John Henry Summer
1780 - 1840 (60 years)-
Name John Henry Summer Birth 1780 Union, Newberry, South Carolina, United States Gender Male Death 1840 Morgan, Tennessee, United States Siblings 6 Siblings Person ID I4366 Main Tree Last Modified 3 Feb 2018
Father Heinrich Summer, Lt., b. 1746, Pennsylvania, United States d. 1790, Newberry, South Carolina, United States (Age 44 years) Mother Christina Dominick, b. 1751, Newberry, South Carolina, United States d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F606 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Marial Summer, b. 1787, South Carolina, United States d. Dec 1878, Texas, Missouri, United States (Age 91 years) Marriage 1803 South Carolina, United States Children 1. Daughter Summers 2. Summers 3. John Adam Summers, b. 1805, South Carolina, United States d. 1871, Akers, Shannon, Missouri, United States (Age 66 years) 4. Mary Summers, b. Between 1810 and 1811, South Carolina, United States d. Yes, date unknown 5. Simon Summers, b. 1813, South Carolina, United States d. Bef 1860, Missouri, United States (Age 46 years) 6. Andrew "Andy" Jackson Summers, b. 6 Jun 1815, Iredell, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States d. 22 Aug 1885, Spring Valley, McDonald, Missouri, United States (Age 70 years) 7. Jesse Summers, b. 29 Nov 1818, Tennessee, United States d. 1 Dec 1898, Texas, Missouri, United States (Age 80 years) 8. Thomas "Tom" Summers, b. 24 Feb 1823, Tennessee, United States d. 7 Nov 1875, Missouri, United States (Age 52 years) 9. Nicholas Demos "Nichodemus" Summers, b. 1826 d. 1875, Missouri, United States (Age 49 years) 10. Uriah Bonapare Summers, b. Between 1829 and 1830, Tennessee, United States d. 1864 (Age ~ 35 years) Last Modified 24 Jun 2009 Family ID F1924 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map Birth - 1780 - Union, Newberry, South Carolina, United States Marriage - 1803 - South Carolina, United States Death - 1840 - Morgan, Tennessee, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Sources: Ollie Monger, Silver Spring, MD
Moved to TN abt 1818 with brothers Nicholas and David.
Some of John Henry's sons came into MO in 1830's, possibly on furhunting trip. One story tells one was a Gov't surveyer. At any ratethey liked the country & stayed. They later went back to TN forfamily, found John Henry (father) had died in Morggan Co. TN. The restof family came back, including mother Mariah. They settled in what isnow Shannon, Texas, & Dent Co. in MO. Their descendants are scatteredthru the US. John Henry, wife, & first children left SC, stopped inIN, where son, Andrew Jackson was born, then went on to TN. John was afarmer/blacksmith/country preacher. In a letter dated January 22, 1879Jesse Summers b. October 10, 1857 writes to his sister, Martha of thedeaths "A dropping off" of their foreparents (Marial) Big Granny,(Mother of John Adam Summers), and that she was buried the day beforeChristmas 1878 at the age of 91. He also wrote of the death of JohnAdam "Grandaddy" on January 11th 1879. He writes; "Grandaddy took sickin the morning and did not feaar to be very bad off and that night heeat a little Supper and went to bed and about one or two hours in thenight a sick spell come on him and he vomited a little and lay downagain and said he thought he could sleep and about eight or nineo'clock in the night graney heard him a kindly ketching his breath andspoke to him and he did not speak and she shook him and he did notspeak and he raised up and he only drew three more breaths." "JesseSummers to Martha Summers"
- Sources: Ollie Monger, Silver Spring, MD