Christopher Charles Sommers/Somers/Sumers

Diane:

I searched on the free site www.irishgenealogy.ie and the subscription site Roots Ireland but there were no Christopher Somers baptismal records around 1833 anywhere in Ireland. Likely he was baptized in a parish that no loner has records back to 1833.

Any other family clues?

Have you considered DNA testing?

Let me know if you have any questions.

Roger McDonnell

Hello, Roger. Thank you very much for searching for Chas Somers. I have had a DNA testing and this is where my researh has ended. I have a DNA match that is also trying to see how we are related through  Louise (Louisa) Somers 1852-1832 who immagrated to New York. Thank you for your help!

Diane

Diane:

I did not ask you for the religious denomination for Christopher. If he was Church of Ireland, some records are available on the subscription site Roots Ireland but my search failed to find a record. Many of the C of I parish records were lost in the Public Records Office fire in 1922 but it is also possible that a record exists locally or at the Representative Church Body Library in Dublin  https://www.ireland.anglican.org/about/rcb-library    The RCB library has plans to digitize their holdings at some point but for now their holdings are not integrated and you unfortunately do not have a parish in Co. Cork.

Roger

Patgricia SmithSOMERS, CHARLES W.

SOMERS, CHARLES W. (13 Oct. 1868-28 June 1934) was a founder of the CLEVELAND INDIANS baseball team and financier of the American League in the early 20th century. Born in Newark, OH to Joseph Hook and Philenia McCrum Somers, he came with his family to Cleveland in 1884 and attended business school before working for the J.H. Somers Company, his father's bituminous coal operation. Somers established his own coal business and by age 31 was worth $1,000,000 before selling out and rejoining his father's company as general manager.

Along with John F. Kilfoyle (1863-1913), Somers purchased LEAGUE PARK from FRANK DE HAAS ROBISON in 1900 and founded a team in the newly established American League. Kilfoyle became president of the Cleveland franchise and Somers vice president, with Somers succeeding to the presidency upon Kilfoyle's retirement in 1908. Somers also invested his money to start teams in Philadelphia and Boston and loaned money to the owners in Chicago and Baltimore-New York. During his years as the owner of the Cleveland Baseball Company, he acquired NAPOLEON LAJOIE, the team's first superstar player, modernized League Park, and organized a farm system to develop young players. Because of declining attendance, growing competition from the Federal League, and bad business investments, Somers was forced to sell the team in late 1915. He continued to own the New Orleans Pelicans in the Southern Association, but spent most of his time rebuilding his business investments.

Somers was married twice. He had a daughter, Dorothy (Mrs. W.W. Clark) from his first marriage. His second wife, Mary Alice Gilbert, survived him. Somers died at Put-in-Bay, OH, and is buried at LAKE VIEW CEMETERY.

Hope this will b e some use to you

Patric ia Smith

Patricia,

Thank you for this information. I am sure there is a connection here. I believe Christopher had many siblings and children. I would love to find this connection.