Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameSarah Jane SUMMERS [3852], [39314], [39315], [39316]
BirthSep 8, 1830, North Carolina [3852]
DeathOct 30, 1892, Alamance County, North Carolina [3852]
BurialFriedens Lutheran Church, 6001 NC Highway 61 North, Gibsonville, North Carolina [3852]
Find A Gravehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18155303/sarah-jane-tackell
FatherJoshua SUMMERS (1812-1846)
Mother“Franky” Frances GERRINGER (1810-1868)
Spouses
1Edward PALMER [3852], [39314], [39317], [39318], [39319]
Birth1821, Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina [39319]
Death1869, Missouri [39318], [39319], [39317]
BirthMar 13, 1818, North Carolina [39318], [39317]
FatherThomas PALMER (1785-1858)
MotherSarah DISHON (1792-1881)
MarriageSep 26, 1846, Orange County, North Carolina [3852], [39314], [39318], [39320]
ChildrenMary Ann (1850-1911)
 Sarah Frances (1852-1945)
 Hannah Elizabeth (1854-1936)
 Lucinda Virginia (1857-1940)
 Catherine C. (1859-1907)
 Georgia Anne (1862-1885)
 Mary Jane (1865-1953)
2Yancy Digel TACKELL “TICKLE”
BirthMar 6, 1825 [39321]
DeathOct 20, 1918, North Carolina [39321]
BurialFriedens Lutheran Church, 6001 NC Highway 61 North, Gibsonville, North Carolina [39321]
Find A Gravehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34582106/yancy-tackell
MarriageMay 21, 1871, Orange County, North Carolina [3852], [39316], [3852]
ChildrenHorace Porter (1872-1955)
 Julius Baxter (1874-1962)
 Amanda Albertine (1861-1930)
Obituary Online notes for Sarah Jane SUMMERS
1st marriage to Edward Palmer in 1846
Children: Mary (Polly), Sarah Frances, Hannah Elizabeth, Catherine C., Lucinda Virginia, Georgia Anna, Mary Jane

2nd marriage to Yancey Tackell (Tickle) in 1871
Children: Horace Porter, Julius Baxter

Gravesite Details
First wife of Yancey Tackell [3852]
Last Modified Oct 16, 2025Created Sep 25, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell, using Reunion for Macintosh
Created Sep 25, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell
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