James Summerville
Parents
Joseph Summerville
Joseph Summerville
1808 - 1883
Mary Downs
Mary Downs
1818
Spouse
Mary Jane Switzer
Mary Jane Switzer
1837 - 1936
Children
about

1836

1836 Eugène Schneider and his brother Adolphe Schneider purchase a bankrupt ironworks near the town of Le Creusot in the Burgundy region of France and found the steelworks and engineering company Schneider Frères & Cie.

1850


Aug 24
Age: 14y
1850 Clayton–Bulwer Treaty is signed by the United States and Great Britain, allowing both countries to share Nicaragua and not claim complete control over the proposed Nicaragua Canal.

1860


Age: 24y
James Summerville - 1860 United States Federal Census

residence


Toby, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓
He was living a house away from his parents, next door neighbor to a David Summerville who is ten years older.
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1860 Shoe-making workers of Lynn, Massachusetts, strike successfully for higher wages. The strike spreads throughout New England and eventually involves 20,000 workers.
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1864


Age: 28y
James Summervile -  U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865

military


Toby, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓
He was drafted for the Civil War. Pennsylvania was a Union State that played a critical role in the Civil War, supplying over 360,000 soldiers.
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1864 Clipper ship City of Adelaide launched in Sunderland, England. By the 21st century, she will be the world's oldest surviving clipper of only two survivors (Cutty Sark being the other).

1865


Age: 29y

birth of child


Joseph U Summerville
Pennsylvania, USA ⇓
1865 • The "Claywater Meteorite" explodes just before reaching ground level in Vernon County, Wisconsin; fragments having a combined mass of 1.5 kg are recovered.

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