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  1. 1.  Catherine Kommer was born in 1680 in Rothau, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, FR; died in Waldersbach, FR.

    Notes:

    Marriage with Jean Sommer :
    There is persecution and persecution ... In the seventeenth century, the persecution of the Anabaptists took proven forms, which led them to hide for good, even to renounce their religion and to dissolve in the majority Lutheranism. The Kommer family, for example, had on their arrival in France, a propensity to ally with the Anabaptist family Sommer, but at the same time, she makes classical marriages at Ban de la Roche. So there have been a number of families who have presented clues of possible Anabaptism but have become part of the overall landscape. As for the families who lived their Mennonite faith without concessions, we did not risk identifying them: they refused to baptize their children, so that their civil status is inaccessible since the parish registers are the basis.
    Marriage with Benoit Hertzog
    Waldersbach, BMS, 1691-1734, 3E 513/1, right page 87/152 The marriage of Benoit Hertzog, son of the late Benoit Jean Hertzog of the village of Schorheim (?) To the canton of Berne in Switzerland and Catherine Commer (spelling according to the 'act of marriage') also native of Switzerland and widow of the late Jean Sommer, when he lived as a shepherd in Waldersbach, was blessed in the church of the said place.
    source
    • Family 1: http://badonpierre.free.fr/salmpierre/tome2zf.html

    Died:
    Ban de la Roche

    Catherine married Jean (Johannes) Sommer before 1700. Jean (son of Ulrich Sommer and Christine Reiss (Rehsee, Resse)) was born on 7 May 1672 in Waldersbach, FR; died on 10 Feb 1706 in Waldersbach, FR; was buried on 11 Feb 1706 in Fouday, Bas-Rhin, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Jean Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1700-1705 in Palatinate, GR.
    2. 3. Nicolas Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jean Sommer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Catherine1) was born about 1700-1705 in Palatinate, GR.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Berger

    Notes:

    Lived at Sommerhof, at the birth of his oldest son, Joseph.

    Jean married Marie Barbe Neuhauser before 1729. Marie was born about 1705. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Jean Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1731 in Palatinate, GR; died on 9 Dec 1805 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR.
    2. 5. Ulrich Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1739 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR; died on 6 Jan 1814 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR.
    3. 6. Jacques Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Nicolas Sommer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Catherine1)

    Notes:

    Married 13 September 1762 (Monday), La Broque, Schirmeck, 67130, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France, to Catherine Holveck.



Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jean Sommer Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jean2, 1.Catherine1) was born about 1731 in Palatinate, GR; died on 9 Dec 1805 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Censier at Sommerhof
    • Immigration: 1828

    Notes:

    The previous six generations are provisional.

    Tenant farmer Jean Sommer, 63, was a witness to the death of Caspar Schrag (b. ca 1744-d.1794) on Sommerhof at Neuviller-la-Roche.

    “The origin of the name Sommerhof (literally “summer farm” or “Sommer farm”) appears to be unclear. Some say the name came from the fact that the Sommer family had been leaseholders at the farm since the 1730s.” ….It is known that the Sommerhof was a dairy farm where cattle grazed on high meadows and that in 1790 the family also raised some hogs and made large quantities of cheese for sale.”

    “Near the small chalet, hidden during our visit by logs felled during a fierce storm, M. Jeanpierre tells us there are the remnants of a Sommer cemetery , with the stones lying flat.”

    Died:
    Sommerhof

    Jean married Marie Rubi (Roby) between 1767-1772. Marie (daughter of Johann Rubi (Roby)) was born on 17 Jun 1747 in Riedelberg, Pirmasens, Palatinate, GR; died on 15 Jan 1820 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR; was buried on 15 Jan 1820 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Ulrich Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Oct 1769 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR; died on 20 Jul 1833 in Raon l’Etape, Vosges, FR.
    2. 8. Christian Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Oct 1769 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR; died on 9 May 1840 in Breitenbach , Bas-Rhin, FR.
    3. 9. Christian Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1770 in Raon l’Etape, Vosges, FR; died on 7 May 1806 in Turquestein-Blancrupt, Moselle, FR.
    4. 10. Joseph Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Sep 1775 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR; died on 4 Aug 1856 in In Illinois?; was buried in Mackinaw, Tazewell Co., IL.
    5. 11. Elisabeth Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Feb 1780 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR; died on 18 May 1825 in Savonnieres-Devant-Bar, Meuse, FR.

