My Great Uncle, Patrick Moses Sommers, born abt. 1860 Ontario, Canada. He resided Ft. Wayne, IN in 1880 with his mother and siblings. His mother's obit, Jan. 1899, said he was residing in Kellogg, Hunt Co., TX. Any help in locating him in local records very much appreciated. Thank you.

Patricia Morrison in CA

I was looking at the Hunt Co. board because I reside in the county and was checking to see if I could help anybody. I used HeritageQuest to see if anybody named Sommers/Summers born in Canada lived in Hunt County in 1900. There was nothing. The only Moses Sommers record I could find was for a Moses Sommers, single, living in Boston, MA, born July 1860 in Canada. States he was naturalized and immigrated in 1887. (You may have found this record also.) Unless the immigration year is incorrect, this is probably not your Moses Sommers. I also used HeritageQuest to get a list of everybody living in Hunt County in 1900 who was born in Canada just in case the last name was completely off. There were no possibles going that route either.

Kellogg was a small community. It had a railroad station but never thrived. It's post office was closed in 1905.

Thanks for checking Hunt Co. out for me. I'm not really surprised that you found nothing. I do appreciate your help though.

Pat Morrison
patmcypres@msn.com