Our Somers Family Heritage

Taken in 1955 This photo was taken when Dad was stationed in Tripoli, Libya after joining the U.S. Air Force. He was 20 years-old. Dad was my first hero. Dad was a tough guy in his younger years and broke his hand while in the Air Force. He tells the story of going to the doctor and saying he broke it when he fell. The doctor replied that the guy he fell on was in the next room with a broken jaw. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dad has been living with my husband and me since August of 2018 and seems to be doing well considering his illnesses (Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Disease). A couple of weeks ago Dad told me he had asked the Lord to forgive his past sins. This confession of faith in Christ Jesus came out of the blue during a moment of mental clarity. Praise the Lord! May God bless those who have prayed for us or who are going through similar circumstances. In Lord Jesus Name, I pray. Amen.

Photo is from the private collection of Ralph Womack, a great grandson. Great Grandmother Cotna (Coatney) was married to Francis Henry Somers, my Great Grandfather who was known as a "circuit rider" or traveling evangelist. *Re: Native Ancestry - I have almost ruled out Great Grandmother Coatney Cole, Harris, Tidwell, Somers, Bonn as having any Native American DNA as some of her descendants from the Tidwell marriage have contacted Dad via 23andMe and they have no NA DNA. However, some of those with direct bloodlines to Great Grandfather Francis Henry Somers appear to have a trace of Native American DNA. Please also take note that it is more likely Native American DNA will show up from the mother's DNA than from the father's ancestry.

I've read other Somers family historians who believe our patriarch Capt. John Somers was with General Washington at Valley Forge. If this is true, he might have very well been at this encampment. Enjoy this article and give thanks to God for men like these who fought and died for our freedom. - Angela Somers Wittman By Sheila Vance - Posted at The Journal of the American Revolution: William Trego’s painting The March to Valley Forge is iconic. Where the Continental Army marched from has been largely overlooked. That march was from The Conshohocken or Gulph Hills, in Upper Merion Township, about seven miles from Valley Forge, where the army encamped from December 13 to 19, 1777. As one historian noted, "These grounds were the threshold to Valley Forge, and the story of that winter—a story of endurance, forbearance, and patriotism which will never grow old—had its beginnings here, at the six days encampment by the old Gulph Mill." Those six days were a microc

Jesse (Jay) Somers - Early to mid 1950's. People often talk about standing for righteousness, but here is a story of my father literally taking a seat for what is right and good. Dad entered the Air Force in March of 1953 at the young age of 17 years. He tells the story of how hard it was for him to find work in his hometown of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, at the time. Prospective employers would tell him that they feared he would be drafted to serve in the Korean War when he turned 18 in July. So, Dad decided to join the Air Force instead of waiting for the draft. Dad was soon sent to a facility in Texas via a public bus. He remembers finding a seat in the very back and proceeded to relax and catch up on his sleep. Dad remembers crossing into Arkansas where public transportation was segregated. He tells of hearing the bus driver announce that all blacks were to move to the back of the bus. Dad stayed in his seat and the driver singled him out and ordered him to the front. Wel

© 2019 King James Bible Online™ In Honor of Jesse Somers 84th Birthday Saturday, September 28, 2019 Noon to 4:00 pm Hendrickson Park 1200 West Davis Street Poplar Bluff, MO 63902 Please bring one or more dishes to share, your own drinks and lawn chairs. *For more information, please contact the editor.

Gallery of the Five Civilized Tribes: Sequoyah  (Cherokee), Pushmataha (Choctaw), Selocta (Muscogee/Creek), a "Characteristic Chicasaw Head", and Osceola (Seminole). The portraits were drawn or painted between 1775 and 1850. ( Source: Wikpedia ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Link: https://youtu.be/SpxCR0w6Us8 A program by Bethany Henry, graduate student in the University of Arkansas Department of History and member of the Cherokee Nation. (Approximately 43 minutes) www.shilohmuseum.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Battle of Pea Ridge , Arkansas by Kurz and Allison . ( Wikipedia ) See also: Cherokee Almanac: Stand Watie's Ceasefire  (YouTube)

Larry Freeman Buhler was the 5th child and 3rd son of Clarence and Daisy (Somers) Buhler ; and the husband of Linda (Davis) Buhler. Larry was tragically killed in a car accident in July of 1996 at the young age of 42 years. Linda and Larry Buhler - 1985 Larry is remembered as being a gentleman with a kind heart and a noble spirit. Larry was also an outdoors man and his wife Linda shared these photos of him taken after squirrel hunting. Our Grandpa Somers was also an avid squirrel hunter and I have memories of him rising early to hunt when I was a child visiting. May the good Lord bless Larry's memory. In Lord Jesus Name, I pray, amen. Source: Find-a-Grave