Willis L. Somervell, 1811-1864. A native of Virginia. Husband of Mary Martin Somervell, 1812-1893. In 1848, Judge Willis L. Somervell and family moved to Tulip, Dallas County, Arkansas from Hardeman County, Tennessee. He later helped in the founding of the Arkansas Military Institute and the Tulip Female Seminary. He was a member of Waco Lodge No. 92, A.F. and A.M. Pioneers of Waco.
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This name and information were found in the 1962 survey of Old First Street Cemetery by Mrs. J. L. Staton, Sr. and Mrs. Thos. R. Meredith.
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From the 1850 census:
Name: Willis L Somervell
Age: 39
Birth Year: abt 1811
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Smith, Dallas, Arkansas
Gender: Male
Family Number: 711
Household Members: Name Age
Willis L Somervell 39
Mary A M Somervell 36
Mary C Somervell 15
Frances S Somervell 13
Willis L Somervell 11
Susan E Somervell 9
Jno M Somervell 7
Wm T Somervell 4
Joseph T Somervell 2
Geo D Alexander 26
Jno F Harvill 26
Geo J Byrd 18
Calvin Jones 17
Harrold Borland 16
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U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
about Willis Lewis Somervell
Name: Willis Lewis Somervell
SAR Membership: 96711
Birth Date: 19 Apr 1811
Birth Place: Macklenburg, Virginia
Death Date: 18 Nov 1864
Death Place: Waco, Texas
Father: John Somervell
Mother: Frances Anderson Taylor
Spouse: Mary Ann Martin
Children: William Thomas Somervell
Source Citation: SAR Membership Number 96711.
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Bible Records
https://www.biblerecords.com/somerville.html
Willis L. Somervell, 1811-1864. A native of Virginia. Husband of Mary Martin Somervell, 1812-1893. In 1848, Judge Willis L. Somervell and family moved to Tulip, Dallas County, Arkansas from Hardeman County, Tennessee. He later helped in the founding of the Arkansas Military Institute and the Tulip Female Seminary. He was a member of Waco Lodge No. 92, A.F. and A.M. Pioneers of Waco.
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This name and information were found in the 1962 survey of Old First Street Cemetery by Mrs. J. L. Staton, Sr. and Mrs. Thos. R. Meredith.
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From the 1850 census:
Name: Willis L Somervell
Age: 39
Birth Year: abt 1811
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Smith, Dallas, Arkansas
Gender: Male
Family Number: 711
Household Members: Name Age
Willis L Somervell 39
Mary A M Somervell 36
Mary C Somervell 15
Frances S Somervell 13
Willis L Somervell 11
Susan E Somervell 9
Jno M Somervell 7
Wm T Somervell 4
Joseph T Somervell 2
Geo D Alexander 26
Jno F Harvill 26
Geo J Byrd 18
Calvin Jones 17
Harrold Borland 16
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U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
about Willis Lewis Somervell
Name: Willis Lewis Somervell
SAR Membership: 96711
Birth Date: 19 Apr 1811
Birth Place: Macklenburg, Virginia
Death Date: 18 Nov 1864
Death Place: Waco, Texas
Father: John Somervell
Mother: Frances Anderson Taylor
Spouse: Mary Ann Martin
Children: William Thomas Somervell
Source Citation: SAR Membership Number 96711.
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Bible Records
https://www.biblerecords.com/somerville.html
Family Members
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Mary Goodloe Somervell Taylor
1805–1858
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William Alexander Somervell
1807–1858
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Catherine Taylor Somervell Green
1809–1848
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Thomas Taylor Somervell
1813–1871
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Joseph John Somervell
1815–1863
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George Clark Somervell
1818–1818
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Susanna Somervell
1819–1819
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Richard Bullock Somervell Sr
1820–1878
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James Vivian Somervell
1822–1823
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Robert Park Somervell
1824–1870
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