Chauncey Lee Somers

1890 - 1951  (60 years)

• Name	Chauncey Lee Somers
  	Texas Death certificate spells his name Chancey Lee Somers
  Nickname	Chauncy, Chancey
  Born	7 Jun 1890	Sterling, Rice County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Mar 1951	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
  	Death cert says DOD March 26, 1951
  Buried	La Feria Cemetery, La Feria, Cameron County, Texas
  Person ID	I6390	Rossville
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	Frank R Somers,   d. 4 May 1929
  Mother	Lelia M Saylor Somers,   b. 1871
  Family ID	F2358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mattie James Somers,   b. 12 Mar 1892, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 21 May 1913, Sterling, Rice County, Kansas  (Age 21 years)
  Married	19 Apr 1911
  Children	1. Robert Azell Somers-James,   b. 12 Mar 1913, Sterling, Rice County, Kansas ,   d. 27 Oct 1913, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2018 15:58:09
  Family ID	F7682	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Leyo Lee (Leo) James Somers,   b. 6 Oct 1895, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 24 May 1929, Sterling, Rice County, kansas  (Age 33 years)
  Married	8 Oct	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Ermyl R Somers Rowe   2. Clyde Russell Somers,   b. 26 Feb 1920, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 1 Jul 1994  (Age 74 years)   3. Floyd C Somers,   b. 20 Dec 1922,   d. 28 Mar 2005  (Age 82 years)
  Documents		Marriage- James, Leyo-Somers, Chauncey Miss Leyo James of Rossville, and Chauncey Somers, of Sterling, Kansas, were quietly united in marriage, Wednesday, Oct. 8, at the U.B. Church of Topeka, by the pastor, E.E. Barber. The bride wore a dainty white satin dress and the groom wore the conventional black. The wedding dinner was served at the Creamery Cafe, after which the couple went for a short wedding trip to Kansas City and visited some of their friends at Kansas City University. They will make their home in Topeka this winter where they are attending the Topeka business college. --- [sic genders mistaken below] Miss Chauncey Somers and Mr. Leyo James of Sterling were quietly married, Wednesday, October 8, at noon, at the United Brethren church, by the Rev. Mr. E.E. Barber. There were no attendants. The bride's gown was white satin. After the wedding Mr. and Mrs. James went fro a short wedding trip to Kansas City, and are in Topeka for a short time before going to their home in Sterling. Mr. James has been attending Washburn college and has friends among the students.
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2018 16:50:40
  Family ID	F2359	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Jun 1890 - Sterling, Rice County, Kansas Died - 26 Mar 1951 - San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Buried - - La Feria Cemetery, La Feria, Cameron County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Somers, Chauncy Chanucy [sic Chauncey] Somers Chauncy Somers, born at Sterling, Kansas, passed away at San Rosa hospital in San Antonio, Texas, March 27, at the age of 60. He was in business here for a few years, moving to Sterling, Kansas, after the death of his wife; spent a few years in Kansas City, moving to La Feria, Texas, in 1938. He is survived by 2 sons Clyde and Floyd, five grandchildren; two sisters and one brother; Dr. Letha Somers of San Juan, Texas; Mrs. Murrill Northrup and Clifford Somers both of Topeka. His daughter Ermyl passed away a few years ago.