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John Robert Sommerville

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John Robert Sommerville

Birth
Georgetown, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Death
9 Mar 1934 (aged 68)
Georgetown, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Van Ness, Lot 172 East. Unmarked burial.
Memorial ID
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Age 67 years. Buried March 12, 1934. The youngest of 9 children. Known as Robert, like his father. Lived all of his adult life in Georgetown. He never married. As a young man Robert lived at the home of his brother Waite. Later, his sister Mary Margaret lived with him until her death. He was the last surviving child of Robert & Mary Ann Sommerville. He had many nieces & nephews. He is shown here with his nephew Jack.
Robert was one of the directors of the Park Savings Bank which failed in 1933 due to embezzlement by another director. Robert opened a small oil company in D.C., and lived alone in a state of destitution till his death of a heart attack.
Age 67 years. Buried March 12, 1934. The youngest of 9 children. Known as Robert, like his father. Lived all of his adult life in Georgetown. He never married. As a young man Robert lived at the home of his brother Waite. Later, his sister Mary Margaret lived with him until her death. He was the last surviving child of Robert & Mary Ann Sommerville. He had many nieces & nephews. He is shown here with his nephew Jack.
Robert was one of the directors of the Park Savings Bank which failed in 1933 due to embezzlement by another director. Robert opened a small oil company in D.C., and lived alone in a state of destitution till his death of a heart attack.

Gravesite Details

name on marker Henry P Sommerville (his brother)



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