John SOMERVILLE
Jemima SHEFFIELD


Husband:  John SOMERVILLE
Birth:  1814, New York
Death:  Aft 1870, Chickasaw Co., Iowa 
Burial:
Father:
Mother:

Marriage:   1844, Warren Co., New York 

Wife:  Jemima SHEFFIELD
Birth:  Dec 1827, Johnsburg, Warren Co., New York 
Death:  6 Oct 1910, Webster, Day Co., South Dakota   
Burial:  
Father:  Simon SHEFFIELD 
Mother:   Sarah GALUSHA 

Children:
1. Eugene SOMERVILLE, b: Apr 1846, Scott Twp., Columbia Co., Wisconsin
2. Dudley SOMERVILLE, b: May 1850, Scott Twp., Columbia Co., Wisconsin
3. Florence L. SOMERVILLE, b: Jan 1853, Jacksonville Twp., Chickasaw Co., Iowa
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Notes:

1850 Federal Census Data (M432_0994, Page 210), Scott Twp., Columbia Co., Wisconsin,
                                                                                                                       Enumeration Date: 21-Sep-1850, Family #1495

 NAME

Age

Sex

Col.

 Occupation
or Trade

Real
Estate

POB

Attend
School

Cannot
R / W

D, D, B, I,
I, P, or C

 SUMMERVILLE, John

35

M

W

 Farmer

---

NY

 

 

 

                          Jemima

22

F

W

 

 

NY

 

 

 

                          Eugene

4

M

W

 

 

WI

 

 

 

 SHEFFIELD, Catherine

18

F

W

 

 

NY

 

 

 

1860 Federal Census Data (M653_0313, Page 967), Jacksonville Twp., Chickasaw Co., Iowa,
                                                                                                                           Enumeration Date:
22-Jun-1860, Family #659

NAME

Age

Sex

Col.

Occupation
Or Trade

Real
Estate

Per.
Estate

POB

Attend
School

Cannot
R / W

D, D, B, I,
I, P, or C

 SUMMERVILLE, John

46

M

W

 Farmer

$1,500

$800

NY

 

 

 

                           Jemima

36

F

W

 

 

 

NY

 

 

 

                           Eugen

14

M

W

 

 

 

WI

 

 

                           Dudley

10

M

W

 

 

 

WI

X

 

 

                           Florence

7

F

W

 

 

 

IA

 

 

 

1870 Federal Census Data (M593_0381, Page 554A), Jacksonville Twp., Chickasaw Co., Iowa,
                                                                                                                                Enumeration Date:
20-Jun-1870, Family #48

NAME

Age

Sex

Col.

Occupation or Trade

Real
Estate

Per.
Estate

POB

Attend
School

Read /
Write

 SOMERVILLE, John

57

M

W

 Farmer

$6,000

$1,200

NY

 

 

                        Jemimima

43

F

W

 House Keeper

 

 

NY

 

 

                        Dudley

20

M

W

 At Home

 

 

WI

 

 

                        Florence

17

F

W

 At Home

 

 

IA

 

 

By 1880, John had died and Jemima was living with their daughter, Florence.  Later she married a Mr. Whittaker but was again widowed and living with Florence by 1900.
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Sources:
1) Death - Wife:  South Dakota State Death Index, Page 640, #23655 (Name Gemima Whittaker)