Our Somers Family Heritage

Alfred Green Chance Weaver (Photo is from the private family collection of Harlen and Janice Buhler) Family Tree Source:  Alfred S. Weaver/Emily Little (ronulrich.com) Husband: Alfred S. Weaver Born: 14 OCT 1809 at: Tennessee Married: 2 OCT 1834 at: Died: 26 FEB 1848 at: Tennessee Father: Mother: Other Spouses: NOTES Wife: Emily Little Born: 19 SEP 1816 at: Rowan Co., North Carolina Died: 17 JUN 1889 at: Tennessee Father: Samuel Little Mother: Elizabeth Boone Other Spouses: Alfred L. Little CHILDREN Name: Winnie Jane Weaver Born: 22 MAY 1839 at: Rover, Bedford Co., Tennessee Married: at: Died: at: Spouses: Name: Margaret Caroline Weaver Born: 16 OCT 1840 at: Tennessee Married: at: Died: 28 NOV 1904 at: Spouses: Name: Alfred Green Chance Weaver Born: 6 MAR 1845 at: Tennessee Married:...

By John Angell James (1785 - 1859) 1. The enjoyments and occupations of heaven are uniformly represented as social: but where is the charm of society without mutual knowledge? 2. Heaven is uniformly represented as perfecting all our faculties; is it then probable that it will diminish memory, one of the most important of them? And if memory be still retained in full vigor, and it be perpetually employed, as it inevitably must be, on the past scenes of our earthly existence, is it likely that the friends and companions of that existence, inhabiting then the same celestial world with us, will be unknown to us? 3. The chief grace that will be increased in the regions of the blest, next to love to God, will be love to our companions in glory. But will not one of the most pure, elevated, and delightful exercises of this holy passion be wanting, if we are ignorant of our glorified relatives? 4. In the general judgment, which is appointed to vindicate the ways of God to man, it is...

(Father to George Washington Wright Jr. and Grandfather to Maggie Lenoa Wright Weaver) Chronology abt 1824 Simpson Co., Kentucky --George Washington Wright was born 1830 Henry Co. TN --would be one of the 2 sons listed with Philomen Wright 1840 Tishomingo Co. MS, #586 listed as age 15-20 with Phil Wright 1845 Tishomingo Co., MS March 4, G. W. Wright married Lucy Ann Newman 1850 Tishomingo Co., MS census Page 9, #116 George Wright       26, farmer,     TN (brother to Granville) Lucy               23,             TN Mary                 3               MS James               6 months       MS #112 Jacob Wright -- un...

While researching my grandmother's side of the family, I came across some very interesting information regarding my Great, Great, Great Grandfather Samuel Little.*  It appears he may have been an Elder in the Reformed Presbyterian Church and helped found the RP in Sparta, Illinois which is approximately a 30 minute drive from my home! If so, I have indeed inherited a noble Christian heritage and I bless the Lord for it. My grandmother was Lillian Mae (Weaver) Somers and her father was William Izear Weaver, the great grandson of Samuel Little and Elizabeth "Betsy" Boone. Here is some information I found on-line that appears to link Samuel Little to the Reformed Presbyterian Church: Some Descendants of Samuel Little and Elizabeth "Betsy" Boone Samuel Little, born 4 Feb 1777 in Rowan County, North Carolina, died 8 May 1831, possibly in Smith County, Tennessee. His parents have been tentatively identified as John Little, Sr. and Bellany Erwin. He mar...

My beautiful Great Grandmother Maggie Lenoa Wright Weaver   This information was found at the "George Washington Wright" genealogy Website: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Maggie Lenoa (Wright) Weaver Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord , she shall be praised. (Proverbs 31: 30 AKJV) Born February 17, 1885 Pitman, Randolph Co., AR Died June 15, 1957 Clay Co., AR Buried at Williams Cemetery, Corning, Clay Co., Arkansas Married to William Izear WEAVER on October 19, 1902 Randolph Co., AR Maggie was the fifth child of George Washington Wright Jr. and Nancy Jones Wright. At the passing of her father, this obituary was written: PIONEER PASSED AWAY HERE LAST WEDNESDAY - 30 Apr 1937 George W. Wright, aged 79, highly respected pioneer citizen of Clay Co., passed away here last Wednesday at 6:20 p.m., at the home of his daugher, Mrs. W. F. Barnes. Mr. Wright was born on 22 June 1857 near Paragould, ...