Jacob Sommer b. 29 May 1825 Tours, Centre Val-de-Loire, FR d. 24 Feb 1892 Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co., OH: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Jacob Sommer

Male 1825 - 1892  (66 years)


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  • Name Jacob Sommer  [1
    Birth 29 May 1825  Tours, Centre Val-de-Loire, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 24 Feb 1892  Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I7592  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2018 

    Father Joseph Sommer,   b. 18 Sep 1775, Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1856, In Illinois? Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Anne Marie Goerig,   b. 14 Sep 1788, Bourg-Bruche, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1859, Paris, Stark Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 15 Jan 1806  Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Sommerhof
    Family ID F4468  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Leah Lantz,   b. 28 Aug 1831, Mifflin Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Mar 1868 (Age 36 years) 
    Marriage 8 Oct 1851  Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5333  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2018 

    Family 2 Katherine Steiner,   b. 21 Feb 1841, Wayne, Ashtabula Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1923, Mansfield, Richland Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 5 May 1872  Mansfield, Richland Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Leah May Sommer,   b. 1873
     2. Emma Rachel Sommer,   b. 1874   d. 1931 (Age 57 years)
     3. Katherine Louise Sommer,   b. 1875   d. 1965 (Age 90 years)
     4. Samuel Emerson Sommer,   b. 1877   d. 1964 (Age 87 years)
     5. Mary Ellen Sommer,   b. 1878   d. 1943 (Age 65 years)
     6. Lydia Sommer,   b. 1880   d. 1885 (Age 5 years)
     7. John Sommer,   b. 1882   d. 1932 (Age 50 years)
    Family ID F5394  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 May 1825 - Tours, Centre Val-De-Loire, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 Oct 1851 - Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 May 1872 - Mansfield, Richland Co., OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Feb 1892 - Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co., OH Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Jacob served as his father’s administrator of estate. Appraisers were David Sharp, Christian Ropp and Christian Farni. Each received seventy-five cents for his work.

      This couple lived in or near Mansfield, OH. “Jacob taught French in schools for a time. He worked for his brother-in-law, Sigmund Sorg, a watchmaker and jeweler. . .Later the family moved to Ashtabula, OH, where Jacob died in 1892.” [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S453] Donald W. Roth, Introducing the Members of my Extended Sommer Family: Joseph and Anna Mary (Gerig) Sommer.

    2. [S495] Ted Sommer, Sommer Register Report.

    3. [S269] GeneaNet Family Tree of Jean François Lorentz, Gives month as May.


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