0.3 Linear Feet, Summary: 3 1/2 in. (4 folders in 1 flat storage box)
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown,
WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Material regarding the Sommerville family of Berkeley County, mainly concerning Robert A. Sommerville and his son Obed W.
Somerville. Includes a family history narrative (folder 1), transcript of a journal (folder 1), copies of legal documents
(folder 2), and colored copies of photographs and portraits of Sommerville family members and of artifacts associated with
the family (folders 3 and 4). Material regarding Robert A. Sommerville includes a transcription of family and personal memoranda
he recorded in 1852; the transcript contains an account of the emigration of his father William from Ireland to the American
Colonies in the 1770s, and excerpts from a journal kept by William Sommerville in 1794. Material regarding Obed W. Sommerville
includes documents regarding his Civil War service, pension records, copies of legal testimony regarding his placement in
a mental asylum, and his death certificate. All items in this collection are reproductions.
Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.
Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Sommerville Family of Berkeley County, Family History, A&M 4035, West
Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.