Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameJohn SUMMERS II [41], [2064], [859], [289], [297], [10985], [10986], [10987]
Birth1780, Orange (Alamance) County, North Carolina [297], [10988], [10985], [10989]
DeathNov 2, 1836, Guilford County, North Carolina [10988], [10985]
BurialFriedens Lutheran Church, 6001 NC Highway 61 North, Gibsonville, North Carolina [297]
Birth1760 [490]
Find A Gravehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234202233/john-summers
FatherJohn SUMMERS I (1745-<1788)
MotherMargaret (~1740-~1830)
Spouses
1“Betsy” Elizabeth Ross SHEPHERD [297], [10990], [743], [10991], [10992], [10993]
Birthabt 1780 [10994], [297]
Deathbef 1813, Guilford County, North Carolina [10991]
BurialFriedens Lutheran Church, 6001 NC Highway 61 North, Gibsonville, North Carolina [297]
BirthJan 26, 1765, Guilford County, North Carolina [10992], [10991]
Birth1775-1780 [743], [297]
Death1811-1813 [743], [297]
Find A Gravehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234229673/elizabeth-summers
Flags Research Pending
FatherJacob Daniel SCHERER (1726-1795)
MotherHannah Sophia DICK (1726-1825)
MarriageNov 9, 1801, Guilford County, North Carolina [743], [297], [10991]
ChildrenElizabeth (1802-1875)
 Catherine (1804-1843)
 William (Died as Child) (1807-<1810)
 Martin (1808-1837)
 Nancy (1811-1853)
2Mary Polly OSBORN [490], [297], [10995], [10996]
BirthNov 10, 1797, Orange County, North Carolina [10995], [10996]
DeathJan 1, 1860, Guilford County, North Carolina [297], [10995], [10996]
BurialFriedens Lutheran Church, 6001 NC Highway 61 North, Gibsonville, North Carolina [297]
Birthaft 1775, Orange County, North Carolina [490], [297]
Deathaft 1836 [490]
Find A Gravehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234202390/mary-polly-summers
MarriageApr 24, 1813, Guilford County or Orange County, North Carolina [297], [10988], [10996]
ChildrenEliza Louisa (1813-1882)
 John (1816->1860)
 Druscilla (1818-)
 Mary Polly Ann (1821-~1856)
 Rebecca (Died as Child) (1823-<1830)
 Margaret Peggy (1823->1836)
 Peter Riley (1825-1863)
 Martha Patsy (1827-)
 Isabella Jane (1829-1897)
 Susan Emily (1831-1928)
 Thankful Abagail (1833-)
 George Washington (1835-1863)
Obituary Online notes for John SUMMERS II
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bruckner/johnsummers.htm
Obituary Online notes for Elizabeth Ross (Spouse 1)
NOT PROVEN THAT THIS “BETSY” ELIZABETH “ IS THE SAME DAUGHTER OF “JACOB DANIEL SCHERER AND HANNAH SOPHIA DICK SCHERER”

UNKNOWN BURIAL LOCATION VERIFIED AT FRIEDENS LUTHERAN CEMETERY

OTHER POSSIBLE NAMES: “ROSS” or Mary, “Betsy” Scherer [36]
History notes for Elizabeth Ross (Spouse 1)
NOT PROVEN THAT THIS “BETSY” ELIZABETH “ IS THE SAME DAUGHTER OF “JACOB DANIEL SCHERER AND HANNAH SOPHIA DICK SCHERER”

UNKNOWN BURIAL LOCATION VERIFIED AT FRIEDENS LUTHERAN CEMETERY [36]
Last Modified Jul 23, 2025Created Sep 25, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell, using Reunion for Macintosh
Created Sep 25, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell
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