THE DESCENDANTS OF ABSOLOM SUMMERFIELD

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                              Don Norman

 

1.ABSOLOM SUMMERFIELD

 

    Absolom Summerfield was born about 1845.  He married Catherine

Smith.  Catherine was a daughter of George and Deltha Smith.

 

Known children of Absolom and Catherine (Smith) Summerfield.

 

  2.  (1). Benjamin                b.c.     1870

         m.Nancy Jane Martin

 

 

2.BENJAMIN SUMMERFIELD     1.ABSOLOM SUMMERFIELD

 

    Benjamin Summerfield, a son of Absolom and Catherine (Smith)

Summerfield, was born about 1870.  He married Nancy Jane Martin.

 

Known children of Benjamin and Nancy Jane (Martin) Summerfield.

 

  3.  (1. Jacob Ward               b.c.     1890

         m.Clora Ann Harpold

 

 

3.JACOB WARD SUMMERFIELD     2.BENJAMIN SUMMERFIELD     1.ABSOLOM

SUMMERFIELD

 

    Jacob Ward Summerfield, a son of Benjamin and Nancy Jane (Martin)

Summerfield, was born about 1890.  He married Chlora Ann Harpold. 

Chlora was a daughter of Jacob Hyre and Malissa (Tolley) Harpold.

 

Known children of Jacob Ward and Chlora Ann (Harpold) Summerfield.

 

  4.  (1). Olen Pembern            b.Jun 7 1910

         m.Elizabeth Irene Harper May 6 1938

 

 

4.OLEN PEMBERN SUMMERFIELD     3.JACOB WARD SUMMERFIELD     2.BENJAMIN

SUMMERFIELD     1.ABSOLOM SUMMERFIELD

 

    Olen Pembern Summerfield, a son of Jacob Ward and Chlora Ann

(Harpold) Summerfield, was born in Jackson County WV June 7, 1910.  He

married Elizabeth Irene Harper in boyd County KY May 6, 1938. 

Elizabeth, a daughter of Marcellus Campbell and Hattie Ann (Sergent)

Harper, was born in Kanawha County WV October 21, 1917.

    Elizabeth had two children before her marriage to Olen.

 

Children of Elizabeth Irene Harper.

 (Step children of Olen Pembern Summerfield)

 

  5.  (1). William Edward Arnold   b.Oct 20 1934   d.Aug 11 1987

         m.May Frances Hastings

         m.Carol Rosetta (Dorsey) Huffman

 

  6.  (2). Carol Ann Arnold        b.Apr 30 1937

         m.John Franklin Fouty Dec 28 1955

 

Children of Olen Pembern and Elizabeth Irene (Harper) Summerfield.

 

  7.  (1). Jerry Allen             b.Jan  2 1939   d.Nov 21 1975

         m.Mary Frances Welch

         m.Iva Lou (Lanham) Brown

 

  8.  (2). Janice Marie            b.Sep 21 1941   d.Jun 27 1943

 

Adopted children of Olen Pembern and Elizabeth Irene (Harper)

Summerfield.

 

  9.  (3). Carl David              b.Dec  1 1947

         m.Noretta Joyce Wheeler

         m.Dorothy Lee (Lilly) Wallace

 

 10.  (4). William Michael         b.Feb 17 1953

         m.Robbie Kay Sjoberg Apr 20 1974

 

 

5.WILLIAM EDWARD ARNOLD     4.OLEN PEMBERN SUMMERFIELD     3.JACOB

WARD SUMMERFIELD     2.BENJAMIN SUMMERFIELD     1.ABSOLOM SUMMERFIELD

 

    William Edward Arnold, a son of Elizabeth Irene Harper and a step

son of Olen Pembern Summerfield, was born in Kanawha County WV October

20, 1934 and was killed in an auto accident in Kanawha County August

11, 1987.  He first married Mary Frances Hastings.  She was a daughter

of Firman Potter and Seta Anna (Kohloff) Hastings.

    His second wife was Carol Rosetta (Dorsey) Huffman.

