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Note: His father's obit states his oldest son (which would be James Elmer Summers) was killed by Indians in Oregon. As you can see the documents proves that is not true. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 Name: James E Summers Residence: Mokelumne Hill, California Enlistment Date: 20 Sep 1861 Rank at enlistment: Private Enlistment Place: Mokelumne Hill, California State Served: California Survived the War?: Yes Service Record: Enlisted in Company I, California 3rd Infantry Regiment on 03 Oct 1861.Mustered out on 04 Oct 1864 at Camp Douglas, UT.Enlisted in Company M, California 2nd Cavalry Regiment on 16 Nov 1864.Mustered out on 12 Jul 1866 at Camp Douglas, UT. Sources: Register of California Men in the War of the Rebellion 1861 to 1867 1874 California Voter Registration James Elmer Summers, age 36, born in Illinois, Occupation: Miner, Residence: Mount House, Butte County, CA 1879 California Voter Registration James Elmer Summers, age 41, born in Illinois, Occupation: Miner, Residence: Spanish Ranch, Plumas County, CA 1880 Census, Township 6, Amador, California James E. Summers, age 41, born in Illinois, Occupation: Placer Miner 1900 Census James was living in a rooming house in Prescott, AZ. Listed as: James E. Summers, Born Aug 1838 in Iowa, age 61, Single, occupation: Miner FIND-A-GRAVE James Elmer Summers Birth: Aug., 1838 Dubuque County, Iowa, USA Death: Jun. 11, 1924 Oroville, Butte County, California, USA Name: James E Summers Birth Year: abt 1838 Death Date: 12 Jun 1924 Age at Death: 86 Death Place: Butte, California, USA Source Information: Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1905-1939 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. "Summers, Jas. E. [was] interred on June 14, 1924 at Sec E, Row 1, GAR section, a member of Company M, 2nd California Cavalry." Source: Old Oroville Cemetery, transcribed records of the Oroville Cemetery District, by Paradise Genealogical Society, 1994, pg 315. (bio by: Adriana) Family links: Parents: Peter Summers (1807 - 1891) Pollie Pantier Summers (1811 - 1890) Sibling: Elizabeth Summers Poole (1830 - 1905)* James Elmer Summers (1838 - 1924) Inscription: Company M 2nd California Cavalry Note: Co. M 2 Cal Cav. Burial: Old Oroville Cemetery Oroville, Butte County, California, USA Plot: r01-blk 10-7 Created by: Shelane Record added: Dec 27, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 45841094
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