James Francis Summit

Brief Life History of James Francis

When James Francis Summit was born in 1863, in Fannin, Texas, United States, his father, John Francis Summit, was 37 and his mother, Emaline R Shaffer, was 35. He married Mary Elizabeth Parker on 4 March 1886, in Montgomery, Arkansas, United States. He lived in South Fork Township, Montgomery, Arkansas, United States in 1880. He died in 1906, in Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 43.

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James Francis Summit
1863–1906
Mollie I. Parker
Mary Ellen Summit
1894–1963

Sources (3)

  • James Summit in household of F Summit, "United States Census, 1880"
  • James B Summit, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
  • Jim Sumit, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"

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World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1864 · Skirmish at Benton

Confederate forces in Arkansas began an invasion of Missouri, while other Confederate sources probed the line around Little Rock. On July  6, 1864 the fourth Arkansas Cavalry tried to break the line around Little Rock one soldier was killed, eight were wounded, three went missing from the Union side and four were killed and six wounded from the Confederate side.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Origin undetermined.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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