Sarah Renick (Frazer) Summerson (1824 - 1893)

Born 14 May 1824 in Greenbrier, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Richard S. Summerson — married 12 Nov 1846 in Greenbrier, Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died 1 May 1893 at age 68 in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA

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Biography

Sarah was a daughter of Joseph Addison Frazer and Frances "Fannie" Renick. She was born in 1824 and died in 1893. She married Richard S. Summerson in 1846, in Greenbrier, Virginia. ^[1] Eventually, Richard and Sarah moved to Staunton, Virginia.

Census Details

The 1870 Census shows Sarah and Richard in Staunton, Virginia. Richard is listed as "retired farmer," while Sarah is noted as being "at housekeeping." Their six children -- William, Henry, Junius, Richard, Fannie, and Mary -- were living with them at the time. Also living with the Summersons were a Black woman, Ellen Alexander, listed as a domestic worker, and two mixed-race children. ^[2]

The 1880 Census also Sarah and Richard in Staunton, Virginia. This was just before Richard's death in December 1880. At the time of this Census, Sarah is listed as living with several generations of her family -- her daughter Mary Summerson, son Junius Summerson, daughter-in-law Ella Summerson, grandson Charles Summerson, granddaughter Martha "Pattie" Summerson, and her parents Joseph Addison Frazier and Frances "Fannie" Frazier. ^[3]

Death

Sarah died on May 1, 1893, in Staunton, Virginia, at the home of her son William F. Summerson. She had been suffering from pneumonia for about two weeks at the time of her death. ^[4] She was 69 years old.

Sources

1. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRXH-2NR : 11 February 2018), Richard Summerson and Sarah R. Frazer, 12 Nov 1846; citing Greenbrier, West Virginia, page 2, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 595,040.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFLX-6R1 : 12 April 2016), Sarah R Summerson in household of Richard Summerson, Virginia, United States; citing p. 2, family 12, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,133.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCPN-G93 : 16 July 2017), Sarah Summerson in entry for Richard Summerson, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 9, sheet 16C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1354; FHL microfilm 1,255,354.
4. ↑ "Death of Mrs. Sarah R. Summerson," Yost's Weekly, Staunton, Virginia. 04 May 1893. Accessed via Newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33000921/sarah_summerson_death/

• United States Federal Census, 1850
• United States Federal Census, 1860

• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRS3-9PB : 11 February 2018), Sarah R. Frazier in entry for Henry E. Sunnerson and Bettie B. Reese, 29 Oct 1872; citing Staunton, Virginia, reference Staunton Pg66; FHL microfilm 2,048,497.

• "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR7-MRK8 : 20 August 2018), Sarah R Frazier in entry for Henry E Summerson, 13 Jul 1917; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Mt Sidney, Augusta, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.