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George Sommer

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  1. 1.  George Sommer was born in 1801 in Lorraine, FR (son of Christian Sommer and Barbe Verly); died on 24 Feb 1883 in Worth Twp., Woodford Co., IL; was buried in Metamora, Woodford Co., IL.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Religion: Amish
    • Residence: Spring Bay, Woodford Co., IL
    • Immigration: 15 Sep 1836, New Orleans, LA

    Notes:

    George became a deacon in the Partridge Amish Church. The name later became spelled Summer through a clerical error. (See notes for son, Peter.)George became a deacon in the Partridge Amish Church. The name later became spelled Summer through a clerical error. (See notes for son, Peter.)
    Sommer family
    Sommer (Sommers, Summer, Summers), a Mennonite family name of Swiss origin. The early homes of the family were Sumiswald and Lützelflüh in the Emmental, canton of Bern, Switzerland. During the fore part of the 18th century members of the family moved to the Jura, Montbéliard, Alsace, and the Palatinate. The migrations of the early 19th century brought several Sommer families from their European homes to Ohio and Illinois. Isaac Sommer became one of the first settlers in the Sonnenberg settlement in Wayne County, Ohio, coming there in 1819 from the Jura. A brother, Ulrich Sommer, came in 1824. Christian Sommer came in 1819. Christian Sommer (1811-1891) was ordained to the ministry in 1838 and bishop of the Sonnenberg congregation in 1862. He preached his farewell sermon 4 October 1891, just two months before his death. Ulrich Sommer (1792-1880) came from Switzerland in 1824 and was ordained a minister of the Sonnenberg congregation in 1827 and bishop in 1842.

    In 1836 George Sommers (1801-83) migrated from Alsace to Woodford County, Illinois. He was a deacon in the Amish Mennonite church, and one of the pioneer settlers in central Illinois. Peter Sommers, a son, was a minister of the Metamora (Mennonite Church) church for many years.
    Pierre Sommer (1874-1952) was the leading minister and elder of the French-speaking congregations in France 1900-50.

    Goertz, Delbert L. "Sommer family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 30 Mar 2019. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Sommer_family&oldid=120475.

    Residence:
    Partridge Creek area

    Immigration:
    From Le Havre de Graci, FR, on the ship Mozart, captained by John Colling.

    Buried:
    Hickory Point Cemetery

    George married Anna Gosser (Gasser) on 4 Apr 1831 in Diane-Capelle, Moselle, FR. Anna was born in 1810 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR; died on 2 Apr 1889 in IL; was buried in Metamora, Woodford Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Sommer was born in 1832; died in 1904; was buried in Peoria, IL.
    2. Christian Sommer was born on 16 Jan 1833; died on 3 Jul 1921; was buried in Metamora, Woodford Co., IL.
    3. John Sommer was born on 6 Aug 1835; died on 2 Aug 1912 in Normal, McLean Co., IL; was buried in Metamora, Woodford Co., IL.
    4. Katherine Sommer was born in 1838; died in 1911 in CA.
    5. Joseph Sommer was born in 1840 in Spring Bay, Washington Twp., Woodford Co., IL; died in 1936; was buried in Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL.
    6. Peter Sommer (Summer) was born on 11 Apr 1843 in Metamora, Woodford Co., IL; died on 5 Jun 1922 in Washington, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in Washington, Tazewell Co., IL.
    7. Jacob Sommer was born on 11 Mar 1847 in Spring Bay, Woodford Co., IL; died on 28 Sep 1927 in Meadows, McLean Co., IL; was buried in Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL.
    8. Anna Sommer was born on 17 Mar 1850 in Spring Bay, Woodford Co., IL; died on 13 May 1929 in Chenoa, McLean Co., IL; was buried in Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL.
    9. George Sommer, Jr. was born in 1853 in IL; died on 22 May 1930 in Peoria, Peoria Co., IL; was buried in Washington, Tazewell Co., IL.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Christian Sommer was born in 1770 in Raon-sur-Plaine, Vosges, FR (son of Ulrich (Olry) Sommer and Marie Fongond); died on 21 Mar 1847 in Turquestein, Lorquin, FR.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Valet, plowman in 1797 at the farm of the Glaconnière

    Notes:

