Our Somers Family Heritage

This is our petite, but feisty Great Grandmother Maggie Leona (Wright) Weaver with Great Grandfather William Izear Weaver. He could very well be our "Blackfoot" connection - he looks native! Family folklore is he was such a good ball player that he was recruited to play professional baseball, but Great Grandmother wasn't going to have him off traveling the country while she farmed alone, so he wisely chose to stay in Arkansas with the lovely Maggie. Find a Grave Memorials: William Izear Weaver Maggie Lenoa Wright Weaver

Great, Great Grandparents George and Nancy Wright Source: Great Grandson Jess Somers' collection of family photos. Wiki Family Tree Links: George Washington Wright Jr. (1857 - 1937) Nancy Elizabeth Jones (1860 - 1934) Somers Family Tree For additional information, please see: George Washington Wright Jr. (RootsWeb) Obituary for George Washington Wright Jr.: 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, and removed to Randolph county when he was two years of age. He had resided in Clay county during the past 35 years. His funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon by Rev. R. L. Powell and internment was made in Williams cemetery. Mr. Wright was devout christian & a member of the Methodist church. Surviving are six

Since I learned of my father's Alzheimer's Disease in 2014, I've been blogging his memories/stories about his family and finding more information about our NA and Scottish roots. I remember researching our family with my cousin Sheri years ago (early to mid 1990's) and we couldn't get past Grandfather; he was part Native American and had hidden his family background... Or so he thought, because through the internet I've traced our line back to Scotland. It really is a noble heritage and one I hope to pass on to my sons. As it is believed that our Somers family roots originated in Scotland, I think it might be helpful for us to learn more of its forgotten Christian history. Here is a link to two brief videos that will eventually become a series of Scotland's Forgotten History. I hope you'll enjoy them and develop a love and connection to our Scottish heritage. It's one of bravery and heroism of a people who lived and died for the glory of

Grandmother Lillian Mae Weaver/Somers Grandmother Lillian Mae Weaver/Somers told me as a child our ancestry was "Black Welsh" and "Blackfoot Indian."  I remember asking her what is a "Black Welsh"? And Grandma replied that it simply meant we had dark hair and dark eyes. Here are my notes regarding Grandma's family surnames and their origin: Weaver - English origin. (Father's surname) Wright (Mother's surname) - English or Scottish origin. Casteal or Casteel (paternal Grandmother) - Dutch or Spanish origin. Jones (maternal Grandmother) - Welsh origin. Burdett (paternal Great Grandmother) - French or English origin. The Jones name certainly points to our Welsh ancestry, but what does "Black Welsh" mean?  Wikipedia has a stub article which says: Black Welsh people are inhabitants of Wales who have an African or a Caribbean background. Wales is home to one of the United Kingdom's oldest Afro communities, an

I know very little of my Grandmother Somers family, except what she recorded in her Family Bible and the tidbits of information I've found scouring the internet. But, I am curious to learn more as I believe there might be a Scots Irish connection through the Wright family. From what I've been able to discern, my GG Grandfather is the son of George Washington Wright as documented at:  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ajobebrown/wright/phil/gw.html George Washington Wright Jr.  --b. June 22, 1857 Paragould, Greene Co., AR --d. April 29, 1937 Corning, Clay Co., AR ----buried Williams Cemetery, Corning, Clay Co., Arkansas -- m. Nancy Elizabeth JONES --February 18, 1875 Little Black Twp, Randolph Co., AR ----b. February 7, 1860 Mill Spring, Wayne Co., MO ----d. August 18, 1934 Corning, Clay Co., AR ------buried Williams Cemetery, Corning, Clay Co., Arkansas This is their headstone where they are buried at Williams Cemetery (image courtesy of

In the mid 1970's my dad traveled to Scotland while serving in the Air National Guard. When he returned home, I remember him telling me that while he was there, he visited Edinburgh Castle and found a book that contained the names of those who had served in the Scottish military hundreds of years ago... And much to his surprise, there were many named "Somers" listed in the book. Dad also tells the story of a bed and breakfast owner who spelled the Somers name correctly when he first checked in.  He was surprised because most folks want to add an extra "m" or spell it like the season. He complimented her for getting the spelling correct, to which she replied "Is there any other way to spell it?" These two events prompted him to do some family research while in Scotland and when he returned home, he was convinced the Somers family had roots there. Yesterday while researching the Somers family from Caswell, County, NC, I came across information

Image is from the Clay County Courier, Corning, Arkansas, March 28, 1968 * The article states that a strong family resemblance is noted, and the strong family resemblance continues today in 2015 (90+ yrs. since this photo was taken) for the descendants of these lovely women. ** This article states the mother of Nancy (Jones) Wright as Nancy Jones, but the Somers Family Bible, as recorded by Lillian Mae (Weaver) Somers, states Mary Ann Jones as the mother of Nancy Wright.  I have found that Lillian's records in the Family Bible are accurate in other matters and believe the name used in this article for the 85 year old Mrs. Jones may be a misprint.

(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 -- uncle of Granvill #113 Lewis Deaton -- married Mary Ann Wright (died <1850) sister of Granvill #115 Gravill Wright (MIND) 1860 George W. Wright married Mary F. (Widener) Phillips. When they married he had 3 children and she had 4 children 1860 Walcott, Cache Twp, Greene, Arkansas #550 Wright   G W         36 KY Sawyer       

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,