Richard Religion Summers

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• Name	Richard Religion Summers  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Born	1836 Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	1840 Richmond, Virginia, USA [7]
  Birth	Abt 1840 Richmond, Virginia [8]
  Military	22 Dec 1863 [7, 8]  –  Age: 23; MilitaryServiceBranch: Cavalry; MilitaryUnit: 2nd U.S. Colored Cavalry
  Enslaved	Yes
  Ethnicity	American [1, 6]
  Military Enlistment	22 Dec 1863 [7]  –  Age: 23
  Race	Black [1, 6]
  Residence	1880 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3]  –  Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self
  Trustees of Short Street A.M.E. Church	17 Apr 1886 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [9]  –  William B. Bond, Joseph Snively, S. P. Smothers, B. White, James Crumwell, Richard Summers and John Brisco
  Veteran	Civil War: Sergeant Co. B. 2nd US Colored Cavalry. [7, 10]
  Name	Richard Summer [8]
  Name	Richard Summers [7]
  Occupation	​ Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [11]  –  Farm Manager for William Calder.
  Residence	1900 1604 Elm, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 6]  –  Age: 64; Occupation: Retiree; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Y; CanRead: N; CanWrite: N; CityWard: 8th; EnumerationDistrict: 0072; HomeMortgaged: F; HomeOwnership: Own; OwnsFarm: H; YearsMarried: 37; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head
  Died	8 Oct 1902 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [2, 5, 10, 12]
  Buried	​ 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [2, 5, 10]
  	Lincoln Cemetery
  Notes	Reportedly the son of Arnold Clayton & Marie Summers, his birth location is a question mark. His compiled military service records claim he was born in Richmond, Virginia, but every other source says Maryland with some specifying Hagerstown, Washington County. His whereabouts in 1860 are as yet unknown - Maryland is a possibility - but it is known he was a laborer by trade and stood 5' 5" tall with black hair, black eyes, and a dark complexion. A Civil War veteran, he enlisted at the stated age of twenty-three at Fortress Monroe, Virginia, December 22, 1863, mustered into federal service that day as a private with Co. B, 2nd U.S. Colored Cavalry, and promoted to sergeant February 1, 1864. From August 5, 1864 through January 1, 1865, he was detailed to the ambulance corps, suggesting that his health was less than robust. [He may have also been injured given that he was engaged in action Engaged in Action at Suffolk, Virginia March 9/64; at Doury's Bluff May 16/64. Detached service on Ambulance train after.] Near the end of his term, he was charged $20.00 for one Colt pistol, which likely means that he purchased it via a war-end arms reduction program. He honorably discharged with his company February 12, 1866, at Brazos Santiago, Texas. After the war, he moved to Harrisburg where he married Anna Comey, fathering Henry Howard (b. 10/12/64), Thomas (b. @1866), Claigett [?] (b. @1868), Arnold Clayton (b. 02/02/69), Anna M. (b. @1870), Clara M. (b. @1874), and Sarah (b. @1876). He died suddenly and unexpectedly from natural causes.
  Person ID	I2466 SOALsearch
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  Father	Arnold C. Summers b. Abt 1809, Maryland, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mariah Summers (Age > 56 years) b. Abt 1815, Maryland, USA d. Aft 1870 (Age > 56 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F3168 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie Coney (Age 79 years) b. 1836, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA d. 4 Dec 1915, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 79 years)
  Married	18 Dec 1862 Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA [1, 13]
  Children	1. Clara M. Summers (Age 62 years) b. 11 Apr 1870, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 2 Apr 1933, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 62 years)  [natural]   2. Sarah E. Summers b. May 1876, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]   3. Annie M Summers (Age 23 years) b. 1870, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 24 Oct 1893, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 23 years)  [natural]   4. Henry Howard Summers (Age 78 years) b. 12 Oct 1864, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA d. 5 Mar 1943, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 78 years)  [natural]   5. Thomas Summers b. Aug 1871, Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]   6. Arnold Claigette Summers (Age 66 years) b. 2 Feb 1869, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 3 Jun 1935, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 66 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F837 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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