John, in regard to Catherine Lotte Summers who married Benjamin Johnson; you have her date of birth as 1850. I have Riley Summers and Elizabeth Hall marrying March 1858. I don't show Catherine Lotte as one of their children. Angela

Hi Angela, I have Gilbert W. Johnson m.Martha G. Ellis Thompson with a son Benjamin E. "Ben" Johnson b.July 16, 1849 allegedly m. Catherine Lotte Summers b. abt 1850 (Idon't know if Riley is her father or her brother or if Riley's Birthdate is correct?) and their daughter Malinda Jane Johnson born April 1866. This is suppossedly Malinda's sister Eliza Ann Johnson who is 11 years younger than Malinda. Which means Lotte was about 15 when she married, 16 when she had Malinda and 27 when she had Eliza Eliza Wathern STAUNTON, IL Mrs. Eliza Ann Wathern, 85, a resident here 55 years, died at 5:45 p.m. Sunday in St. Francis Hospital, Litchfield, where she had been admitted the preceding day. Born Dec. 1, 1877 in Coal Creek, Tenn.,she was the daughter of Benjamin and Lottie Summers Johnson. She married Zak Wathern Oct. 28,1893 at Lake City, Tenn. Mr. Wathern died March 24, 1957. The couple celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary in 1956. Survivors include nine children: Mrs. Verda Hix, Mrs. Doris Veschak and Ervin Paul Wathern of Staunton, Mrs. Bernice Kunze, Fred and Willard Wathern of Mt. Olive, Charles and Robert of Peoria, and Emmett G. of Wood River; 19 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Three daughters died in infancy. Mrs. Wathern was a member of Ladies Auxillary, PMWA, 35. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Williamson funeral home. The Rev. Thomas Lowery of the First Evangelical United Brethren church, Wood River, will officiate. Interment will be in Memorial Park with the PMWA Ladies Auxillary officiating at the graveside services. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Edwardsville Intelligencer, Edwardsville, Illinois, December 3, 1962 John __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com