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Family of Edwin Andrew SOMMER and Emily L FINCH
Edwin Andrew SOMMER b. 1898 Sep 16221 at South Bend, IN4636. d. 1984 Aug92 at (res) South Bend, IN92. bd. Saint Joseph Valley Mem. Park, Granger, IN840.
Emily L FINCH b. 1904 Feb 134633 at Mishawaka, IN4633. d. 1939 Dec 224633 at 908 E Donald St, South Bend, IN4633. bd. Fairview Cem., Mishawaka, IN4633.
Married4633. The death certificate4633 for Mrs Emily (Finch) Sommer lists her as married, husband Edwin Sommer. Edwin Sommer and Emily Finch are also listed as the parents of Barbara Jane Sommer on Barbara's birth certificate4636
Edwin's full name is listed221 on his WWI draft registration card. He registered Sep 12, 1918, at the age of 19, with an address of 1632 Prairie, South Bend, Ind. His nearest relatives were his "father and mother," at the same address. His employer's name was "Studebaker," of South Bend.
The 1934 birth certificate4636 for daughter Barbara Jane lists Edwin's occupation as salesman for Edwards' Iron Works, 6 1/2 years spent in that work. His age and birthplace are also listed.
In 1940, Edwin, then widowed, lived5349 in South Bend, IN, with his daughter Barbara, and his mother-in-law, Grace M Finch. He was listed as a salesman for an iron works.
Edwin A Sommer married Oct 15, 1848, in St Joseph Co., IN, Betty J Henson (nee Klumpp), the daughter of John Klumpp and Gladys Moore. Edwin and Betty share a headstone in Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park in Granger, IN.
Children of Edwin Andrew SOMMER and Emily L FINCH:
| 1. | Barbara Jane SOMMER4636 b. 1934 Oct 164636 at Epworth Hospital, South Bend, IN4636. d. 1993 Jul 314633 at 19642 Lucinda St, South Bend, IN4633. bd. Highland Cem., South Bend, IN4633. | ||||
| md. Jack ZEIGERT |