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Born 24 Nov 1858 at Whitwick (date from Jacob Johnson family bible provided by Lynda Jensen, Kygar Family Tree, and also from death certificate),
Married Daniel Sommers on 27 Dec 1880 at Ashby Register Office.
The family emigrated to Utah, USA in 1883. Not clear if they all went together, the 1900 USA census is a bit doubtful, and seems to indicate that his wife Mary and son Joseph (b1882) emigrated in 1884, while Daniel left in 1883 with son William (b1881).
The Kygar Tree 36706032 gives a repeated marriage in Coalville, Utah 27 Dec 1885. It is a bit suspicious that exactly the same month and day are specified. There doesn't seem to be any proof of this marriage in the available American certificates. The second marriage is also mentioned in an obituary notice first published by someone called "p_taylor2" on 24 Mar 2012. They had 12 children of which 10 still living in 1910.
Children born in UK:
William (b 27 Jan 1881, d 15 Aug 1940, did not marry) (emigrated with father Daniel in 1883)
Joseph (b 28 Jun 1882, d 5 Oct 1940) (emigrated with mother Mary in 1884) Children born in USA:
Frances Elizabeth (b 24 Jul 1884, d 5 Jan 1967, m 22 Sep 1908 to Charles Willard Nielsen)
Emma (b 13 feb 1886, d 6 Jan 1891)
Daniel Wilford (b 24 Oct 1887, d 9 Mar 1965, m 16 Oct 1906 to Leona Wilson)
George (b 7 Aug 1890, d 28 May 1940, did not marry)
Mary Jane (b 7 Jul 1891, d 6 Mar 1899)
Herbert Grover (b 11 Apr 1893, d 24 May 1928, m 25 May 1925 to Elizabeth Buys)
Annie Lillian (b 2 Jul 1895, d 12 Dec 1981, m 2 Jul 1918 to Jess Everett Kygar at Cache, Utah)
John Thomas (b 21 Aug 1897, d 19 Jan 1985, m 16 Jun 1920 to Hazel Cora Campbell)
Beatrice Mary (b 9 Aug 1900, d 19 Feb 1945, m 9 Jun 1938 to Lloyd Birch )
Ada (b 21 Jun 1903, d 3 Mar 1996, m 13 Nov 1926 to George I Lee) I am in contact with the great-granddaughter of Annie Lillian Kygar nee Sommers. Her name is Lynda Ruth Jensen nee Jones (b1981), her parents are Carla Jean Cowley and Jimmy Wayne Jones, her mother's mother was Ruth Kygar (b 7 Apr 1919, d 23 Jan 2003), eldest daughter of Annie Liilian. Mary Smith Johnson died 27 Feb 1937 at Coalville, Utah. Strangely, the gravestone gives the wrong date of death (29 Feb 1936). |