Mercy Ann Longley

1855 - 1944  (88 years)

• Name	Mercy Ann Longley
  Birth	4 Sep 1855	St. Joseph County, IN
  Gender	Female
  Death	2 Mar 1944	Washington, Litchfield, CT
  	Mrs. Gabriel R. Summers, formerly of this city, died Thursday morning at 8:30 o'clock in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Lincoln Ayling, Foothills, Washington, Conn., after a several weeks' illness. Mrs. Summers was Mercy Ann Longley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Longley, pioneers of this county, and was born Sept. 4, 1855, on Sumption prairie, southwest of the city. It was in this home that she was married to Gabriel R. Summers in 1880. For many years they resided at 314 West Colfax avenue. Mr. Summers, who had served as Indiana state senator, died Aug. 20, 1920. Four years ago Mrs. Summers went east to make her home with her daughter, with whom she had been spending her summers for many years. Services were held Saturday at Foothills. The burial will take place at 2 p.m. in the Summers mausoleum, Highland cemetery, this city, on Monday. The service, which will be in charge of Rev. Don H. Copeland, rector of the St. James Episcopal church, will be private. Besides her daughter, Mrs. Summers is survived by several nieces and nephews, including Mrs. Rudolph J. Altgelt and Miss Edna Longley of this city; Howard Longley of Detroit, Mich; Bert Shimp of Granger, Ind., and Andrew Shimp of Chicago.
  Burial	South Bend, St. Joseph, IN
  	Burial Highland Cemetery South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana Summers Mausoleum
  Person ID	I33826	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2024

  
  

  Family	Gabriel Rush "Gabe" Summers,   b. 13 Mar 1857, New Carlisle, St. Joseph, IN d. 20 Aug 1920, South Bend, St. Joseph, IN (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	28 Oct 1880	St. Joseph County, IN
  	Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 about Marcy A. Longley Name: Marcy A. Longley Spouse Name: Gabriel R. Summers Marriage Date: 28 Oct 1880 Marriage County: St. Joseph
  Children	1. Alice Gabriello Summers,   b. 17 Aug 1893, South Bend, St Joseph, IN d. 19 Jun 1988, MA (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F12383	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2016

  
  

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  Birth - 4 Sep 1855 - St. Joseph County, IN Marriage - 28 Oct 1880 - St. Joseph County, IN Death - 2 Mar 1944 - Washington, Litchfield, CT Burial - - South Bend, St. Joseph, IN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  South Bend and the men who have made it: historical, descriptive, biographical page 152 1860 Census Name [illegible] Longley [Andrew Longley] Sex Male Age 36 Birth Year (Estimated) 1824 Birthplace Pa Race White Event Type Census Event Date 1860 Event Place Greene Township, St Joseph, Indiana, United States Page Number 141 Affiliate Publication Number M653 Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Other People on This Record Mary Longley F 32 Pa Wm Longley M 13 Ind Sarah Longley F 11 Ind Mercy Longley F 4 Ind Catharine Rupel F 58 Ohio Volantin Nagiley M 36 Germany Home in 1910: South Bend Ward 3, Saint Joseph, Indiana Household Members: Name Age Gerbrich R Summers 53 Mercy H Summers 54 Alice G Summers 16 Home in 1920: South Bend Ward 3, Saint Joseph, Indiana Household Members: Name Age Gabriel R Summers 62 Mercy A Summers 64 Catherine Hostetter 51