Adeline (Clifford) Somers (1837 - 1914)

Born 8 Mar 1837 in Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Died 22 Aug 1914 at age 77 in Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Adeline Ada Clifford, daughter of Nathan Clifford and Daphne Smith, was born on 8 March 1837 in Vermont.

The following variants of her name are found in the various records: Adelene, Adeline, Ada, Adelia, Addie.

In 1850 Adeline Clifford is recorded as being thirteen years of age and living in the Household of her father in Pittsford, Rutland county, Vermont. ^[1]

In 1860 Adelene Clifford is recorded as being twenty-three years of age and living in the Household of her father in Concord, Jackson county, Michigan. ^[2]

Adeline was wed to James M. Somers / Summers (1832-1924) in 1861. ^[3] They had the following known children together:

1. Clifford James Somers, born 1864; ^[4]
2. Edith J. (Somers) Marr, b. 1867, d. 1949; ^[5]
3. Anna Oliva (Somers) Labeteaux, b. 1873. ^[6]

In 1880 Ada Somers is recorded as being fourty-three years of age and living in the Household of her husband James Somers in Dowagiac, Cass county, Michigan. ^[7]

In 1900 Addie Somer is recorded as being white, female, sixty-two years old, married for thirty-nine years, born in March 1838 in Vermont, having borne six children of whom three were still alive, and living in the Household of her husband James M. Somer in Dowagiac city, Cass county, Michigan. ^[8]

In 1910 Addie Summers is recorded as being seventy-two years of age, white, female, married for fourty-nine years, able to read and write, and living in the Household of her husband J. M. Summers in Dowagiac Ward 2, Cass county, Michigan. ^[9]

Adeline Ada Clifford Somers / Summers died on 22 August 1914 in Dowagiac, Cass county, Michigan. ^[10] She was buried at Riverside Cemetery in Dowagiac. ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 U.S. Federal Census of Pittsford, Rutland county, Vermont. Text: "Name: Adeline Clifford; Age: 13; Birth Year: abt 1837; Birthplace: Vermont; Home in 1850: Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont; Gender: Female; Family Number: 795.

   Household Members Name Age

   1. Nathan D Clifford 43
   2. Daphnia Clifford 41
   3. Ann O Clifford 19
   4. Eugene V Clifford 17
   5. George A Clifford 15
   6. Caroline Clifford 13
   7. Adeline Clifford 13
   8. Samuel E Clifford 12
   9. William Clifford 8
   10. Danna W Clifford 7
   11. Julia A Clifford 5
   12. Mary J Clifford 10"
2. ↑ 1860 U.S. Federal Census of Concord, Jackson, Michigan. Post Office: Parma; Dwelling Number: 266; Family Number: 255.

   Household Members Name Age

   1. Nathan D. Clifford
   2. Dafne Clifford
   3. Adelene Clifford
   4. Edward Clifford
   5. Mary Clifford
   6. Dana Clifford
   7. Julia Clifford"
3. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census
4. ↑ Michigan, Marriage Records, Ancestry.com. Text: ""Name: N. Clifford Somners [sic!]; Mother: Addie Clifford; Father: James N. Somners; Spouse: May Hatfield."
5. ↑ Michigan, County Marriages, 1822-1940, Ancestry.com. Text: "Name: Edith J. Somers; Mother: Adelia Somers; Father: Jas. Somers; Spouse: Robert A. Marr; Film Number: 001021046."
6. ↑ Michigan, County Marriages, 1822-1940, Ancestry.com. Text: "Name: Anna Somers; Mother: Adeline Somers; Father: James Somers; Spouse: Bartle A. Labeteau; Film Number 001021046."
7. ↑ 1880 U.S. Federal Census of Dowagiac, Cass county, Michigan

   Household Members Name Age

   1. James Somers
   2. Ada Somers
   3. Clifford Somers
   4. Edith Somers
   5. Anna Somers
8. ↑ 1900 U.S. Federal Census of Dowagiac City, Cass County, Michigan
9. ↑ 1910 U.S. Federal Census of Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan

   Household Members Name Age

   1. J. M. Summers 77 Head
   2. Addie Summers 72 Wife
   3. John Merville 52 Roomer
   4. James G Potto 28 Roomer
10. ↑ Michigan, Death Records, 1867 - 1950, Ancestry.com. Text: "Name: Ada Clifford Summers; Gender: Female; Race: White; Marital Status: Married; Death Age: 77; Birth Date: 8 Mar 1837; Birth Place: Ver; Death Date: 22 Aug 1914; Death Place: Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, USA; Father: Nathan D Clifford; Mother: Daphne Smith."
11. ↑ Find A Grave Ada Somers Text: "Name: Ada Somers; Maiden Name: Clifford; Birth Date: 8 Mar 1837; Birth Place: Vermont, United States of America; Death Date: 22 Aug 1914; Death Place: Cass County, Michigan, United States of America; Cemetery: Riverside Cemetery, Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan; Father: Nathan D. Clifford; Mother: Daphna Clifford; Children: Edith J. Marr."

Acknowledgements

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