    Died:
    Witness : Joseph SOMMER 1795-1850-Witness : Christian SOMMER 1805-1858

    Christian married Barbe Verly about 1793 in Raon-sur-Plaine, Vosges, FR. Barbe (daughter of Ulrich Jean Claude Verly (Werelin) and Madeleine Steiner) was born in 1772; died on 5 May 1806. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Barbe Verly was born in 1772 (daughter of Ulrich Jean Claude Verly (Werelin) and Madeleine Steiner); died on 5 May 1806.
    Children:
    1. Pierre Sommer was born in 1800; died in 1879.
    2. 1. George Sommer was born in 1801 in Lorraine, FR; died on 24 Feb 1883 in Worth Twp., Woodford Co., IL; was buried in Metamora, Woodford Co., IL.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Ulrich (Olry) Sommer was born in 1740 in Sumiswald, Bern, SW (son of André Sommer and Anne Pinckele (Bingli)); died on 12 Dec 1787 in La Broque, Salm, Bas-Rhin, FR.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Religion: Anabaptist

    Notes:

    Total of five children.

    Died:
    Schirmeck

    Ulrich married Marie Fongond in 1770 in Raon-sur-Plaine, Vosges, FR. Marie was born in 1740/45; died in 1808. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Marie Fongond was born in 1740/45; died in 1808.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Religion: Anabaptist

    Notes:

    Married:
    La Crache (near the waterfall)

    Children:
    1. Jean Sommer was born on 22 Feb 1773 in Raon-sur-Plaine, Vosges, FR; died on 13 May 1808 in La Broque, Salm, Bas-Rhin, FR.
    2. 2. Christian Sommer was born in 1770 in Raon-sur-Plaine, Vosges, FR; died on 21 Mar 1847 in Turquestein, Lorquin, FR.

  3. 6.  Ulrich Jean Claude Verly (Werelin) was born in Touru, SW; died on 27 Oct 1782 in Turquestein-Blancrupt, Moselle, FR.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Touru Tourn évoque Thun, mais pourrait étre Kirchenthurnen ou Mühlethurnen dans la proisse de Thurnen, Tournedoz près de Sonceboz ou Tournedessus : voir Neil Ann Stuckey Levine mfh 07 2006

    Died:
    or 20 Dec 1782

    Ulrich + Madeleine Steiner. Madeleine (daughter of Christophe Steiner) was born in 1743; died in 1808. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Madeleine Steiner was born in 1743 (daughter of Christophe Steiner); died in 1808.
    Children:
    1. 3. Barbe Verly was born in 1772; died on 5 May 1806.
    2. Christian Verly (Werelin) was born in 1775 in LaFrimbolle, Lorraine, FR; died on 25 May 1835 in LaFrimbolle, Lorraine, FR.
    3. Pierre Verly (Wehrner) was born in 1778 in Turquestein, Meurthe, FR; died in 1858 in Gondrexange, Moselle, FR.
    4. Marie Verly (Vairre) was born on 12 Aug 1779 in Cirey-sur-Vezouse, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR; died on 21 Feb 1822 in Raon-sur-Plaine, Vosges, FR.
    5. Anna Verly (Werelin) was born about 1782 in FR; died after 1870 in Metamora, Panola Twp., Woodford Co., IL; was buried in Metamora, Panola Twp., Woodford Co., IL.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  André Sommer was born in 1698 in Lutzelfluh-Goldbach, Bern, SW (son of Ulrich Sommer and Christine Kommer (Kammerer)); died in 1765.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Abt 1750, La Broque, Salm, Bas-Rhin, FR

    André + Anne Pinckele (Bingli). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Anne Pinckele (Bingli)
    Children:
    1. George Sommer
    2. Christian Sommer was born about 1734; died before 1804.
    3. Joseph Sommer
    4. Elizabeth Sommer was born in 1738; died in 1796.
    5. 4. Ulrich (Olry) Sommer was born in 1740 in Sumiswald, Bern, SW; died on 12 Dec 1787 in La Broque, Salm, Bas-Rhin, FR.
    6. Anne Marie Sommer

  3. 14.  Christophe Steiner died on 21 Jan 1808 in Turquestein, Meurthe, FR.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Cirey sur Vezouse?

    Children:
    1. 7. Madeleine Steiner was born in 1743; died in 1808.


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