Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1858, JAN. 248 THE SUMMERS. TI-IE SUMMERS FAMILY. The ancestors of the Suminers family of Platte came to the Colonies, about 1700, from Holland. The mother died, and the father returned to Europe. The sons, John and Samuel, were reared by their mothers relatives. e have only to do with John. He taught school for 52 years, and was 119 years of age at death. His son, John, was a Revolutionary soldier, and witnessed the sur- render of Cornwallis in 1781. He was born July 26, 1764; married. October 20, 1786, Agnes Bell, daughter of Charles. She Was born February 10, 1707. They came from Virginia to Kentucky, about 1789. Their children, with dates of birth, were: I. SUSA11A SUMMERS, b. July 10, 1787. II. CARTER, b. May 6, 1789. III. THOMAS T.. b. May 9, 1791. IV. JESSE, b. March 15. 1793. V. BE.JAMI1, b. May 1895. VI. LFCY, b. May 17, 1797. VII. NAXCY, b. March 7. 1799. VIII. MASON. b. Feb. 0, 1801.. IX. ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 10, 18():}. X. MARY. b. Jan. 13, 1805. XI. JOHN T., b. Nov. 2. 1807. XII. EMERSON SUMMERS. b. March 25, 1810. I shall notice only those who came to Platte. or have de- scendants here. I. CARTER SUMMERS. Son of John (ii). was born in Jessamine County, Ky., May 6, 1789; n1d Martha Mills, of Fleming County. Ky. Carter died in 1849. Children: 1. COM. PERRY SUMMERS, md Emily Payne, living. Children: 1. Ruth Smmnmzs-, n1d Chas. Ringo (ii). ;.. Per. D. i8umn1(r.s-. 1nd July 28. 1870, Vi1liam Goff. :33. Geo. W. Szummfrs, b. Feb. 14. 184.6; md P. Willia.n1s. 4. .l[oIIim8uumm.S. 5. BmI(I1e. 0. Jluttic 1). March 5, 1857; 1nd Sept. 28. 1882. J. I Stoufer, of St. Joseph. She d. Oct. 20, 1889. II. \ILl.l.M H. SVMMERS, h. in l)ec.. 1817. He represented tl1e county in the State Legislature in 1850-51. He md in 1849, Elizzilietli \ilson. dr. of John. of Pa1ry. They lived in larkVille, and he became an enterprising merchant. Only one of their three (illl(,l](ll suries: 1. Jim)/. wife of T. \. l)ais, Jr. After the death of Mr. Sulnniers, his Widow md IV. -I. Ilemis. h. NM. 3, 18231; d. Feb. 20, 1874. He was an urbane ;rentle1n:1n. a Knight Teniplar, and an enterprising citizen. Mrs. BPIIIIS sn1ies, with only the one living child. s v