He married in Warren Co., Pennsylvania, about 1841-42 Margaret H. Shuler (1824-1904), daughter of Maria Ursula and Jakob Schuler.
Wendell and Margaret had eight children:
(1) Francis Somers, L6ZH-518, #34680391, b. 1842, d.i. 1844
(2) Mary A. Somers, L7GV-36J, b. 1844, d. 1924; m. Daniel Ruhlman, LZGV-34J, b. 1841, d. 1913; fifteen children
(3) Salome Catherine Somers, KZVB-BNT, #11372301, b. 1847, d. 1906; m. Matthias Edwin Lesser, KZ1T-9L8, b. 1841, d. 1917; four children
(4) Elizabeth Somers, LZ2C-5LD, #70737969, b. PA 1849, d. MO 1950; m. David Arnold, G9QL-KS6, b. 1840, d. 1918
(5) Peter Wendell Somers, GQCX-H5Y, #34661495, b. 1851, d. 1932; m. PA 1872 Alwilda Jane Babcock, LZ2C-R31, b. 1851, d. 1922; four children
(6) George H. Somers, KXXN-DQD, b. 1854, d. 1927; m. PA 1875 Maria Alice Babcock, 9JW5-WGL, b. 1854, d. 1922; two children
(7) John Lewis Somers, L4WT-2N2, #109083171, b. 1856, d. 1931; m. 1st Iowa, PrIscilla Ann Ballou, L4WT-2VK, b. 1859, d. 1919; six children; m. 2nd Iowa, Etta M. (nee Wright) Schwartz, b. 1873, d. 1969
(8) Margaret Wendelena "Lena" Somers, KP4H-98K, #46489736, b. 1860, d. 1898; m. IL 1879 Martin Wessling, K04H-9HN, b. 1854, d. 1935
From Lesser Family History, LDS Family Search, and Findagrave memorials.
He married in Warren Co., Pennsylvania, about 1841-42 Margaret H. Shuler (1824-1904), daughter of Maria Ursula and Jakob Schuler.
Wendell and Margaret had eight children:
(1) Francis Somers, L6ZH-518, #34680391, b. 1842, d.i. 1844
(2) Mary A. Somers, L7GV-36J, b. 1844, d. 1924; m. Daniel Ruhlman, LZGV-34J, b. 1841, d. 1913; fifteen children
(3) Salome Catherine Somers, KZVB-BNT, #11372301, b. 1847, d. 1906; m. Matthias Edwin Lesser, KZ1T-9L8, b. 1841, d. 1917; four children
(4) Elizabeth Somers, LZ2C-5LD, #70737969, b. PA 1849, d. MO 1950; m. David Arnold, G9QL-KS6, b. 1840, d. 1918
(5) Peter Wendell Somers, GQCX-H5Y, #34661495, b. 1851, d. 1932; m. PA 1872 Alwilda Jane Babcock, LZ2C-R31, b. 1851, d. 1922; four children
(6) George H. Somers, KXXN-DQD, b. 1854, d. 1927; m. PA 1875 Maria Alice Babcock, 9JW5-WGL, b. 1854, d. 1922; two children
(7) John Lewis Somers, L4WT-2N2, #109083171, b. 1856, d. 1931; m. 1st Iowa, PrIscilla Ann Ballou, L4WT-2VK, b. 1859, d. 1919; six children; m. 2nd Iowa, Etta M. (nee Wright) Schwartz, b. 1873, d. 1969
(8) Margaret Wendelena "Lena" Somers, KP4H-98K, #46489736, b. 1860, d. 1898; m. IL 1879 Martin Wessling, K04H-9HN, b. 1854, d. 1935
From Lesser Family History, LDS Family Search, and Findagrave memorials.
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