Lavinia SUMMERS

   Other names for Lavinia were Levina SUMMERS and Livinia SUMMERS.

  General Notes:

NOTES: 90 years of age at time of death. Daughter of L.W. & Elizabeth Summers, who were of German ancestry, owned a good amount of property, and had several grist mills. Lavinia married Jacob Foust, who was a farmer, and also ran a grist mill. She was the mother of one daughter, Mary, who married Joseph Bason Whitsett. One of her grandchildren was William Thornton Whitsett, who became the principal of the Whitsett Institute.

  Research Notes:

-- U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications (1889-1970) -- grandson William Thornton Whitsett's application
-- Find A Grave, Memorial # 10664266

Lavinia married Jacob FOUST on 9 Mar 1840 in Guilford County, North Carolina. (Jacob FOUST was born on 12 Nov 1816 in North Carolina, died on 5 Jul 1860 and was buried in Friedens Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gibsonville, Guilford County, NC.)

  Marriage Notes:

-- North Carolina, Marriage Collection (1741-2004)
-- U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications (1889-1970) -- grandson William Thornton Whitsett's application