  2. 5.  Ulrich Sommer Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jean2, 1.Catherine1) was born in 1739 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR; died on 6 Jan 1814 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Religion: Anabaptist

    Notes:

    Nine children.

    Birth:
    Sommerhof

    Died:
    Sommerhof

    Ulrich married Marie Saltzmann (Salzemann) before 1765. Marie (daughter of Michel Saltzmann and Marie Zerber) was born in 1737; died on 28 Nov 1816 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR; was buried in La Broque, Salm, Bas-Rhin, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Pierre Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1769; died on 15 May 1833 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR.
    2. 13. Ulrich Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1769.
    3. 14. Elizabeth Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in May 1772 in La Broque, Salm, Bas-Rhin, FR; died on 27 May 1811 in La Broque, Salm, Bas-Rhin, FR.
    4. 15. Joseph Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1773.
    5. 16. Michel Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1779.

  3. 6.  Jacques Sommer Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jean2, 1.Catherine1)


Generation: 4

  1. 7.  Ulrich Sommer Descendancy chart to this point (4.Jean3, 2.Jean2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 4 Oct 1769 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR; died on 20 Jul 1833 in Raon l’Etape, Vosges, FR.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Censier at Sommerhoff

    Notes:

    of Neufmaisons, Meurthe.

    Birth:
    Sommerhoff

    Ulrich married Barbe Guengrich (Guerich) on 5 Jan 1795 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR. Barbe (daughter of Jean Guengrich (Guerich) and Barbe Goldschmitte) was born on 18 Jan 1777 in Bourg-Bruche, Bas-Rhin, FR; died about 1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Elisabeth Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jan 1797 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR.
    2. 18. Jacob Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1798.
    3. 19. Barbe Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Feb 1799 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR; died on 22 Feb 1864 in Merviller, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR.
    4. 20. Joseph Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Mar 1801 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR.
    5. 21. Madeleine Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Jan 1803 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR.
    6. 22. Catherine Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Nov 1804 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR; died after 1856.
    7. 23. Anne Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Oct 1806 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR; died on 3 Apr 1860 in St. Marie-aux-Mines, Moselle, FR.
    8. 24. Christianne Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Dec 1809 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR.
    9. 25. Marie Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Jan 1813 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR; died before 1870.
    10. 26. Andreas Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Dec 1814 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR.
    11. 27. Salome Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Jul 1819 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR; died on 20 Jul 1890 in Pike Twp., Livingston Co., IL; was buried in Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL.

  2. 8.  Christian Sommer Descendancy chart to this point (4.Jean3, 2.Jean2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 4 Oct 1769 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR; died on 9 May 1840 in Breitenbach , Bas-Rhin, FR.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Censer at Sommerhoff
    • Census: 1780, Bas-Rhin, FR

    Notes:

    Children: Marie-Madeleine, Marie-Anne, Catherine, Joseph, Catherine, Elisabeth.

    Birth:
    Sommerhof

    Census:
    Struthof, near Still, Christian and his wife

    Died:
    The Hohwald
    “Le Hohwald is a hill village, with altitude above sea level in the commune ranging from 450 meters to nearly 1100 meters, positioned some fifty kilometres to the west-south-west of Strasbourg and some ten kilometres to the south-west of Mont Sainte-Odile.” (Wikipedia)

    Christian married Marie Madeleine Dolter on 7 May 1793 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR. Marie was born on 28 Jun 1774 in Hohwald, Bas-Rhin, FR; died on 6 May 1834 in Hohwald, Bas-Rhin, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 9.  Christian Sommer Descendancy chart to this point (4.Jean3, 2.Jean2, 1.Catherine1) was born in 1770 in Raon l’Etape, Vosges, FR; died on 7 May 1806 in Turquestein-Blancrupt, Moselle, FR.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Voiturier


  4. 10.  Joseph Sommer Descendancy chart to this point (4.Jean3, 2.Jean2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 18 Sep 1775 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR; died on 4 Aug 1856 in In Illinois?; was buried in Mackinaw, Tazewell Co., IL.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1828, Butler Co., OH
    • Immigration: 16 May 1828, NY
    • Residence: 1828-1855, Paris Twp., Stark Co., OH
    • Residence: 1855, Woodford Co., IL

    Notes:

    The older children went to Illinois, the younger to Indiana and Ohio.

