Illinois Christened: Place: Died: 30 May 1950 Place: Sandy, Clackamas County, Oregon Buried: Place: Fir Hill Cemetery, Sandy, Clackamas, Oregon ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spouse: Elkanah John DODD Married: 10 Dec 1891(div) Place: Riley Co, Kansas ====================================================================================================================== 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources: 1. ====================================================================================================================== Prepared by: Tara Loundree-Anderson 10701 SE Hwy 212 #Linden-1 Clackamas, OR 97015 USA Geneaholic@comcast.net ======================================================================================================================