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I'm the granddaughter of William Henry and Lillian Mae (Weaver) Somers of Butler County, Missouri, and Ace Levi and Ester Anna (Stone) Lawson of Pettis County, Missouri. My father is Jesse C. Somers and my mother is Marsha (Lawson) Somers.

Christian Testimony:

After becoming a Christian in 1976 and falling out of church fellowship for a number of years, the LORD renewed my new birth in Christ in 1992. He then soon had me involved with local Christian activists as a member of the Illinois Christian Coalition (1994) and then as a county chapter leader in 1995 (the same year I was elected to the Waterloo School Board).

 I joined the Constitution Party of Illinois and served as an officer from May 2001 until my resignation in January 2005. During this period of time I was very active politically as a grass root’s leader and organizer.

Jeff and Angela (Somers) Wittman
For several years I wrote an “Opinion Shaper” column for our local newspaper and many of those articles are now archived at my personal blog.

I also spent many years ministering to the lost and speaking on behalf of the preborn at the local abortuaries. I am now a volunteer with Christians for Personhood.

But my greatest love is for the truths of Scripture and sharing them with others. I love to study the works of the Reformers and learn about our Christian Heritage, and that love soon led me to investigate my family's heritage and how God has providentially been at work in our lives.

If you think we might be related or you have information regarding the Somers, Weaver, Wright, Lawson or Stone families, I would love to hear from you! Please leave a comment below.

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* The historical 1797 map of the US Southeast used at the top of this page is from Digital History . Please click on the image for a larger view. Thank you, AW


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