 

Adopted children of William Edward and Mary Frances (Hastings) Arnold.

 

 11.  (1). Victor Lee              b.Jan  7 1955

 

Children of William Edward and Mary Frances (Hastings) Arnold.

 

 12.  (1). William Anthony         b.Nov  7 1957

 

 13.  (2). Firman Edward "Buddy"   b.Nov  7 1957   d.May 28 1962

 

 14.  (3). Russell Olin "Dusty"    b.Oct 23 1958

 

 15.  (4). Iva Mae Arnold          b.Oct 16 1960

 

 

6.CAROL ANN ARNOLD     4.OLEN PEMBERN SUMMERFIELD     3.JACOB WARD

SUMMERFIELD     2.BENJAMIN SUMMERFIELD     1.ABSOLOM SUMMERFIELD

 

    Carol Ann Arnold, a daughter of Elizabeth Irene Harper and a step

daughter of Olen Pembern Summerfield, was born in Kanawha County WV

April 30, 1937.  She married John Franklin Fouty in Kanawha County

December 28, 1955.  John is a son of Homer Dick and Minnie Augusta

(Harper) Fouty.

 

Children of John Franklin and Carol Ann (Arnold) Fouty.

 

 16.  (1). John Franklin Jr.       b.Nov 23 1956

 

 17.  (2). Elizabeth Ann           b.Jul 22 1958

 

7.JERRY ALLEN SUMMERFIELD     4.OLEN PEMBERN SUMMERFIELD     3.JACOB

WARD SUMMERFIELD     2.BENJAMIN SUMMERFIELD     1.ABSOLOM SUMMERFIELD

 

    Jerry Allen Summerfield, a son of Olen Pembern and Elizabeth Irene

(Harper) Summerfield, was born in Kanawha County WV January 2, 1939

and died in Hebron, MD November 21, 1975.  He first married Mary

Frances Welch.  Mary was a daughter of John Paul and Mary Evelyn

(Creighton) Welch.

    His second wife was Iva Lou (Lanham) Brown.  she was a daughter of

Dallas and Viola Lanham.

 

Children of Jerry Allen and Mary Frances (Welch) Summerfield.

 

 18.  (1). Mary Catherine          b.Nov 21 1961

 

Children of Jerry Allen and Iva Lou (Lanham) [Brown] Summerfield.

 

 19.  (1). Gerri Viola             b.Dec 29 1967

 

 

9.CARL DAVID SUMMERFIELD    4.OLEN PEMBERN SUMMERFIELD     3.JACOB

WARD SUMMERFIELD     2.BENJAMIN SUMMERFIELD     1.ABSOLOM SUMMERFIELD

 

    Carl David Summerfield, an adopted son of Olen Pembern and

Elizabeth Irene (Harper) Summerfield, was born December 1, 1947.

He married Noretta Joyce Wheeler.  He married Dorothy Lee (Lilly)

Wallace in Boyd County KY in December 1986.

 

Children of Carl David and Noretta Joyce (Wheeler) Summerfield.

 

 20.  (1). Valerie Lynn            b.Apr 10 1969

 

 

10.WILLIAM MICHAEL SUMMERFIELD   4.OLEN PEMBERN SUMMERFIELD    

3.JACOB WARD SUMMERFIELD     2.BENJAMIN SUMMERFIELD     1.ABSOLOM

SUMMERFIELD

 

    William Michael Summerfield, an adopted son of Olen Pembern and

Elizabeth Irene (Harper) Summerfield, was born February 17, 1953.  He

married Robbie Kay Sjoberg in Weld County CO April 20, 1974.  Robbie

is a daughter of Ralph Lee and Beverly Jean (Blevins) Sjoberg.

 

Children of William Michael and Robbie Kay (Sjoberg) Summerfield.

 

 21.  (1). Elizabeth Jean          b.Dec 17 1975

 

 22.  (2). William Michael II      b.Jan 20 1980

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

 

"Roane County WV Family History 1989" p.p.333,334