    Source , page 10, tells a different story of Joseph’s death and burial.
    “According to Bishop Samuel Gerber, Joseph Sommer, his great grandfather, one day walked from his place to son Peter’s, a distance of about six miles. On the way he became ill. He arrived at Peter’s home and passed away there a few days later, August 4, 1856. He is also buried in the Slabtown Cemetery . Later his widow, Anna, became ill and eventually was moved to Allen County, Indiana, where she died and is buried.”

    Birth:
    Sommerhof

    Immigration:
    Carolina Agusta with eight children (?)

    Died:
    or Paris, Stark Co., OH?

    Buried:
    Slabtown Cemetery ?

    Joseph married Anne Marie Schwartz on 7 Aug 1796 in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Haut-Rhin, FR. Anne was born in 1777 in Walbach, Haut-Rhin, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Joseph married Anne Marie Goerig on 15 Jan 1806 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR. Anne (daughter of Jean Guengrich (Guerich) and Barbe Goldschmitte) was born on 14 Sep 1788 in Bourg-Bruche, Bas-Rhin, FR; died in 1859 in Paris, Stark Co., OH; was buried in Allen Co., IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Joseph Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Feb 1807 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR; died on 25 Aug 1847 in Springfield, OH.
    2. 29. Christian Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Nov 1808 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR; died in 1900 in Allen Co., IN; was buried in Leo, Allen Co., IN.
    3. 30. Peter Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Apr 1811 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR; died on 29 Mar 1880 in Gridley, McLean Co., IL.
    4. 31. John Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 May 1813 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR; died on 28 Aug 1893; was buried in Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL.
    5. 32. Magdalena Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Aug 1815 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR; died on 2 Aug 1902 in Congerville, Woodford Co., IL; was buried in Carlock, McLean Co., IL.
    6. 33. Catherine Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Apr 1818 in Dossenheim-Kochersberg, Lower Alsace, FR; died on 30 Jun 1895 in Leo, Allen Co., IN.
    7. 34. Elizabeth Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Jun 1821; died on 26 May 1885; was buried in Allen Co., IN.
    8. 35. Barbara Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1822.
    9. 36. Jacob Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 May 1825 in Tours, Centre Val-de-Loire, FR; died on 24 Feb 1892 in Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co., OH.
    10. 37. Anna Sommer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1830 in OH; died in 1852 in IL; was buried in Woodford Co., IL.

  5. 11.  Elisabeth Sommer Descendancy chart to this point (4.Jean3, 2.Jean2, 1.Catherine1) was born on 15 Feb 1780 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR; died on 18 May 1825 in Savonnieres-Devant-Bar, Meuse, FR.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1795-1819, Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Sommerhof

    Residence:
    Sommerhof

    Elisabeth married Andreas Goerig on 18 Jan 1804 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR. Andreas (son of Jean Goerig and Barbe Goldschmitt) was born on 31 Oct 1781. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 12.  Pierre Sommer Descendancy chart to this point (5.Ulrich3, 2.Jean2, 1.Catherine1) was born about 1769; died on 15 May 1833 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR.

  7. 13.  Ulrich Sommer Descendancy chart to this point (5.Ulrich3, 2.Jean2, 1.Catherine1) was born in 1769.

    Ulrich married Marie Zehuter on 13 Dec 1809 in Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR. Marie was born in 1790; died in 1823. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 14.  Elizabeth Sommer Descendancy chart to this point (5.Ulrich3, 2.Jean2, 1.Catherine1) was born in May 1772 in La Broque, Salm, Bas-Rhin, FR; died on 27 May 1811 in La Broque, Salm, Bas-Rhin, FR.

    Elizabeth married Nicolas Neuhauser on 19 Feb 1800 in Moyenmoutier, Vosges, FR. Nicolas (son of Nicolas Christian Neuhauser and Veronique Fongond) was born in 1762 in La Broque, Salm, Bas-Rhin, FR; died on 14 Oct 1847 in Grandfontaine, Bas-Rhin, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 38. Nicolas Neuhauser  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Jun 1803 in Grandfontaine, Bas-Rhin, FR.
    2. 39. Joseph Neuhauser  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 May 1808 in Moussey, Vosges, FR; died on 26 Jun 1868 in Grandfontaine, Bas-Rhin, FR.

  9. 15.  Joseph Sommer Descendancy chart to this point (5.Ulrich3, 2.Jean2, 1.Catherine1) was born about 1773.

  10. 16.  Michel Sommer Descendancy chart to this point (5.Ulrich3, 2.Jean2, 1.Catherine1) was born in 1779.

    Family/Spouse: Sara George. Sara was born in 1778. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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