Kentucky: A History of the State, Perrin, Battle, Kniffin, 8th ed., 1888, Jefferson Co. SOLOMON SUMMERS (deceased) was born in Jefferson County, Ky., in 1813, and was a son of Willamena Summers, a native of Holland. September 15, 1828, Mr. Summers married Miss Ellen Whitaker, who was born July 7, 1812, and is a daughter of Abraham and Nancy (Whitaker), natives of Kentucky. Mr. Summers died in 1852, leaving eight children to be cared for by Mrs. Summers. Of these children, four of the boys, William, Simpson, Harrison and Robert, were volunteers in the Union army. The first three were members of the Louisville Legion, and the last named enlisted at Louisiana, Mo. William and Simpson were killed at the battle of Stone River and Robert was killed near St. Louis. William (on account of whose death Mrs. Summers draws a pension) was born in Jefferson County, Ky., February 12, 1834. Harrison is also dead. Two of the daughters born to Mrs. Summers died of cholera many years ago, and the third, Martha A. Summers, born January 17, 1846 or '47, died in 1854. In her old age all of her children are dead. She has, however, five grandchildren, four in Missouri and on in Kentucky. Summers Whitaker = MO Holland http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/jefferson/summers.s.txt