Elias Summers

1809 - 1884  (75 years)

• Name	Elias Summers
  Born	16 Nov 1809	Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Nov 1884	Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Buried	Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	Elias Summers Birth: 1809 Monongalia County West Virginia, USA Death: Nov. 16, 1884 Ritchie County West Virginia, USA Family links: Spouse: Miranda Wilson Summers (1815 - 1900)* Children: Margaret Luvinina Summers Cox (____ - 1906)* James A Summers (____ - 1862)* Hannah E Summers Prather (1836 - 1876)* John M Summers (1843 - 1922)* Jemima Summers Mitchell (1844 - 1882)* Elijah Noble Summers (1848 - 1915)* Israel Taylor Summers (1849 - 1924)* Lucy Ann Elizabeth Summers Pritchard (1852 - 1928)* Thomas Summers (1853 - 1855)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Cox Cemetery Ritchie County West Virginia, USA Created by: Dani Ryan Record added: Dec 06, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 81612409
  Person ID	I106384	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2014

  
  

  Father	Alexander Summers,   b. 9 Mar 1778, Frederick County, Maryland, USA ,   d. 12 Apr 1847, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Vinagar,   b. 1 Apr 1776, Ireland ,   d. 29 Feb 1832, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 55 years)
  Married	25 Mar 1798	Frederick County, Maryland, USA   [3]
  Notes	More information on this family can be found at http://www.ourfamilysaga.com
  Family ID	F27238	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maranda Wilson,   b. 20 Feb 1815, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 4 Apr 1900, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1835	Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 1/1/1835 Place: Monongalia, West Virginia, United States Elias Summers Merandia Wilson 1850 Western District, Ritchie, VA Elias Somers 38 VA Maranda 36 VA Henrietta 14 VA Mary A 12 VA Magaret L 10 VA Jemima 8 VA Jno 6 VA Israel F 4 VA Elijah N 3 VA Joseph M 2 VA James A 3/12 VA 1860 Ritchie, VA Elias Summers 50 VA Maranda 47 VA Marian 22 f VA Margaret L 21 VA James A 19 VA Jemima 17 VA John 15 V Israel T 13 VA Elijah N 9 VA Jo M 8 VA Elizab'h 7 VA 1870 Union, Ritchie, WV all born VA now WV Summers, Elias 60 Maranda 58 John M 23 IF 21 Elijah N 20 Joseph M 18 Elizabeth 16 Staley, Cathrine 17 domestic 1880 Union, Ritchie, WV Summers, E 71 VA MD Ireland Miranda 69 wife VA VA VA Elijah 29 son VA VA VA Stanley, John 25 nephew VA VA VA Clevenger, John 14 adpt son VA VA VA From ourfamilysaga.com: History of Ritchie County West Virginia, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (Wheeling News Ltho. Co., Wheeling, W. VA., 1911). Elias Summers was the first settler on the farm now owned by his son, E. N. Summers. He was born in Monongalia county, and there he was married to Miss Miranda Wilson, sister of Isaac Wilson, of Indian creek, and came to this county in 1838, and settled near Oxford, on the farm that is now owned by the Michael heirs. He removed from here to the Thomas McKinley farm, on White Oak, and from there, from earth rich in the esteem of all who knew him. He was buried in the Cox graveyard, and, in 1901, his wife was laid by his side.Their children: Mrs. Hannah (James) Prather, Mrs. Margaret (J.M.) Cox, Mrs. Jemima (Robert) Mitchell, James K., who lost his life in the Union cause, Mrs. Mary A. (John O.) Kelley, Harrisville; and Thomas, and Della, who died in infancy, have all joined the throng on the other side. The surviving ones are: Mrs. Lucy E. (T.T.) Pritchard, Wyoming; Joseph M. Summers, Ohio; J.T., Kansas; and E. N. Summers, of Pullman.
  Children	1. Hannah E Summers,   b. CA 1836, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mary Ann Summers,   b. CA Dec 1837, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 2 Jun 1909, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 71 years)   3. James A Summers,   b. CA 1840, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 12 Mar 1862, Washington, District of Columbia  (Age ~ 22 years)   4. Margaret Luvinia Summers,   b. Jul 1843, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 8 Aug 1906, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 63 years)   5. Jemima Summers,   b. CA 1842, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 21 Sep 1882, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 40 years)   6. John M Summers,   b. 4 Nov 1843, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 9 Jan 1922, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 78 years)   7. Israel Taylor Summers,   b. CA 1846, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1924, Woodson County, Kansas, USA  (Age ~ 78 years)   8. Elijah Nobel Summers,   b. Nov 1848, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 3 Oct 1915, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 66 years)   9. Joseph M Summers,   b. Oct 1849, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Lucy Ann Elizabeth Summers,   b. 20 Mar 1852, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 30 May 1926, Big Horn County, Wyoming, USA  (Age 74 years)   11. Thomas Summers,   b. 30 Dec 1853, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. May 1855, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 1 years)   12. Permelia A Summers,   b. 7 May 1859, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Bef 1860  (Age < 0 years)
  Family ID	F27035	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com. [S113] Grant District Cemeteries. [S1005] Del Groves. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.